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Re: Unfortunately it's reached the situation where I can see that happening. Was promised the chance to collect in person this week with the assurance that the frame would be in their shop by Wednesday; still nothing. And...a phone call to EB yesterday revealed that they were waiting to get...

Re: Thanks for replies. I was messaged to say that the frame was apparently ready during the last weekend in January; I paid a day or two after they sent that confirmation through with the assurance that it'd be with me the following week. That was about 6 weeks ago....

Re: Late to this thread but looking to pick people's brains about service quality and resolving it - EB have had my road frame since early December. Respray allegedly completed (and paid for by me on time, in full!) late January but still no frame; single colour plus decals effort so nothing...

Re: A belated contribution to the thread. This is my current CX bike out in the snow earlier this year, although it now has black bar tape and a black Trimatic saddle. Frame isn't really a Guerciotti but a Reynolds-tubed UK-made one, builder unknown. The only properly current-day concessions...

I recently acquired this frameset through the London Fixed Gear & Single Speed (LFGSS) forum to replace my alloy/carbon Voodoo that was wrecked during my last race. It's in need of a bit of TLC but basically sound, and still in a fit state to ride which is an improvement on its predecessor! I'm...

After rendering my alloy + carbon CX frame only fit for a builder's skip in today's race, for the sake of durability it looks like going back to steel is the way forward. So, does anyone on RB have a 57 (or maybe 56) cm centre-to-centre frame - with a 56cm or thereabouts top tube - that they're...

Reminds me of a Vic & Bob sketch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTn8gWrWWHU ;-) David

Re: Dusting off this thread after a long gap; thanks to a house move, work and cyclocross racing progress has been slow, but I do have something approaching a recognisable model railway to display my rolling stock on now. Tank loco is a heavily modified Wrenn one, the diesel unit is a more...

Re: Agree with kingbling here - the track won't sell for all that much, but if you go to a specialist toy & collectable dealer/auction house you should do OK on the locos. I wouldn't trust eBay as a price guide for rolling stock - there is some ropey, common as muck stuff on there that gets a...

Re: Most long-distance operators - Chiltern excepted - have always been reservation-only; for all their otherwise awful service, CrossCountry do have limited turn-up-and-go provision these days, whilst East Midlands are very pro-active (Virgin WC, who demand reservations even on the 12 miles...

Contemplating buying a road frame with an Italian BB shell - using a modern sealed cartridge unit rather than an old-school BB set with loose bearings, would that eliminate much of the bother I've read about as regards drive-side cups coming unscrewed during rides? Likewise, does plumber's...

Re: Thanks for the comprehensive reply. I've just checked the frame and (1) it seems there's no second serial number whilst (2) the decals are indeed under the lacquer. I potentially have quite a rare find! David

Re: Re: Thanks - I'd had my eye on it for a while. Paint is a bit below par in places and the touch-up isn't an exact match but is largely in the less obvious parts of the frame (e.g. underside of the top tube); all told though I think I got a bargain for the condition it's in, especially with...

Re: Photos to follow at some point, but just (belatedly) following up this thread having recently acquired and built up a bargain (<£90 with a Mavic BB and Ultegra headset thrown in) Ferraroli frameset from eBay. It has a lot of details (braze-ons, fork style, seat clamp) in common with this...

....I do do Voodoo", as Vic & Bob might put it. My 2014 Christmas present to myself was a bargain (£125-ish) new & boxed Limba CX frame from eBay to replace my Fort steel frame after a decade of faithful racing service. As well as plunging into the world of aluminium + carbon frames I've also...

Re: Re: Either that, or else a link to a clip of Stewart Lee. :) David

Payne's Poppets have slightly unsavoury associations for me these days, thanks to Roger's Profanisaurus.... David

Re: Re: I actually had one of those....mine had a microphone too so that you could use it as a loudhailer :) David

"Bubbling" crank not entirely impossible - I had one of the cheaper 90s Campag cranksets (Avanti/Stratos IIRC) and the arms & spider were painted metallic grey rather than polished/anodised. Lugged construction with 631 not impossible (Sirius certainly turned out a good few) but it doesn't seem...

There were a few variations of the above in the Peugeot ranges of that time, with different paintjobs, different groupsets and offered with either curved or straight-bladed Cr-Mo forks, but essentially the same main frame. Is anyone able to help with either of the questions below? 1) Did...