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| Author: | banner999 [ Sat Nov 13, 2010 11:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | New bike :) |
May have just got the bargain of the century    Just got back from picking it up, £150 off of ebay, pinnacle trojan 2.0 He was originaly selling it for £400 b.i.n Then noticed a crack in the rear wheel, so lowered to £250 and had bidding with a reserve of 150, bid the 150 and won it  so all it needs is a new rear rim and everytihng else is perfect  well chuffed atm 
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| Author: | Brad [ Sat Nov 13, 2010 12:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: new bike :) |
Looks like a great find, its hard to even find them forks second-hand for £150 let alone a whole bike |
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| Author: | digger666 [ Sat Nov 13, 2010 12:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: new bike :) |
Thats a nice little steal from ebay well done, like bradley said the folks are hard to find for that price!!
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| Author: | banner999 [ Sat Nov 13, 2010 1:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: new bike :) |
Yeh im well pleased, i was asying to my mate even if it was jsut the forks id of still probably got it  just taken the rear wheel off and looked... im not sure if its even cracked, i think it may have just been slightly out of line when it was welded at manufacture gonna nip down to the lbs in a bit and get there opinion fingers crossed they say its nothing to worry about |
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| Author: | Brad [ Sat Nov 13, 2010 1:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: new bike :) |
Are they 50/50 pedals? Are you still up for the London street ride in december, hopefully it only needs truing |
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| Author: | banner999 [ Sat Nov 13, 2010 2:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: new bike :) |
Yeh 50/50s im still up for it, just gotta ask the parents... waiting for a good opurtunity to increase chances if not i might do the 'im staying at a friends' trick |
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| Author: | Brad [ Sat Nov 13, 2010 2:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: new bike :) |
I do like the look of them pedals, You should go single speed
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| Author: | Jon [ Sat Nov 13, 2010 3:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: new bike :) |
That is a sweet bike for the money - exactly the sort of thing ill be looking at next. 150 is a total bargain! |
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| Author: | banner999 [ Sat Nov 13, 2010 3:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: new bike :) |
Nah keeping this one geared already have a ss bike came with a dmr ss kit aswell so if i wanted to could of easily anyway been to 2 bike shops - 1st which is hte one i say is more reliable reckoned it was in manufacture not lined up properly when it was welded cos the stickers hadnt broke, so he reckoned it wasnt cracked, so said if it was him hed ride it but keep an eye on it other bike shop who do sometimes exagerate problems to try and get a bit of money said it was gone and was cracked (the other bike shop did spilt the sticker though to take a look...) but suggested emailing evans as its there brand and tell them and see if theres anything they can do on warranty and if they ask for a reciept say cant find it, and just see if i get lucky... so i reckon ill email evans and see, but keep riding the wheel and if it goes get a new wheel then |
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| Author: | Lawbags [ Sat Nov 13, 2010 4:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: new bike :) |
Get a pic up.... I rode a shitty wheel on my cruiser for a year with the join cracked. It was mega, had totally come appart and was offset by about 3mm. So bad I couldnt use the rim brake. So long as all the spokes are tight, its not the end of the world. |
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| Author: | Brad [ Sat Nov 13, 2010 4:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: new bike :) |
Lawbags wrote: Get a pic up.... There are pics up |
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| Author: | banner999 [ Sat Nov 13, 2010 5:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: new bike :) |
bradley27 wrote: Lawbags wrote: Get a pic up.... There are pics up i think he means of the problem on the wheel  
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| Author: | Brad [ Sat Nov 13, 2010 5:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: new bike :) |
My bad In my opinion i would listen to the first shop you tried because if there was any problem with the rim, the shop would try to make you buy a new rim, but see if Evans will replace it
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| Author: | Lawbags [ Sat Nov 13, 2010 10:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: new bike :) |
Hmm. Ive deffo ridden worse, but Id say thats split for sure. You can see where the sticker has torn appart. If it was like that out of the factory, the sticker would line up perfect. |
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| Author: | banner999 [ Sun Nov 14, 2010 9:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: new bike :) |
It wasnt torn when i first got the bike form him and lined up but in the bike shop they split it to take a look |
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