The "I need something you might throw away" thread

[ConradS]

6 minutes ago, doublejeopardy said:

Hi ConradS, Many many thanks for reply. Can we raincheck on this. Robert Whitehead has kindly couriered one to me that is surely the correct one. I will know in a few days then respond here to everybodies thoughtfulness. Cheers, Steve

No worries. I hope that you are sorted now

[NC_lurker]

9 hours ago, Skylark said:

I'm looking for a chainring for the old school bmx style one piece cranks on my Schwin cruiser if anyone has.
Something smaller than the 44T I currently have which is a real bastard to pedal and no bike shops have anything other than a 44T. Alternatively a larger sprocket for the coaster hub, current is 18t but I'm assuming finding a larger one than that will be a true needle in a haystack.

Not quite sure what you mean by coaster hub, but you can get a 20T freewheel sprocket from Rook:

https://rookcycles.com/collections/parts-and-accessories/products/kmc-16t-freewheel?variant=13343197331479

Edited March 9, 2023 by NC_lurker
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[Skylark]

12 hours ago, NC_lurker said:

Not quite sure what you mean by coaster hub, but you can get a 20T freewheel sprocket from Rook:

https://rookcycles.com/collections/parts-and-accessories/products/kmc-16t-freewheel?variant=13343197331479

A coaster hub is a pedal brake hub, those BMX style screw on sprockets won't work unfortunately.

[RobertWhitehead]

Does anyone have some valve extenders lying around? I need two for some deep V wheels - pretty please 😁. Willing to part with some beer coupons or Zim Dollas 

[Irvin85]

I would go to my LBS now and buy some Valve extenders if I can have those beer coupons...

Edited March 13, 2023 by Irvin85

[Spinnekop]

58 minutes ago, RobertWhitehead said:

Does anyone have some valve extenders lying around? I need two for some deep V wheels - pretty please 😁. Willing to part with some beer coupons or Zim Dollas 

I might have some.
Will let you know.

[Eddy Gordo]

2 hours ago, RobertWhitehead said:

Does anyone have some valve extenders lying around? I need two for some deep V wheels - pretty please 😁. Willing to part with some beer coupons or Zim Dollas 

Do we get long brass valves locally, or is it just aluminium ones?

[Stavros94]

Good morning all ! 
 

so I have this project I started that I need to sell to fund some other bits 

mavic wheels (some damage but perfectly true and definitely more than good for a single speed style like I was going for here) 

the frame had a old flaky paint job on it so I stripped it down. 
 

bars are cinelli, 

Seat is a selle italia Ferrari edition 

has a 600 series headset 

alu seat post 

some bontrager tyres 

open to any offers really can ship and box. 

 

would anyone be interested? 

Edited March 15, 2023 by Stavros94

[FootballingCyclist]

On 3/13/2023 at 3:11 PM, Eddy Gordo said:

Do we get long brass valves locally, or is it just aluminium ones?

If I'm not mistaken the Conti ones are brass. Had set on my previous set of wheels which I completely forgot to take off when the insurance collected them. Needless to say any attempts to retrieve them went terribly so just wrote them off basically.

[RobertWhitehead]

8 hours ago, Stavros94 said:

Good morning all ! 
 

so I have this project I started that I need to sell to fund some other bits 

mavic wheels (some damage but perfectly true and definitely more than good for a single speed style like I was going for here) 

the frame had a old flaky paint job on it so I stripped it down. 
 

bars are cinelli, 

Seat is a selle italia Ferrari edition 

has a 600 series headset 

alu seat post 

some bontrager tyres 

open to any offers really can ship and box. 

 

would anyone be interested? 

Is the angle of the saddle possibly the reason you are looking at flogging this bad boy .

Are you looking to sell the rolling chassis or part it back down again? 

[Scary Rider]

On 3/13/2023 at 12:37 PM, RobertWhitehead said:

Does anyone have some valve extenders lying around? I need two for some deep V wheels - pretty please 😁. Willing to part with some beer coupons or Zim Dollas 

I'm already a Zim billionare...😜

[Me rida my bicycle]

Does anyone have a 165mm non drive side sram gxp carbon crank arm? 

I'm not expecting it for free so if you have one please let me know. 

Seems finding a new one in stock is impossible. 

Thanks 

[Breezer]

Hi almal, 

Ek is opsoek na n stages gen 1 battery cover. As iemand my dalk kan help sal ek dit baie waardeer. 

 

Dankie

[Falling Over]

Gone.

Edited May 28, 2023 by Falling Over

[i24]

I am looking for a set of brake levers for V-Brakes for a commuter bike to replace ones like this in the photo below. (Sorry focus is not lekker). If the calipers are available I could use them too.

The bike is a department store special that I donated to my gardener a while back. But I also supplied a free "maintenance contract" 🙄.

The barrel adjusters on these levers slip and loose all cable tension. One fell off and got lost so that brake has stopped working altogether.

I am located in Cape Town southern suburbs. I am happy to contribute towards shipping or component value.

(I should really find a replacement bike. But if I do, I know this one will get passed on to another commuter. So best the brakes get fixed first.).

[Lieb47]

32 minutes ago, i24 said:

I am looking for a set of brake levers for V-Brakes for a commuter bike to replace ones like this in the photo below. (Sorry focus is not lekker). If the calipers are available I could use them too.

The bike is a department store special that I donated to my gardener a while back. But I also supplied a free "maintenance contract" 🙄.

The barrel adjusters on these levers slip and loose all cable tension. One fell off and got lost so that brake has stopped working altogether.

I am located in Cape Town southern suburbs. I am happy to contribute towards shipping or component value.

(I should really find a replacement bike. But if I do, I know this one will get passed on to another commuter. So best the brakes get fixed first.).

Drop me a DM I might have something for you. Regards, Johan