In light of the Classifieds being all about profit now it seems, I’d like to suggest a STW swap shop! Basically, I’ve got loads of bits which are no use to me, but might be of interest to someone else, though of little financial value, or at least of more value to me than their financial worth (if that makes sense?) Anyway, basically, I fancy some new bits for my bike, but none of them are NEED items so can’t be bothered spending (much) money on them.

When I used to ride with a big group we’d always be swapping bits around, surely the same can be done here? Kind of freecycle for singletrack?

Anyone interested? I’ll put up a stock list of my bits later today if anyone shows interest, along with the bits I’d like…

In light of the Classifieds being all about profit now it seems

imagine people trying to make some money selling their second hand stuff…the SCOUNDRELS!

I’m not knocking people wanting to make money, If I cold I’d sell all my old tat and buy some new forks, its just some of the prices are a bit unrealistic. I guess I’m just harking after the old days when the classifieds were full of Ton’s old frames and people selling the OEM stuff that came on their bike or bits they’d tried and didn’t like for beer money rather than as a full time earner. If there’s no interest in this, its no bother to me, I’ll post my list of assorted crap up at grossly inflated prices and hope someone who knows no better buys it for more than its RRP!

Got – Session 88 and all the parts for a top DH bike.
Want – a top AM bike and roadbike.

If people want to make money by selling bike parts, they should open a shop. The spirit of the classifieds is selling on unwanted kit at a fair price to other riders, not asking full RRP or “trading”.
Edit; how much are you asking for the session yeti?

Got – ti bike with dura ace and carbon
Want – fat bike or money for one 😉

Got: Pies
Want: Skillz

Got: Turner 5-Spot complete bike
Want: Nice hybrid or cross bike

meehaja – i don’t think many people are selling for over srp, that’s silly. I think a lot of buyers expect they should get some kind of mates rates on here just because we all go on the same forum.

maybe a swap shop will work but there would be a lot of trust involved to make it run smoothly

Got – Rash
Want – Ointment

got – an onza(?) quite short disc only steel fork 1 1/8″ ..
want – similar (ish) fork for v-brakes..

Got – whisky trip to Islay on Monday
Want – public transport to be running smoothly all the way from Leeds to there 😉

Got: A Hora
Want: Rid

Got: Tinbred frame
Want: Ticross frame

If I cold I’d sell all my old tat

eBay

The amount of complete rubbish I’ve sold on there recently from the depths of my spares box was shocking!

Strangely enough the reason I found this place about five years back was I was looking for a cross bike to swap for my dale road bike and google showed me this site and me and bianchi boy drove around two hours each and net up and swapped. He was called something different then tho. All went well apart from the fact initially I waited at m1 services while he was at a1 ones lol cue some fast driving and we were sorted 😉

I dont think thats really a very fair comment about the classifieds, there are plenty of people still selling / getting rid at fair prices
Just last week I got a free Stumpjumper frame from ‘midlifecrisis’ and yesterday some Fox forks at a reasonable price (below ebay rates) from ‘sssimon’ and Im waiting for almost half a bike build to turn up taht was also very cheap
And in the last week people have had stuff from me for free or just covering postage – disc brake calipers, bottom bracket spacers etc
so big up and thanks to those people

If I sell stuff here I usually check completed listings on ebay to get an idea of value then reduce it by a little to take into consideration the fees I would incur anyway if I used ebay. I would rather that small amount of money is saved by someone here than going into the already swollen ebay/paypal coffers but at same time if Im selling something its because I need the money so of course Im going to want to make a little

Swop shop could work though, there is a few bits and pieces I need and I have stuff to swop, I’ll do a list of needs and swops later

Got: 17″ Genesis Altitude complete Bike
Want: 54/56cm CX Bike

cheers iain, hope you like them

I’ve got a load of bargains on here and I’ve sold a load of good stuff that either wasn’t my cup of tea of I’d used and moved onto newer stuff. The classifieds on here is great because people advertise at a price, a bit of bartering is expected and generally there aren’t too many crooks (only been stung once but I’ll get him in the long grass………). Ebay has it’s place but the whole bidding, waiting, bidding, waiting thing does my head in.

A swap shop would be great, every one has a list of haves and wants and knock yourselves out

binners – Member
Got: A Hora
Want: Rid

Isn’t that the same as what TSY said?

Got – cash

Want – maverick frame…

Got – Session 88 and all the parts for a top DH bike.

ooh really? what size? Always wanted one of those…

got:Ennui
Want: Motivation

when i can be bothered i will collate a load of stuff ive got in the spare room along the lines of

GOT: “DJ3 forks, C2 sport brakes (pair), Giant OE bars”

WANT: THEM OUT OF MY HOUSE.

Size Med.
Loads of other bits as well…

ok, well, so far I have:
LX hollowtech 2 chainset and rings
LX rear mech
Deore front mech (one ride only!)
Deore shifters
Deore cassette (one ride only!)
Various stems (On-one, EA50, stupidly long one from back in t’day)
some FSA bars and some Bontrager bars, both medium rise
CX top of bar break levers
Old shimano cantilever breaks, ideal for hack/CX from parts bike?
some other BMX and Road bits
A Hayes HFX9 front lever and calliper
a couple of packs of spare pads for above brake
Bell full face helmet
3 26×1.95-2.25 inner tubes (car type valve)
Marzocchi All mountain forks (OEM from specialised, SL internals)
Maxxis high roller 2.3? tyres
a cheap front and cheap rear wheel (can’t remember brands but I think WTB and Specialised?)
2 SDG Bel air saddles (crmo rails) one good, one not so…

What do i want? Interesting single speed stuff, I’d like to try some carbon bars (oversized), some Rockshox pike airs or similar, a 20mm front wheel, some tubeless tyres, a comfy seat, or other interesting stuff!

What travel are the mars forks mee

Got: Zesty medium frame or complete bike

Want: Cold hard cash

Size Med.

oh well.

Got : O/s 680mm low rise Bars Gt
100mm 8 deg rise O/s Stem
2 x Maxxis ignitor 2.35mm 50 wear left.

Want : 27.2 white seatpost
Any red or hope stem top cap.

Loddrik – would a Klein with the Maverick rear end be of interest? A mate has one and I could see if he wants to sell it…

got millions of 29er tyres can easily get rid of the following:
kenda karma 1.9 pair
Bonty XR1 team
WTB exiwolf 2.3

and stems ( I seem to collect them?)
tompson 70mm 25.4
Control tech 90mm 25.4
On-one 80mm 25.4
KCNC wing 70mm 31.8

also got more saddles than a gang of cowboys and lots of xtr bits kicking about

also have some revelation 130mm U turn CSU’s and a nice set of reba lowers

will swap for cakes, beer, big snogs etc..

Got: Knackered DJ bike and PSP

Want: High-end downhill bike

Oops, sorry – I thought this was Pinkbike for a second.

2008 med commencal meta 5 with Pushed shock Hope headset and thomson seat post?

Swap for a {edit} Cove Handjob?

marzocchi’s are 150mm travel (adjustable from the inside by a confusing series of valves) lovely forks, running nicely, missing a top cap on one side (usually covered by duct tape) and a bit scratched up..

WHat are you after for them mail in profile

dunno, really I’d like to get them on my orange but I like the Lock out on the Tora’s too much (but nothing else about them). what’ve you got?

Only cash or a ti road bike 😉

Have –

DMR Switchback 18″ frame

V-brake wheelset, mavic rims, cannondale/sram hubs/dt spokes

Want –

Carbon rigid forks

SS rear wheel or wheelset (cassette style rear hub)

got – remedy 9

want – bottlerocket