[Closed] stw charity bike......interested.

I'm sure I have some things I could donate. Who's good with logistics/planning?

Several Handlebars here - Azonic, Cannondale Fire, Marin etc. Some grips and other bits. Anybody wants them?

barnes, someone mention nude ladies quick.... 😆

and we need a good wrenchman to build it.
who works in a bike shop...

i did work exsperience in a bike shop for the last two weeks n been building bikes and serviceing

i would be happy to build it, got a few bits kicking around too, auction it off when it's done?

Really need someone from here who owns/works in a bike shop and we can send all our donations to him/her.

Any volunteers? Don't be shy!

oh yeh ive got some tyres you can have aswell lots of people have given me stuff in the past like hairychested that bikes still my best bike 😆

taka, you should concentrate on getting that paperound 😆
runswithscissors, i thought something along that line.
i have the frame with a xl11 fitted.

Should have said that shop accepting donations will have a STW volunteer to collect/build there or at their home.

got a sort of job rentboy 😆 only joking oddjobs

I work at a shop, have 10years+ experience of custom builds and have enought tools at home to build it anyway 🙂

I have a 26" rear wheel and tyre/tube spare (kids wheels!)

SSP

Cheers, Taka, enjoy!
Where do we send the stuff?

ssp, you gonna do it.

Waves to SSP! This won't be a niche bike though 😆

That's very kind of you.

Ton - what next?

not a shop owner or worker but offer still stands if no one with a shop comes forward, happy to recieve parts delivered to my business address, got a set of disc brakes i can donate and a set of carbon bars.....what charity were you thinking of?

Can do. I am working at the shop until the start of April and will have access to the workshop after that (if the mechanics know whats good for them!)

Posting stuff to the shop FAO me will be fine.

So once we build this/these bike/s what then? raffle? Ebay?

SSP

SSP, can you email me your addy so I'll post the bits on Monday?

what would raise the most money, and the widest audiance so to speak.
not many on here need a 22'' frame.

people need to post what parts there donating no good having 3 pairs of bars ect...

Bearing in mind postage charges, can we not organise some sort of drop off via folk going on rides?

SSP - assume your shop is Cotswolds based?

If IHN is coming to Quantocks ride next week, I can bring stuff with me if he is able to pass it to you?

If that works, then I can get local folk (to me) to pass stuff beforehand.

Can we not donate to an STW/STW'ers that maybe STW Towers/or someone considers most deserving?

can someone do a link what we can all add to, like taka said.

If its OK with Ton address for parts is:

FAO Alex
c/o Williams Cycles
82 - 86 Albion Street
Cheltenham
Glos
GL52 2SE

You can email me on singlespeedpunk AT gmail DOT com

We are open 6days a week so no packages will be turned away.

I can post a list of what we have on my blog so people can follow the build and donate what's needed. At this rate we might get a couple of bikes!

SSP

cg that is agood idea, so rather than a charity a person who needs a bike.
if anyone in leeds or areas near donating wanna contact me i will send the stuff from work at no cost.

ill do one

I've got a Truvativ XR seat post thats somewhat scuffed? would you like that?

Right, I need to get some Zzzz's before tomorrows big ride so I'll check on this thread Sunday evening.

SSP

done

ssp, top man.
frame will be sent on monday.. 8)

Alex - that's really kind of you.

OK - am happy to accept stuff from folk that can deliver to me in the Swinley Forest area and I can drop it off with IHN (Simon - hope this is OK?) on Saturday.

E-mail in profile.

ssp are all parts going to that adress?

tom

Great idea ton... I'll be up for donating some stuff that would have otherwise gone on here for karma/free- only think is I won't be home for a few weeks. None of it would be particularly desirable stuff though- ok for a hack/pub bike, but not stuff that's especially valuable. I don't tend to go through kit very fast (touch wood).

Another idea might be, if as Taka says, there are loads of odd bits getting duplicated (and it's not feasible to build up loads of bikes) would be to have something like a charity list/pool of parts and people could buy individual parts. Dunno how this would be organised though, but it would probably work best for bits of low value that people would have put up on the classifieds for free anyway. It might be something that the mag people might be interested in, particularly if they could say "we raised £xxx for XXXX". Being seen to put something back* as it were.

Anyway, great idea, can't see anyone with odd spares around not being up for this, and I'll never let it be said you're a heartless bastid 😉

*Other tired cliches are available.

[edit- lots of posts came in whilst typing, ignore anything irrelevant above]

Did this on another forum last year and managed to build 2 decent bikes from the parts donated and raised a good few quid in the process. It wasn't without it's hassles though, mainly people donating junk and not doing what they said they would do. I work in a bike shop and would be happy to help in this project should it get off the ground. If it gets up and running, then just drop me a message ton should you want any help.

MrNutt - if you aren't coming to the Quantocks, can you pass the seatpost to Ali before Saturday?

nodrog2
thanks for the offer mate.
how did you do it, raffle or some other way????

Front disc wheel, black, off a specialized rockhopper can be my contribution if needed

Straight 'n true

this is a great idea!!! There are a lot of different ideas going on on this thread though. if i may I propose that we make a list in takas thread of who can donate what in which areas, as i'm sure we can squeeze more than one bike out of this and maybe spread them out over the UK? for example i'm in the North West and i can donate so-and-so, and we could have someone building a bike in each area?

ton, we raffled both the bikes. Sold raffle tickets to members of the forum involved.

we could do a north build and a south build
you up for the build nodrog....

Like i said, happy to help.

Well done nodrog2!

so a north build and a south build.
nodrog, do you have a address to send gear to that you do not mind posting on here.
if you do i would use my work one and forward to you.

What's the charity?

email address for contacting gordonhoggins AT yahoo DOT co DOT uk

Shop address to post items to:

The Bike Place
163-167 Ponteland road
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE5 3AE

I'll be on holiday this coming week, no worries about posting stuff there in my absence though. I'll be back at work a week on tuesday.