[Closed] Whose still riding 26" and deserves some Christmas goodwill?

Ygm

most people by the looks of the singletrack poll 🙂

Nice gesture, yhm.

No offence fudge but your entire history on here appears to be selling in the classifieds - I genuinely don't mean offence with this - but, it's hard for me not to worry that I'm going to GIVE you tyres that you then sell.

Fair concern?

Richie which model specialized do you have that I can maybe donate for ?

Lovely gesture, ygm

ygm.

If I am worthy....

Hi Renton - I genuinely can't remember I'm afraid but I was just going to grab a few pairs of any brand for each person in a lucky dip stylee.
It'll be a nice surprise 🙂

Yep that will be fine for me thank you very much.

I've sent you an email but got an out of office reply.

Do you have and preferred charities?

As I'm military I was going to donate to help for heroes.

Would love some

Yeah sorry - forgot to say, due to the latest Minisilverfish arrival you'll get my auto office but I'll pick up the mails regardless.
Glad the gesture has been well received and the tyres will be used rather than creating a trip hazard!

Help for Heros is perfect. I'm happy for the recipients to choose though.

I've emailed your out of office .same as above any charity's I can bung a few £ too. Oh Yeh forgot my address. More emails your way

Righto- I just checked my emails, there are 21 already so let's say the tyres are all gone!!!

Also, hardly anyone has told me there name on here so I can't tell you whose getting any. Sorry!

RLNI since my bro is at sea.

YGM with my address if you have any left over.

mail sent, nice gesture. merry christmas!

I've not emailed you but just want to say ur a top man

Aye, top stuff this!

I've given 20 quid to the 'victims of marketing' charity.

If you can't say anything nice..

I gave heaps away when I left the UK, was good to know they were going to get used and appreciated.

It's nice to know someone is thinking of those poor 26" riders at Christmas 😉

Hi, YGM if its not too late...

Merry Christmas

Ian

What a really nice thing to do. Well done and Merry Christmas richiethesilverfish.

where's that bloomin Like button when you need it

Nice work, and Congrats and as well.

Wow, Father Christmas does still exist 🙂 email sent, if I'm not too late to the party..

No offence taken mate I'm just very fickle, my main reason was it was a charitable donation, my wife runs a charity and volunteers with the homeless so I was posting more for the reason of donating, and the tyres were to be donated locally aswell.

Chinny reckon 🙂

Right, I had a heap of emails for these tyres so I guess 26" aint dead yet 😉

That said, most people didn't actually give me their postal address which makes sending stuff in the post quite hard.

Anyway - a little tyre bundle is coming out to 5 people right now. Plus a DT Swiss front wheel to one lucky person too as, well, if I'm honest, I couldn't be bothered to take the tyre off.
Dont get too excited though - its a bit battered and trail scarred.

Thanks in advance for making donations guys.

Cheers

Richie

I'm holding out for the yeti and mondraker frame giveaway...

For those late to the Singletrack Rubber Aid* party my name is Sodajim, and I had a rubber problem.

I'm happy to follow Richie's lead as I know he's a decent little chap and do the same thing with my spare rubber. All 26" and all probably barely ridden before they got discounted for being wrong for me. All folding and at the time the pukka compound versions.

Off the top of my head without taking a look:
Pair 2.4ish small block 8's unused
2.1 ish Maxi Aspen, Advantage, Crossmark 1 of each and all the hi tpi ones.
2.3 pair Conti Speed King Supersonic, used but plenty of life as they don't wear out.
Pair 2.1 Conti Speed King Supersonic, less use but narrow though would be nice for a commuter/ towpath build.
2.2 I think Racing Ralf UST Evo's pair.

I think that's it for the ones I know definitely are not for me. They are all at least 4 years old so expect cobwebs, the odd trace of dry mud and possibly dried up white residue depending on if I was experiment with tubeless at the time. Donations to the charity of your choice but just take into account I'm pretty tied up over the next few weeks and Christmas so they might not get posted until the week commencing 5th Jan when I'm back at work with my feet up which shouldn't be a problem as they are all pretty much summer treads.

email james at neebholdings dot co .uk

Come on people, take Richie's lead and lets make a difference this christmas ....
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*[i]Rubber Aid allegedly cleared for use by Sir Bob and Bono [/i] [/b]

nice gesture richiethesilverfish

Have a Christmas hug Richie and congrats on the mini-me's arrival.

sodajim - email sent re the Small Block 8's.

Jam bo no worries, since a management crack down any emails sent to me with rubber in the title might get picked up in my spam filter so I'll keep an eye out for it.

On the 5th day of christmas singletrack sent to me.... 5 random 26 inch tyres.....
4 ?
3 ?
2 ?
and a shark head bottle opener...

It's Christmastime; there's no need to be afraid
At Christmastime, you let in light with your rubber-aid
And in our world of small wheels we can spread a smile of gnar
Throw your arms around the tyre at Christmastime

But say a prayer to pray for 29er ones
At Christmastime
It's hard, but when you're having more 26er fun
There's a world outside your window
And it's a world of old fashioned gear
Where the trails won't come alive due to the 650b fear

And the Pro2 hubs that ring there
Are the clanging chimes of vroom
Well tonight thank STW it's free tyres for you
And we hope that there'll be snow in Britain this Christmastime

The greatest gift we'll get is time to ride our bikes
Oh, where everything is cool and the rain and trails flow
Christmas can't come fast enough at all

Here's to you, spin a wheel for ev'ryone
Here's to us, underneath that freezing sun
With free tyres from Richie and sodajim

Spin the wheel etc

Stevied Quality ! 😀

small block 8's gone Edit* thanks to Jim's donation to BLISS ... 😀

YGM , cheers Paul

Stevied Quality

Apspen and Crossmark now gone to give a lucky lady the gift of rubber this Christmas..

thanks for the donation for the African Bike charity Joe 😀

@Richiethesilverfish sadly I've mised on the tyre giveaway but perhaps instead you could let me know when the yeti asr c will be available as a frame set only and how much it'll be? Also do you know of anywhere I could demo one in the north west or north Wales?

Cheers

Stevied thank you Buddy its appreciated but I'm doing this for charity not recognition.

I wont turn down a knight hood though if the queen is lurking online

2.3 Speed Kings on their way to help Wales Air Ambulance via Rhid's donation 😀

Silverfish's new marketing tactic and trying to decide if they should continue with 26" stuff? 😉

Good on ya OP. Please post a photo though so I can show my OH that I really don't have 'that many' tyres 😀

Sodajim - I'd like these please, they could just see my 26er through it's final days!
Pair 2.1 Conti Speed King Supersonic

Email sent

Duckers as soon as your email arrives those super speedy 2.1's are earmarked for you

Cheers Sodajim!

Great idea Richie- good way to spead the love when we all spend so much on NEW stuff

Donation made to World Bicycle Relief
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2.1 speed kings on their way to duckers for his donation to Butterwick Hospice 😀

ygm - if the RRs are still available I will let out a little bit of sex wee, or indeed the fat speedkings

Racing Ralphs now gone thanks to Andrews donation to West Mids Air ambulance. Hope your lad likes them 😀

Just the one Advantage left now guy but thanks to all who promised to donate.

Don't forget to do it guys Bono is watching you 😯

Don't worry Yunki I'll sort you something out from my favoured pile 😉 but other than the Advantage that's it people I'm afraid now !!

Thanks Sodajim 🙂

What condition's the advantage in? I happen to rather like them

Continuity the advantage was pretty much as new when I took it off. well worth a punt for charity. I'll stump up the postage

Good stuff Richie.

Let me know if you find a maxle for a dune lying around Richie, and a bearing kit! I'll pay postage (PPG obvs) 😀

Oh, by the way if anyone local to the North East (South Shields) wants a pair of generic QR 26" wheels with Crossmarks on they are welcome to them. Have rusty rotors attached. May need bearings looking at.

This is great, nice one Ritchie. I have a 26" tyre pile that needs clearing. Mainly high rollers wire and st, a few contis, medusa muds, etc. Will count them up and update here, in the meantime have a look on james*o Flickr page, most are on there a few pages back. Will send out pairs, I'll cover post if you make the donation. No trader-only posters. Let me know if anything appeals, mip for post details etc.

Two barely used Maxxis Swampthings 2.35 (one 42a, one 60a). And a similarly little used Bontrager XR4 2.2 (old style). Would prefer to send the Swampthings as a pair because they're wire bead.

Can I do a 27.5 tyre here too? Schwalbe Magic Mary 2.35 Super Gravity. Had a bit more wear but lots of life left in it.

Just a quick update for all the guys who kindly donated to charity for my spare tyre mountain, I am planning to have a tyre packing session tomorrow night with a view to taking them down to the post office Saturday morning.

Thank you all again for your little bit of Christmas giving !!

Yunki I'll try and get yours out Saturday too but I have to take one of your tyres off of my front wheel !! And no before you ask you cant have the wheel as well ! 😀

The new year give away will be 26" frame Hummers cant wait 😀 Can you still get the red decals for Hummers?Cheers.

After a trip to the shed with a slight divert away from tyres - I have a straitline silent guide that is in pretty good condition. Green roller bits and bash ring is pretty much perfect, can send pics. Happy to post this out to someone under the same charitable rules. Pretty sure it's old iscg as it was on my five. Email me if interested.

Big box waiting for me when I got home tonight 🙂

Thanks Richie, will make a donation in the morning 🙂

Thanks to all the freeloaders who got in mega early just for the sake of free tyres! 🙄

I needed a winter set of spikier ones!

If it makes you feel better stick some cash in a charity pot like the rest of the free loaders. Sorry got no tyres to send

Hi Chiefgrooveguru,
I could make excellent use of the swamp things should you still have them? My email is in my profile as I can't seem to find an email in yours? I will be more than happy to make a donation to a local charity (in my case Bay Search and Rescue)or sent a cheque for postage?
Many thanks
Jono

Big thanks to Ritchie 😀 my box of tyres arrived yesterday! And how did you know I love maxxis minions and also Tioga!
Donations to help the heroes and cancer research.
Merry Christmas!

small block eights arrived from sodajim this morning. top condition. merry xmas.

[url= http://www.qecptrailcollective.co.uk/ ]Donate button is on the left guys ;)[/url]

Fat sexy weirwolf 2.55s arrived in great condition this morning..

Thanks Sodajim and merry Christmas 😀

Many thanks to Chiefgrooveguru for the tyres that arrived today!