http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Next PY - Tandemistas? (Date TBA) - Now THIS Friday - Now OVER! en Wed, 13 May 2026 04:20:23 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8522&page=3#post-88434 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 09:34:33 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 88434@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've done that with smaller things - problem with bikes is the size, and the need to find a big enough box to courier it. That said, if you don't ask...</p> <p>Though personally I've listed things as collection only, and it's generally because it's something that would be so awkward to post that I simply can't be bothered*.</p> <p>*not everyone is as lazy as me. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8522&page=3#post-88433 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 09:28:56 +0000 SRD 88433@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>WC - quite often if you message someone and ask if you can arrange a courier collection they're have that done or even to organise it themselves. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8522&page=3#post-88432 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 09:26:26 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 88432@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm pondering a Twitter call to ask for people in the area of non-delivery ones if they could take it in for me and I'll sort out how to collect/get sent... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8522&page=3#post-88419 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 08:25:11 +0000 crowriver 88419@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Or delivery. </em></p> <p>This is what priced me out of buying a second hand Thorn childback tandem. Any that were had delivery as an option went for crazy prices (in my book anyway). those not offering delivery were inevitably in the south of England somewhere... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8522&page=3#post-88415 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 07:43:45 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 88415@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>P'raps... Or delivery. Must have been a few snipers all at once. 3 seconds to go it was £82; then huge leap to £244.99! Two days ago a better looking frame went for £51. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8522&page=3#post-88405 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 22:25:42 +0000 steveo 88405@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Maybe its all in the bottom bracket? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8522&page=3#post-88401 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:09:10 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 88401@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sunbeams go for odd amounts. A few days ago one was fifty quid. This one? £244.99. Waaaaaay too rich for me. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8522&page=3#post-88392 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 18:48:17 +0000 crowriver 88392@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>i only bid in last 30 seconds. is that sniping?</em></p> <p>Yes. The sniping service merely automates this process. It might bid with 10 seconds or less to go...</p> <p><em>my moral outrage was such I'd feel a hypocrite for using such a service.</em></p> <p>Depends how badly you want the item. Also how much time you want to spend on bidding on multiple items, then being outbid. </p> <p>Sniping works for me. I can reserve my moral outrage for more worthy opponents, like Keith Brown... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8522&page=3#post-88387 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:36:29 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 88387@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>No, you're at least doing it yourself, and I will, generally, bid in that way if I can. 'Sniping' is more an automated thing. So as crowriver says you register your top bid with the sniper, so it's not sent to eBay, and then the sniper watches the item, and launches your bid with a few seconds to go. Of course there may be multiple snipers all queuing up - probably comes down to a software battle at that point! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8522&page=3#post-88386 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:33:36 +0000 SRD 88386@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>i only bid in last 30 seconds. is that sniping? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8522&page=3#post-88385 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:30:55 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 88385@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'll be honest I got sniped on a few things, and my moral outrage was such I'd feel a hypocrite for using such a service. Tempting though it is a lot of the time. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8522&page=3#post-88384 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:23:44 +0000 SRD 88384@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>but that takes all the fun out of it! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8522&page=3#post-88381 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:47:35 +0000 crowriver 88381@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I can recommend using a bid sniping service. I use Gixen - <a href="http://www.gixen.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.gixen.com</a></p> <p>Then you don't push up the price, start 'bid fever' or anything silly like that. Doesn't stop others from starting bidding wars, nor you getting outsniped, but you can set a maximum and go off and do something else, knowing your bid is in. Come back the next day to see what happened... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8522&page=3#post-88377 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:34:33 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 88377@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hence having my contingency - I've not put my max in yet. The bid was essentially to remind myself that it's there! But also means I've at least got a bid in as I'll be in the pub at 6.45 when it finishes, and may forget. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8522&page=3#post-88376 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:29:45 +0000 kaputnik 88376@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>I'm the current high bidder with 4 hours to go</em></p> <p>Unless it's a non-standard auction type, all bidding on an item with less than (say) a minute to go does is drive up the price and reveal your intentions to other lurking bidders.</p> <p>The only way I've ever found to make ebay "work" in your favour is to pick an absolute maximum price you're prepared to pay, add on a random amount to it (so if you think £150, pick £157.26p) and then bid with the absolute minimum amount of time left to go (making sure you're logged in and have a good internet connection). This gives your competition no (or minimal) time to respond with a counter-bid and If someone else has put in a higher maximum, they, ultimately will win, but as you've already put in your maximum, you won't go over it (you don't have time) trying to futily match them. The random amount factor gives you the slight edge over someone else who has a same maximum bidding price as you, working on the principle that most people will bid to round numbers in multiples of 5s or 10s once you get beyond (say) £60ish level.</p> <p>The fewer bids that happen on an item and the closer they are to finish time, the better it is for you. Anythign else works only in the seller's favour.</p> <p>Here endeth the lesson. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8522&page=3#post-88371 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:52:39 +0000 crowriver 88371@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Trailers I could do, a choice of three available. MTBs, nope. Mrs crowriver has one but it's been 'hybridised' (slicks, guards and north road bars); I have an old Saracen Tange MTB frame which will (eventually) turn into an 'expedition tourer' sometime, maybe even before WC's Sunbeam is ready? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8522&page=3#post-88369 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:44:04 +0000 steveo 88369@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>And bringing us right back on topic!<br /> <a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-SUN-OR-SUNBEAM-TANDEM-CLASSIC-BIKE-CYCLE-HIS-AND-HERS-/261107428750?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&amp;hash=item3ccb372d8e" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-SUN-OR-SUNBEAM-TANDEM-CLASSIC-BIKE-CYCLE-HIS-AND-HERS-/261107428750?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&amp;hash=item3ccb372d8e</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8522&page=3#post-88368 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:43:06 +0000 steveo 88368@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Very true. Although at the rate you're going you'll be able to have it 3d printed... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8522&page=3#post-88366 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:41:12 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 88366@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That's the one (the only one listed which will deliver at the mo) - from the pics the BB looks saveable, the frame less so, but have ideas/plans (and having removed the BB I'll at least then know the size etc for sourcing a replacement). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8522&page=3#post-88365 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:39:17 +0000 steveo 88365@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If its the ladies one, that poor girl is in desperate need of a good home... or a scrappies... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8522&page=3#post-88364 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:36:28 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 88364@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm the current high bidder with 4 hours to go, and a little bit of contingency available. Nobody. Touch. Anything. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8522&page=3#post-88363 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:33:25 +0000 steveo 88363@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Tell us which one it is, some one might actually remember and buy it for you.. Just don't every one try at once... :D </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8522&page=3#post-88362 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:26:48 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 88362@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Which reminds me, got my eye on an eBay Sunbeam which may have a bottom bracket I can remove and use! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8522&page=3#post-88361 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:24:51 +0000 Uberuce 88361@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Anth: <em>I think we should do trailers, that way I might get round to building mine.</em></p> <p>I'll see that, and raise you 'vintage'. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8522&page=3#post-88348 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:24:39 +0000 Arellcat 88348@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@fimm, the longwheelbase design of the <a href="http://www.easyracers.com/toureasy.html">Tour Easy</a> places the pedals low down, while the RANS is higher up to enable a smaller frontal area (supposedly) with or without a fairing. The more reclined riding position and headtube in front of the cranks means that the handlebars are necessarily that much longer so you can still reach them, and so the head angle of the frame is slacker to help reduce the tiller effect that would otherwise be too large to control at low speed. The frame was originally designed for <a href="http://www.bicycleman.com/recumbents/rans/rans_velocity2.htm">a 20" front wheel</a>, but the factory produced some that were converted to 26" for reduced rolling resistance. It's also XL because I don't fit on the standard size.</p> <p>LWB bikes do tend to ride more smoothly, except when they're built like the Forth Bridge... :) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8522&page=2#post-88346 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:22:48 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 88346@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<em>I propose the theme of the next PY/Zazou meet should be to decide what the theme of the one after that is</em>"</p> <p>I think we should do trailers, that way I might get round to building mine.</p> <p>Or mountain bikes.... Just for the LOLz... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8522&page=2#post-88341 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:08:01 +0000 fimm 88341@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I meant to ask (seeing as this thread isn't quite gone yet), why is the "monstrousbike" so big? Does it give a smoother ride, or something? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8522&page=2#post-88274 Sun, 21 Oct 2012 14:36:24 +0000 Uberuce 88274@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I am definitely impressed by the versatility of the Helios. It's the work of seconds to go from Mini-SRD to Uberuce in terms of saddle height and handlebar angle(which we didn't bother with in the photo here) and the work of minutes to move the pedals along the adjusters.</p> <p><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8044/8108563010_a1ce5bae23_m.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8327/8102132767_69226ccf2b.jpg"> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8522&page=2#post-88247 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 21:49:17 +0000 Uberuce 88247@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I propose the theme of the next PY/Zazou meet should be to decide what the theme of the one after that is. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8522&page=2#post-88245 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 21:23:26 +0000 nearefare 88245@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>drat missed it again after delayed started, cycled past about 8:40 and looked like everyone was just leaving so kept going, after being home the last 2 days with ill little un I felt obliged to get to work by 9. next time </p>