The thing shifted on a ****ing dime. Don't exactly know what a "tune up" entails.


"Uh oh, one of these screws is kinda far out, better tighten it."

As someone who works around bikes and sees this same thing a few times a year; I'd bet anything he dropped it or mounted it on a car rack that bent the derailleur hanger out of alignment, relegating the already set limit screws to worthlessness and leading to the destruction you describe.

Burn that google voice number and go on with your life. I wouldn't consider that my problem anymore.

I'm half way there. Depending on what the seller say, we'll see what happens.

This.

It would be a totally different story if you sold it knowing there was a problem but you did the opposite. If he does something stupid and breaks the bike it's not your problem anymore. There's no way warranty on a Chinese eBay frame is going to cover user error, especially if it's already been resold.

Never thought about using Google Voice #'s for craigslist dealings. Not a bad idea...

Got bored after dinner, been reading the hints and tricks thread in the mechanics subforum. There is some truly dumb advice in there. Some good tricks, but man.

Here's a good one that applies to SS/FG; did you know a 15mm combination wrench (with open and box ends) can double as a pedal wrench w/ the open end in addition to the box end for track nuts?

early dinner in a restaurant w/ the in-laws. walked the dog along the wetlands trail. now enjoying an absinthe made by a local friend and -very determinedly- ignoring the sale on the Civilian Le Roi Le Veut.....stay strong, stay strong.....

http://www.competitivecyclist.com/fr...ut--10923.html

Whodathunkit?

Today my life has changed.

Spent the day bending steel with my bare hands and made it submit to the flames of my new torch. :)

...

Have been designing a custom rack for the Surly Pugsley at the shop and sorted most of it out today, will finish it on Saturday... the offsets in the frame make it a less than straightforward job.

Also started work on the front rack design which also has to accommodate the offset in the fork.

So the guy owned up to his mistake. I asked him how he transported the bike. He took the wheels off, put them in the trunk, and then put the bike in the back seat, derailleurs down..

Still told him I'd see what I can do.

Today I:

1. Slept in.

2. Went for a nice ride and had a flat at the end.

3. Cleaned up some more parts

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...lo_Hubs_05.jpg

The hub shells will get polished tomorrow. The Regina Syncro freewheel (bottom left) feels cheap in its fit and finish, but I'll try it anyway as I have the correct shifters and derailleur already mounted on a project.

4. Time to relax and do nothing for a while.

That'll do it. Guy must've been trying to keep his upholstery clean.

awwwww man what a dumbarse and a complete waste of a good bike :cry:

No way !!!

Pretty disappointing, yeah.

Today I got in a fun 40 miles.

Today I did the usual Thanksgiving thing. Went to a friend/former employer's house, got drunk, watched Spinal Tap. Oh, and I apparently might be opening a butchery soon with him.

Low sleep always leaves me in a foul mood.

I've been told I act pretty similar to being baked when sleep deprived. Hungry and relaxed, ate a whole large papa johns pie once then slept for 13 hours.

[h=5]The time is now 1022. I am just now sitting down to eat thanksgiving dinner. Wow.[/h]

Sigh.
album: http://imgur.com/a/e7lFS
http://i.imgur.com/14Xvn.jpg

Eccentric hub for the win?

At least he came clean. I've had a customer lie all the way up the corporate ladder, even when confronted with evidence that the bike was dropped, to get a replacement for what was essentially his carelessness.

holy oops

Yeah. The carbon damage doesn't actually look bad.
I told him if he gets a new RD and hanger I'd install them for him if he is still comfortable riding the frame like that.

I'm not heartless enough to just forget about him. sadly.

not mine anymore, lol.