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They look good to me, many thanks. I'm picking a bike up on Thursday this week and there's a small chance there are the original levers amongst the bits that come with the bike - so just in case that is the case, I'll hold off until Thursday, if that's okay. I'll be sure to let you know as soon...

Sounds ideal. Is it possible to have a photo or two just to check? Many thanks.

Ha – maybe! I'd love to keep it long term, but don't have the room, so I'll ride it for a bit, then sell it with proceeds going to Médecins Sans Frontières. So it will return to this site one way or another when that time comes.

Hi - I'm in Sheffield so I can easily collect this at a time to suit. I'll PM you. Thanks.

Any old non-aero levers with hoods considered...must be some out there?

I’m after basically any non-aero brake levers with decent hoods, and preferably gum-coloured hoods rather than black, although it’s not necessarily a deal breaker, depends what’s out there. Condition just needs to be reasonable, no cracks/splits to the hoods, but showing some age is fine...

Welcome to the forum - that looks very tidy. There are loads of Record Sprints around, so it’s nice to see one that’s a bit different, and that is also being well used. Usually these are either fully restored (but probably not actually ridden much if at all), or looking rather sad. The black...

I like some things about Vinted, but considering they invented the ‘buyer protection’ feature, it’s actually worse as a buyer than eBay is, due to the sneaky bit in their terms and conditions which mean you actually opt out of distance selling regulations - meaning you have to pay for returns...

I rode out to Jodrell Bank today to take a look. It wasn’t the most scenic ride, but it was worth it for this impressive sight. Unfortunately I couldn’t really get a good photo of the front of the big radio telescope, though. On the way back through Knutsford I happened to go down a road where...

Yes please - I’ll PM you shortly. Thanks.

To be honest, I just miss the good old days of everything starting at 99p. Though, as a seller that did backfire a few times; I once sold a decent office chair for 99p. The buyer paid with a pound coin, and did generously let me keep the 1p change…

Yup, I have that Roger Phillips book too. Quite often my heart sinks as I open a section and I’m reminded that there are seemingly endless species that all look extremely similar. Sometimes I’ve managed to correctly ID a few tricky ones (at least, that’s what I think). I do also use my phone for...

It definitely feels like that. I’m sure I’ve won other items where the end price has been exactly my highest bid. All rather odd. I can’t blame eBay for the focus on BIN prices, though - people just don’t want to wait these days. I used to get so many people asking ‘what will you take for...

It does almost feel like eBay is trying to phase out actual auctions in favour of everything being Buy It Now, with the way they are messing with the auction format. Yesterday I put in a last second bid for something, my max bid being £26. I won, and the item sold for £26. Okay, great. But...

Apparently they are edible, although it seems a shame to eat one, and I doubt they are anything special. This year I’ve eaten some decent field mushrooms and a very nice cep (aka penny bun). On one ride I wondered about the feasibility of putting some in my back pocket but probably wisely...