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[sevenfourate]

Just been alerted via a BMX forum I’m on - that someone (Scammer 😡) is trying to sell one of my BMX’s on Facebook:

As clearly listed below on my profile as belonging to me:

So I contacted / reported to Facebook. And they’ve come back very quickly: that they can see no issue and the “For sale” post is fine 🤦‍♂️

 

[sevenfourate]

Slightly higher rise / 60mm wider bars for the ongoing Trek FX-3 “Re-build” ordered.

I should 🤷‍♂️ have now sorted all the things / niggles I didn’t like on the stock setup.

And with Silver Polished hubs, pedals and seat post. And now Silver Bars - I should also look a little different to the modern “swathes of Black components” appearance most bike abide by too 😁

 

[sevenfourate]

Big day for the Trek FX-3 Hybrid;

Old wheels out, cassette swapped over to new wheels. New DT Swiss / Hope combo wheels with lighter tyres and discs, Ti bolts etc fitted. Then messed about and got a perfect length set of Ti QR Skewers on, swapped out the old bars to some slightly wider / slightly higher rise and much lighter Nitto jobbies, and finally slapped on some Magnesium DMR V12 pedals.

Feels comparatively: very svelte now. Was originally 11.4kg and I wouldn’t be surprised if I’m now knocking on the door of or even just under 9.5kg now. Statically it’s easily noticeable……👌

 

[HLaB]

Just been alerted via a BMX forum I’m on - that someone (Scammer 😡) is trying to sell one of my BMX’s on Facebook:

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As clearly listed below on my profile as belonging to me:


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So I contacted / reported to Facebook. And they’ve come back very quickly: that they can see no issue and the “For sale” post is fine 🤦‍♂️

Every time I reported obvious scammers/ porn etc its been, "this post has not been took down" (or whatever they say) but I got a Farceboke warning and a post took down of an empty field in Highland Perthshire 🙄

 

[sevenfourate]

Every time I reported obvious scammers/ porn etc its been, "this post has not been took down" (or whatever they say) but I got a Farceboke warning and a post took down of an empty field in Highland Perthshire 🙄

Yes ! I don’t think the algorithm works let’s say 🤦‍♂️

 

[sevenfourate]

DONE ❤️❤️

Summer Beach-front Cruising is GO ✅

 

[sevenfourate]

Looks like I’ll be losing approx 1.1kg from the Carrera Subway with the new wheels (Mavic Rims, High spec Novatec Hubs and Sapim Spokes): after them being built this Morning and getting this pic sent to me…..

I’m also struggling with going on eBay shortly to buy a sh1t / dim rear light for the Dunwich Dynamo ride - as there will likely be someone right behind me per-se who won’t want to be blinded

After always buying bigger, better, brighter…. 🤷‍♂️

 

[sevenfourate]

And talking of wheels: the Trek FX-3 had the new DT Swiss / Hope / Sapims finally finished yesterday. Along with some DMR V-12 Magnesium pedals and Kalloy Uno bars in Polished finish - to match up with the existing polished parts. Really happy with the ergonomics - and looks 😁

 

[ColinJ]

I’m also struggling with going on eBay shortly to buy a sh1t / dim rear light for the Dunwich Dynamo ride - as there will likely be someone right behind me per-se who won’t want to be blinded

After always buying bigger, better, brighter…. 🤷‍♂️

Good thinking. One of my forum rides finished after dark on the long, fast descent down to Hebden Bridge and I was almost blinded by the super-bright rear light of a rider in front of me!

Make sure the battery life (if rechargeable) will be long enough, or carry enough spare batteries. I have been caught out in the past.