twentynine inches • one gear • zero travel

Doing The Ebay Thing

Stem:Silver Thomson Elite, 1 1/8”, 5 deg. 120mm, 25.4mm
Fork:Pace RC31 C-Type, 420mm AC, 7 3/4” steerer, 1” dia.

One Man’s Trash Is The Same Man’s Goldmine

Fulcrum Racing 1 freewheels

A few months ago, I converted my old Litespeed Ultimate to a singlespeed road bike to be used as commuter to work. Having only one gear, it added more fun to the daily commute through the city. The Shimano gruppo went on Ebay and some light and inexpensive Cane-Creek brake levers went on the handlebar. Converting my Fulcrum Racing 1 rear wheel was not as simple as slamming a King cog on it. This older generation Fulcrum wheel was equipped with a 10-speed only aluminum freewheel body for Shimano cassettes. A singlespeed cog wouldn’t fit, so I ordered a SRAM/Shimano compatible steel freewheel from an online shop.

In the old days I would have gotten this part from my local bike shop who might have given me 5 bucks for the old aluminum freewheel. Such a take-off part would have ended up in a parts bin and a few years from now in all likelihood in a recycling bin never to be used again. Now that our world is one global village, such a perfectly good part doesn’t have to go to waste. Do the environment a favor, put it up on Ebay and have a big smile when it sells for a whopping 68 dollars. Beats the 5 bucks from the old days!

Doing The Ebay Thing

In keeping with getting rid of all stuff not used, I put some bike components on Ebay that would just collect dust and take space in my basement. The current list:

For Sale: FSA Platinum Pro Mega Quad Bottom Bracket ISIS 68x108mm FSA bottom bracket with titanium axle and two double-row bearings. BC 1.37” x 24T, 68mm x 108mm. For ISIS road cranks. Installed on a bike once but was never actually ridden. Included: 2 pairs of M14 aluminum crank bolts, 1 steel crank bolt set. In original box with assembly instructions. Zoom

For Sale: FSA Platinum Pro Mega Quad Bottom Bracket ISIS 68x108mm

FSA bottom bracket with titanium axle and two double-row bearings. BC 1.37” x 24T, 68mm x 108mm. For ISIS road cranks. Installed on a bike once but was never actually ridden. Included: 2 pairs of M14 aluminum crank bolts, 1 steel crank bolt set. In original box with assembly instructions.

For Sale: FSA Platinum Pro Mega Quad Bottom Bracket ISIS 68x108mm New FSA bottom bracket with steel axle and two double-row bearings. BC 1.37” x 24T, 68mm x 108mm. For ISIS road cranks. Brand new, never used and still in the original packaging. Included: 2 pairs of M15 steel crank bolts, 1 aluminum crank bolt set. In original box with assembly instructions. Zoom

For Sale: FSA Platinum Pro Mega Quad Bottom Bracket ISIS 68x108mm

New FSA bottom bracket with steel axle and two double-row bearings. BC 1.37” x 24T, 68mm x 108mm. For ISIS road cranks. Brand new, never used and still in the original packaging. Included: 2 pairs of M15 steel crank bolts, 1 aluminum crank bolt set. In original box with assembly instructions.

For Sale: Black Paul Mountain Thumbies for Shimano Shifters Black Paul Thumbies for use with 8 and 9-speed Shimano bar end shifters (Dura-Ace or Ultegra). These are mountain thumbies for standard ø22.2mm handlebars. New, never used nor mounted. Only taken out of the original packaging. Original assembly instructions included. Zoom

For Sale: Black Paul Mountain Thumbies for Shimano Shifters

Black Paul Thumbies for use with 8 and 9-speed Shimano bar end shifters (Dura-Ace or Ultegra). These are mountain thumbies for standard ΓΈ22.2mm handlebars. New, never used nor mounted. Only taken out of the original packaging. Original assembly instructions included.

For Sale: Black Selle Italia SLR Titanium Saddle Used Selle Italia SLR saddle. Black leather cover and titanium rails. Manufacturing date May 2001. Weighs 135 grams. The saddle has seen many years of road cycling usage. The leather cover has no cuts and is still in fairly good condition. Along the saddle edges, the leather is no longer dark black. It’s turned slightly brownish. Logos a bit faded from usage as well. Zoom

For Sale: Black Selle Italia SLR Titanium Saddle

Used Selle Italia SLR saddle. Black leather cover and titanium rails. Manufacturing date May 2001. Weighs 135 grams. The saddle has seen many years of road cycling usage. The leather cover has no cuts and is still in fairly good condition. Along the saddle edges, the leather is no longer dark black. It’s turned slightly brownish. Logos a bit faded from usage as well.

For Sale: Black Selle Italia Flite Titanium Saddle Used Selle Italia Flite saddle. Black leather cover and titanium rails. Manufacturing date June 2000. The saddle has seen only a few years of road use and has spent most of its time in a box waiting to be used again. No cuts, scuff marks or other damages to the leather. Side imprints a bit faded from usage. Zoom

For Sale: Black Selle Italia Flite Titanium Saddle

Used Selle Italia Flite saddle. Black leather cover and titanium rails. Manufacturing date June 2000. The saddle has seen only a few years of road use and has spent most of its time in a box waiting to be used again. No cuts, scuff marks or other damages to the leather. Side imprints a bit faded from usage.

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