Nimbus 29er ISIS (as new)

[Myrninerest]

I bought a 29er a few weeks ago to replace my 36er, but lo and behold, it's so similar to my 26x3.0 Muni (no surprise, really!) that I feel it's unnecessarily taking up space in my shed, since my usual reaction is to jump on the Muni for most rides. It's an absolutely lovely uni, but I hate owning things that I don't use, so I feel that it should go to somebody who'll give it it the miles it deserves.

Specs:

Saddle: Nimbus Gel; red.
Seatpost: Nimbus reinforced aluminium.
Seat Post Clamp: Nimbus double-bolted seat post clamp.
Frame/Fork: Silver Nimbus 29".
Hub: Nimbus ISIS hub Black with CrMo spindle.
Bearings: 42mm sealed bearings.
Cranks: Qu-Ax 114mm lightweight ISIS aluminium.
Pedals: Aluminium DX.
Rim: Aluminium; red.
Tyre: Schwalbe Big Apple 2.0.

It's in as new condition; there are a couple of tiny marks on the rear bumper from where it's been set down on the floor and some marks on the seatpost that were there from out of the box. No UPDs at all (a testament to the smoothness of the ride!).

I bought it for just over £200; I'm asking £180. I might put it on eBay within a few days as an auction if nobody's interested.

Offer remains open unless I post otherwise. :)

[liddle-peter]

may be interested, but i have no money at the moment :( i could probably pester my parents into lending me money, but don't take that as a commitment, any pictures? how much would it cost to ship it to nottingham?

[Myrninerest]

I'll have some pictures up in a day or so. My camera's been out of commission for a bit, but it should be fixed presently.

As for shipping – pretty expensive. It'd be much cheaper to pick it up.

[liddle-peter]

i'll look at how far away you are :)

[liddle-peter]

looks too far, will look into trains at another time, i think it'll have to be a no :(

[Myrninerest]

Okay, no worries. :)

[Myrninerest]

Okay, I am totally serious about selling this thing now. It sits in my shed and I always seem to ride my 26er 'cuz it's just a perfect fit.

Still no use – so perfect condition (minus dirt on the tyre!) and tiny seatpost marks from the clamp.

I'd also be very interested in trading for an equivalently priced street/trials uni.

So – £180 or nearest offer.

If there's no interest within a week it'll be going on eBay.

Thanks! :)

http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/9527/imgp0326.th.jpg (http://img812.imageshack.us/i/imgp0326.jpg/)

Note: now comes with red Fat Spanner Dobber pedals to match the rim and seat. Great condition but with a few marks (swapped from another uni). Happy to swap with aluminium DX pedals if you'd prefer.

[jaco_flans]

Too bad you're in UK, maybe I could've trade it for my second Trials uni which is pretty much the same price value.

[Myrninerest]

Que sera sera! It'll find a new home some way or another.

[Myrninerest]

Okay, this item's now been listed on eBay. There's no reserve, so take a look!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160485237228

[AlisterBurt]

Is there no way at all you can post it?

[Myrninerest]

Sorry, not really – It's a pretty large, awkward item.

If you were to organise your own courier that'd be fine, though it'd be expensive.

[liddle-peter]

dude, if you put the frame and seat across the wheel with the pedals taken off then wrap the whole lot up in parcel paper or cardboard dhl would ship it for less than £10, i posted a 24 this way today, and they told me its the weight that makes all the difference, if you'll ship it like this i think you'll find you'll get about a million bids.

[thestig]

Dude, just find a box big enough for the wheel, take off the frame and seat wrap in parcel paper. Bobs your uncle.

[Myrninerest]

I appreciate the advice guys, but I have no funds at the moment – even enough for parcel paper! So it's out of the question. I prefer local pick up in any case.

Again – thanks anyway! :)

[thestig]

Buyer pays postage ;)

[Myrninerest]

Even so, I don't want to post it. It's local pick up only, okay. :P

[liddle-peter]

thats a shame, but it's your choice i guess.

[liddle-peter]

you need to make sure that people know they can't arrange their own courier as if they do the courier will expect the unicycle to be packaged when they pick it up. i'm not being arsey, just making you aware dude.

[Doc Doo]

It is indeed a shame that this uni couldn't be posted because I'd have jumped at it. Good luck I hope you achieve what you want for it.

[Myrninerest]

Hm, good point, liddle-peter. That shows how much experience I have with posting large items, eh?

I've had a look in my attic and there's nothing which the uni could fit in. I guess I'll have to remove the courier option! In future I'll keep the boxes these things come in, just in case.

Edit: Hmm. It's in the question section of the auction so I can't change it. Well, if somebody does really want it posted and makes a decent bid, I'll do my very best to figure something out. Any advice would be fantastic, of course. :)

[thestig]

I'd have jumped at the chance of this. All you would need is a box from the post office for £5.

[Doc Doo]

Hm, good point, liddle-peter. That shows how much experience I have with posting large items, eh?

I've had a look in my attic and there's nothing which the uni could fit in. I guess I'll have to remove the courier option! In future I'll keep the boxes these things come in, just in case.

Edit: Hmm. It's in the question section of the auction so I can't change it. Well, if somebody does really want it posted and makes a decent bid, I'll do my very best to figure something out. Any advice would be fantastic, of course. :)

Any supermarket has cardboard boxes that they would give you if you asked. It doesn't have to be a dedicated box.

[liddle-peter]

and if your considering boxing it up for someone to arrange their own courier, you might as well go down the route of posting it. just advice.

[thestig]

I recently posted off my 20", i used a old box from my garage, there was enough room to fit my 24" in too :p I then organised parcelforce to come collect it from my door and deliver it to angus in kings lynn all for just £15.

[Myrninerest]

Sheesh. You guys are desparate for postage. :)

My main concern is that the uni wouldn't be secure in the box, and that postage would be very expensive. I'd absolutely hate for a new item to get damaged in transit, and I'm not sure how much it'd cost to post a 75cm high, 75cm across, 20cm wide package. Would you fill it with styrofoam or something to protect it?

Look, If you guys really are interested in bidding and are willing to wait a short while for me to figure these things out, then go ahead and bid and I'll sort out a way to post it. How's that? :)

[thestig]

1. Take off frame- wrap in parcel paper
2. Take off seat and post- wrap in parcel paper
3. Place in box- fill with parcel paper
4. Head to parcelforce.co.uk and get a quote, say its 5-6kg and it will be £15 for them to collect it from your house.
5. Bob's your uncle.

[Myrninerest]

With that and delivery It looks like it'll be at least £30 postage, then. That seems like a lot...

[Doc Doo]

Three words - bubble wrap, box! :D

Sadly I can't bid on the 29er now as I've bought a uni from someone who was willing to post. :rolleyes:

[liddle-peter]

just go to a local store, they'll give you cardboard and bubble wrap.

[Into the blue]

The local bike shop will give you an empty bicycle box for free.
Cut it down to size using a hefty scissors or a sharp kitchen knife.
Roll up old newspaper pages to use as padding inside it.
Wrap the whole thing with packing tape.
Tape a piece of A4 paper to on to one side for the shipping address.
The only thing you have to pay for is a roll of packing tape and maybe some newspapers.

[Doc Doo]

Crumbs! Which courier/mail company quoted £30 :eek:

[liddle-peter]

i think he meant 15 of that was for parcel paper ect

[Myrninerest]

Crumbs! Which courier/mail company quoted £30 :eek:

Parcel Force -- it's £24 to send a 6-7kg package up to the value of £200. D:

[thestig]

Say its 5kg they never check the weight unless its way way over, my stepdad works at fedex.

[Myrninerest]

Haha, there's been a lot of great advice in this thread, but I'm afraid can't agree with intentionally misleading a delivery company. :)