planet x alan Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 (edited) Lol,Asked him for a FULL spec on the bike... he then replied to me withBMF REAR WHEELMAGURA REAR BRAKESECHO TOUGH BARMIDDLEBURN PEDAL ARMSXT FRONT BRAKESDefinately suspiciousEDIT: if its a T-rex, they Definately don't come with and XT front brake, and if its a coust, can you get full builds of them? Edited October 4, 2007 by planet x alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 IT HAS A BMF REAR WHEEL MAGURA REAR BRAKES AND XT FRONT BRAKES IT HAS A ECHO TOUGH BAR AND THE STEM IS PAZZAZ THE TYRES ARE DUAL COMPOUND ROLLER RS I THINK THE FRAME IS MIDDLEBURN PRO TRIALS PLEASE RING FOR MORE INFO 07885879652 ASK FOR BEN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ticker Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 (edited) Who thinks the text size is a bit over the top and in your face.But yer looks suspisious and whoever wrote the description doesn't have a clue what there on about. Edited October 4, 2007 by Ticker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planet x alan Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 IT HAS A BMF REAR WHEEL MAGURA REAR BRAKES AND XT FRONT BRAKES IT HAS A ECHO TOUGH BAR AND THE STEM IS PAZZAZ THE TYRES ARE DUAL COMPOUND ROLLER RS I THINK THE FRAME IS MIDDLEBURN PRO TRIALS PLEASE RING FOR MORE INFO 07885879652 ASK FOR BENObviously has no clue about the bike.Its not the sorta bike someone who don't have a clue buys... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 Phone the guy up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 Phone the guy up.And record the conversation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duggyd Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 Everything the guy mentioned in the 'full' spec can be read off the parts on the bike. Nothing that is not labelled is mentioned, chain, bb, headsetI saw this when it first went on, but thought it looked too dodgy to be worth it!I've never seen a Coust full build, but then i don't claim to have seen everything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunch Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 i think you lot are reading too much into it.when he says standard front brake, he clearly means its a cable brake, not a hydraulic one. not the one that came AS standard.not everyone who has a bike like this know what they have got. could of bought it from a friend etc etc. just cos someone doesnt know every little part of the bike doesnt mean its nicked. has it occurrred to you that you lot on here know a lot as you are keen on trials, some normal people who arnt that interested in all the ins and out of it just get a bike cheap.this is my opinion as an ex UK police officer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted October 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 (edited) ...this is my opinion as an ex UK police officer.I think as an 'ex' police officer you seem to be overlooking some pretty strong evidence that this looks dodgy! Everything about that ad and the responses he's given to people screams STOLEN to me. Can't have been a very good police officer! Edited October 4, 2007 by monkeyseemonkeydo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 Lol,Asked him for a FULL spec on the bike... he then replied to me withDefinately suspiciousEDIT: if its a T-rex, they Definately don't come with and XT front brake, and if its a coust, can you get full builds of them?Yeah, its well suspicious. Everyone says he doesn't know anything about the bars yet he can tell you they're echo tough bars without echo tough bars ever having "tough" written anywhere on them (as far as i know).Maybe he just doesn't know a lot about bikes, maybe he's dyslexic and struggles with typing, maybe he's only young and had the bike bought for him by his parents (who may have known more about the bike than him) but isn't sticking with the sport.Its not suspicious in itself, but like i said... general ebay savvy people wouldn't spend a lot of money on an item from a member with such low feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 Kris, I put that picture of you up in the 'your fav riding pic' thread.The description looks a little iffy, he could be really lazy?Ha ha, yeah i spotted that Could well be very lazy indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 I think as an 'ex' police officer you seem to be overlooking some pretty strong evidence that this looks dodgy!It's in the job description Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 It's in the job description burrrrrn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
court Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 It does sound a bit dodgy as I live in matlock and there isn't any trials riders that own a coust or anything similar.ThanksCourt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted October 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 It's in the job description Good call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 I messaged that geezer, asking why it hasn't got a saddle.Still waiting on reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew_Gibson Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 I messaged that geezer, asking why it hasn't got a saddle.Still waiting on reply.imature - but love it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scousertrials Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 (edited) "removed by member" Edited October 5, 2007 by scousertrials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunch Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 Police spelling. not bad spelling, just bad typing when not paying attention and not really bothered about re reading it! and im only Ex uk police because im moving to the Canadian police next week and i cant see any stong evidence at all. all i can see is a bad ebay ad. i hardly think that means anything. as has been said it could be a parent who hasnt got a clue.I think as an 'ex' police officer you seem to be overlooking some pretty strong evidence that this looks dodgy! Everything about that ad and the responses he's given to people screams STOLEN to me. Can't have been a very good police officer! no i was crap, cos i was the sort of one who refused to tow the line and be a social worker. i was one that pissed off the bosses and the government by doing things the public wanted. like arresting the bad people and not just hassling innocent people just to get good figures so the government can say what a good job they are doing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 Just gave him a ring.He claims that some guy part exchanged it for a car he sold or something. He really as no idea what he's on about...Says it's got hydraulic brakes, 'eco' tough bars, and a dent in the frame.I asked where on the frame, and he was like 'riiight..y'know the bit that connects the handlebar to the chain and that?'"err..oh the face tube?"'yeah! that's it. little dent on the face tube' I asked him what else it has... Chris king hub on a BMF rim, no chain, wheel is slightly buckled and rubs on the brake. Has an HS33 on the back, Pazazz stem, Echo tough bars.That's all the could tell me. - Basically everything he could read on the bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Has anyone seen my shoe? Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 What did he sound like?Council housed scum? (Not a biased question in any way) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 Northern I think...so.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 Northern I think...so.... Well he would if he's from Matlock... But yeah, very dodgy. It's a shame we don't know who it belonged to, otherwise we could have some fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scousertrials Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 (edited) "removed by member" Edited October 5, 2007 by scousertrials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason222 Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 So the ex police officer is moving to canada? have you moved already? Where abouts are you moving to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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