Taking chances !

[Chilli Rinse]

You must have done it, bought a part that was a bit of a gamble ? Then think shite, not so sure now, I'll have to wait until it arrives and find out    I'm waiting to find out on such a gamble.
Have any turned out well for you ? I need your happy endings to give me hope 

[Uksupergoose]

Ha!

Bought what I hoped was a TA on de. years ago, 1 crap picture, the forks looked TA 'ish' and the seat post also..........turned out to be JUNK!

Not long after bought a PK on de. again, knew it was a ripper but LG's turned out to be NOS and he 'found' his mint set of baby blue/brown pads and threw them in the deal. It was all-in under 300 euros.....oh the days.....

Good luck!

[Chilli Rinse]

Ha!

Bought what I hoped was a TA on de. years ago, 1 crap picture, the forks looked TA 'ish' and the seat post also..........turned out to be JUNK!

Not long after bought a PK on de. again, knew it was a ripper but LG's turned out to be NOS and he 'found' his mint set of baby blue/brown pads and threw them in the deal. It was all-in under 300 euros.....oh the days.....

Good luck!

One bad one good then. With a very good result on the second.

My purchase is not so grand, it's a Hutch head lock. I'm hoping it's a magnesium version though. Apparently the finish on the aluminum version is ano, the magnesium is finished with DOW17, some sort of anodising for magnesium from what I could find on it. The one I've bought doesn't look like a classic anodised finish, although it's very worn and faded. I will know when I pop it on the scales. There's a 10g difference, 21 ish g for the magnesium version.
Fingers crossed 🤞🏼

[Chilli Rinse]

So the head lock arrived today. Put it on the scales and it weighed in at a supercool 21g
 
It is rough but magnesium it is 

[Uksupergoose]

 

So the head lock arrived today. Put it on the scales and it weighed in at a supercool 21g
 
It is rough but magnesium it is 

 

[Mikku]

Nice one!

I've just pulled the trigger on an un-named, used, all-carbon seat! I think that qualifies me for the taking chances club!

[Picklez]

Nice one!

I've just pulled the trigger on an un-named, used, all-carbon seat! I think that qualifies me for the taking chances club!

  Definitely does, let us know how you get on with that one. Order any nappies (padded pants) at the same time? 

[Chilli Rinse]

Nice one!

I've just pulled the trigger on an un-named, used, all-carbon seat! I think that qualifies me for the taking chances club!

  Definitely does, let us know how you get on with that one. Order any nappies (padded pants) at the same time? 

  PMSL

Defo let us know if you're gamble pays off Mick 

[Mikku]

Yeah, nappies would most definitely be required were I actually to ride on that thing. I'm not THAT crazy, however!

My rationale for taking such a chance is that it supposedly only weighs 100g, which is 75g less than the Tioga Spyder on my GT! Since the only time I ever use the seat on that is sitting down before and after racing, I thought I'd shave off a bit more weight! I also have a shorter carbon post winging its way over from Blighty as we speak, which I'm intending to pair it up with. With them both on the bike, I might even sneak into the 17lbs bracket!

[Chilli Rinse]

For what it's worth, I think that will look much nicer than the Tioga Spyder, I've never liked the look of them. If it shaves a bit more weight off too, it's a win win 

[Mikku]

I flippin' well hope so! Will update with pics once it arrives.

[Mikku]

I think my gamble paid off!

Seat and post pics attached. The jury's still out on the looks but at least I've shaved another 100g off the bike's weight.