donated equipment for juniors

[Lister Farrar]

Hi all:
In the last six months, local pros Errinne Willock, Melanie McQuaid and Simon Whitfield have donated gear for the juniors. Clothing, helmets, aerobars, shoes, parts, tires, a beauty of an elegant but 'patinaed' 80's Rossin frame, amongst many others.

Some of it is immediately useful for the current racing juniors and and I am distributing it as fast as I can. But there is some stuff that might have a longer shelf life, and I would be open to offers of trades, if non-juniors need something and have something to trade we can use.

I am looking for parts for building 'cross bikes: frames, shimano spd pedals, sturdy or re-buildable clincher wheels, derailleurs, (8 or 9 speed preferred), cassettes w 27 big cog, shifters, mtb racing shoes (not the touring style), compact (takes a 34 small ring vs 39 normal road crank) cranks, etc.

Got: Lots of road pedals and shoes. Probably don't need more of these; I tend to steer kids to mtb shoes so they're useful for cross, and the recessed metal cleats wear better than plastic.

Many thanks already to Peter, Dave S, Barton, Rolf, Brad H, Geoff W., Roland, Fairfield who have recently donated stuff or sold it cheap, repaired wheels, or picked up craigslist deals for me in Vancouver. Also, to the several craigslist sellers who have dropped their prices (or given me stuff) when they learn it's going to juniors.

Alex's bike is almost done, and I will post pictures here soon.

[4827north]

Lister, I have a pair of Shimano SPD 747s you can have for a junior's 'cross bike.