right just to add to the mystery, they guy had an avalanche listed a few weeks back that i bid on and was outbid. He then comes back to me with a second chance offer. which gave me the chance to have a look at the bike as hes very local to me. It took a few weeks to arrange but went to have a look at the avalanche and met the guy.
Very nice bloke, met him at his work in Shirley ( a place not a lady), seemed honest and trustworthy, and said he got the avalanche from a friend and knew nothing about bikes himself. i didnt buy the avalanche as it obviously spent some time as a jump bike and has a right big dent by the bottom bracket which hadn't been mentioned and i nearly missed.The only thing worth anything on the bike was a hope front wheel, so I walked away.
He also showed me his current bike, a nice duck egg blue, relatively low spec carrerra, ladies geometry, he had just bought it he said he only just realised it was a ladies and was going to give it to his GF which confirmed for me he knew nothing about bikes really.
I think im a good judge of charachter, but it seems a tad strange for him to be buying quality retro ,although his mate clearly knows about bikes judging from some of the part on the GT. I may still have his number if anyone want to call him
The hope front wheel is very nice though
