Hello men, The S&S Nomad was pulled because somebody got in quick and made him an offer he couldn't refuse. It's now mine
Comes complete with original invoice made out to the address where I collected it from. It was an 8 hour round trip train journey but worth every second.
Whilst it is reassuring to see you guys have eagle eyes and have noted a few stolen bikes over recent times, I try and take a more pragmatic view and think that the person selling it is just not spending as much time thinking about the bike as we all are on the forum. Therefore leading to the odd strange bit of information now and again.
There was also stuff in the ad which didn't make sense if the bike was stolen. A spare wheel for instance and spare tyres.
My view of Thorn owners is they are usually one of two types of people.
1. The people who know all about bikes and have done loads of research and want it for a specific purpose and 2. People who can afford the best and just buy it, no questions asked.
I put forward these points of view along with the more cautious ones to hopefully help anyone looking for a used Thorn at a decent price.
I now have a Raven Tour and a S&S Nomad both purchased from ebay at knockdown prices and both with original invoices from SJS to the seller.
I had been looking for an S&S Nomad for nearly three years and the Raven for a year when I bought it so I was very ready to pounce
The iphone/ipod ebay app is definitely the way to go for finding out quickly about stuff on ebay.
As far as the sizing goes I'm going to give SJS a call this morning, but I have a feeling this may be the pre front suspension capable Nomad. It has no gusset. They built a few of these when they first started making the Rohloff Nomad. Most of these had S&S couplings.
It's exactly the same size as my Raven Tour so I will have it set up in no time.
A whole extra world of camels,taxis,small boats and mountain buses awaits me with my new steed.
