eBay prices on the rise, good time to sell old junk?
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http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/brisbane ... 1025490650" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Postby WyvernRH » Mon Aug 12, 2013 8:30 pm
Do you mean this one?LugNut wrote:Also nobody go buying any tandems this week...
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Dawes-Super- ... 27d65e3d2b
Someone's been playing silly B's with the 531 stickers. Even Dawes were not that slack.... Certainly would be 531 throughout but.
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Postby QuangVuong » Mon Aug 12, 2013 9:00 pm
My bro is nearing 70kg, and I'm at 60kg. I guess that'll be light enough for a low 50cm frame. It was apparently a female triathlete's old bike, so it should be able to take some hard riding.tekapo wrote:I hope that you and your brother are fairly light. I don't know much about that bike, or how much a similar aluminum bike should weigh. But if its a custom bike, it might have been designed to suit someone light and hence they can shave more weight off sacrificing strength.QuangVuong wrote: I'm sad. The ride home was all nice and all. But for some reason the bike is in the lower half of 9kg. That's as light as the Cadex and its not even carbon. I don't know why it's so light. Wonder what the frame by itself weighs.
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Postby morini » Mon Aug 12, 2013 9:04 pm
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/downer/b ... 1022912950" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Postby Dan » Mon Aug 12, 2013 9:18 pm
Weren't they rebadged litages?morini wrote:I didn't know they made aluminium versions of the Repco Vertex.
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Postby t-rav » Mon Aug 12, 2013 9:29 pm
http://www.bikeexchange.com.au/bicycles ... /100153355" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
600 group
Tange Prestige Tubing
Not getting any bigger or closer though
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Postby LugNut » Mon Aug 12, 2013 10:00 pm
That's the one! Stickers are a little odd, but here's an identical one - they're just in the wrong place. http://www.flickr.com/photos/93231247@N ... 475964497/WyvernRH wrote:Do you mean this one?LugNut wrote:Also nobody go buying any tandems this week...
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Dawes-Super- ... 27d65e3d2b
Someone's been playing silly B's with the 531 stickers. Even Dawes were not that slack.... Certainly would be 531 throughout but.
Cheers
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The rear wheel has been re laced, but it's great nonetheless, I'm just waiting on a reply for the captain's top tube length. The last tandem I was chasing about 6 months ago sold for $10 over my maximum bid... So this time I'm armed with a tax return.
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Postby Yankers » Tue Aug 13, 2013 11:56 am
...not enough photos to really see what it's all about imo.pentlandexile wrote:Interesting Shogun in Brisbane?
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/brisbane ... 1025490650" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Postby Dan » Tue Aug 13, 2013 12:11 pm
+1munga wrote:That's code for "talk it down so I can buy it" usually
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Postby WyvernRH » Tue Aug 13, 2013 2:22 pm
That's interesting, they were definitely around in 1985/86 cos that was when we had our Swallow built, I thought they had been around a few years before that. The one on e-bay is much later, from the early-mid 90's maybe?ldrcycles wrote:Just in case anyone is interested, I have scans of the 1984 Dawes catalogue here http://s1142.photobucket.com/user/ldrcy ... t=3&page=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; , unfortunately doesn't show any tandems.
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Postby LugNut » Tue Aug 13, 2013 2:28 pm
Thanks for that. Hard to believe the Super Galaxy *still* had centre pull brakes in 1984. I already own a late 70s Super Galaxy, so this will be my second (and third?) Super Galaxy! Although the tandem is much better equipped for touring than the 70s model, which lacks bottle braze ons and a proper rack mount. I'd call it more of an overnighter.ldrcycles wrote:Just in case anyone is interested, I have scans of the 1984 Dawes catalogue here http://s1142.photobucket.com/user/ldrcy ... t=3&page=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; , unfortunately doesn't show any tandems.
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Postby morini » Tue Aug 13, 2013 4:45 pm
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Mountainbike ... 3a83ae1087" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Postby singlespeedscott » Tue Aug 13, 2013 4:47 pm
I have a super galaxy with a very large dent in the seat tube in the shed.grantw wrote:A super galaxy is on my must have list, so I am envious. The tandem looks awesome, good luck!
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Postby ldrcycles » Tue Aug 13, 2013 5:30 pm
Ran out of money after buying and restoring the frame and forks? That's the only reason I can think of for fitting a modern SRAM derailleur, Vader saddle and Quando wheels .morini wrote:Never seen one of these before. Pretty interesting bit of kit - a Proflex
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Mountainbike ... 3a83ae1087" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Postby grantw » Tue Aug 13, 2013 6:51 pm
morini wrote:Never seen one of these before. Pretty interesting bit of kit - a Proflex
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Mountainbike ... 3a83ae1087" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
It's one of the branches of MTB evolution that led to a dead end. Museum piece. (Ride it downhill and those forks will shatter in any case )
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Postby LugNut » Tue Aug 13, 2013 7:09 pm
carbon in 10 yearsgrantw wrote:morini wrote:Never seen one of these before. Pretty interesting bit of kit - a Proflex
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Mountainbike ... 3a83ae1087" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
It's one of the branches of road bike evolution that led to a dead end. Museum piece. (Ride it downhill and those forks will shatter in any case )
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