eBay prices on the rise, good time to sell old junk?

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Postby Yankers » Sun Aug 18, 2013 4:29 pm

Actually that one looks pretty good. What size do you reckon the frame is? I am guessing 56 ...kinda hoping it might be a 54.

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Postby munga » Sun Aug 18, 2013 5:32 pm

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Classic-rare ... 616&_uhb=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

superlite is either 53 or 56. that one looks more like 56.

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Postby cotterpin » Sun Aug 18, 2013 6:14 pm

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Postby Kermit TF » Sun Aug 18, 2013 7:14 pm

Oh fairdinkum, someone please go grab that superlite for 50 measley bucks :|
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Postby Imwit » Sun Aug 18, 2013 10:07 pm

Yeah. Why the stem mounted shifters?

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eBay prices on the rise, good time to sell old junk?

Postby find_bruce » Mon Aug 19, 2013 12:04 am

"bike frame Kennards Renalds 501". Given the inability to type Kenevans or Reynolds, I wouldn't put much faith in the description of 58cm. Still to big for me though

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Postby Typhoon Ken » Mon Aug 19, 2013 5:54 am

QuangVuong wrote:And is this the real deal? Apparent a Kerry Hopkins. I know he's a frame builder, but what tubing did he use? Theres not that much info at all on him.
I can't tell you too much about Kerry but most of his bikes I have seen were Reynolds. I had some interaction with a car in the late 90s while riding a Gemini Club Ultegra (531C) and I took it to Kerry and he replaced the top tube and forks and it was good as new. At the time he worked out of ABC Bikes at Liverpool.

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Postby grantw » Mon Aug 19, 2013 7:52 am

Nice looking Hillman in Victoria
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Postby WyvernRH » Mon Aug 19, 2013 8:12 am

Imwit wrote:
Yeah. Why the stem mounted shifters?
Why not? They work just fine even if they are desperately untrendy at the moment.

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Postby jonbays » Mon Aug 19, 2013 9:53 am

Yes a nice real old quality bike I would say. Pity it's pick up only and I already have three sheds of bikes!

I used to race on a Hillman in the 70's and I still ride a very similar Hillman today which I renovated in 2000. New paint, bearings, chain, rear cluster, cables, bar tape, brake hoods and wheels and away it's gone for another four years and 14,000km so far so good

grantw wrote:Nice looking Hillman in Victoria

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Postby metalrideroz » Mon Aug 19, 2013 12:24 pm

Perth people, don't know about the price but look closely at horizontal dropouts, nice lugs and non-bang-in headseat. Could be a decent vintage frame behind all those rubbish parts?
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Postby Dimitrizee » Mon Aug 19, 2013 12:57 pm

munga wrote:http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Classic-rare ... 616&_uhb=1

superlite is either 53 or 56. that one looks more like 56.

I can tell you exactly when I get home...

Anyone have any Joytech hub / Araya 700C wheels they don't need?

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Postby LugNut » Mon Aug 19, 2013 1:49 pm

grantw wrote:Nice looking Hillman in Victoria
I love that font. Great bike.

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Postby ldrcycles » Mon Aug 19, 2013 6:34 pm

WyvernRH wrote:
Imwit wrote:
Yeah. Why the stem mounted shifters?
Why not? They work just fine even if they are desperately untrendy at the moment.

Cheers
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They work beautifully IME, there's only really one reason why not, if you aren't conscious of where your knees are while pedalling out of the saddle, you can bump the lever and spit the chain off the end of the freewheel. Ask me how I know....
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Postby grantw » Mon Aug 19, 2013 6:51 pm

Stem shifters were not cool when I was a kid, there were stories about sudden stops and severe testicular injuries :shock: .
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Postby singlespeedscott » Mon Aug 19, 2013 8:20 pm

LugNut wrote:
grantw wrote:Nice looking Hillman in Victoria
I love that font. Great bike.
Reminiscent of a 1970's Sandman panel wagon. Very cool.
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Postby munga » Mon Aug 19, 2013 10:19 pm

for the kids playing at home:

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Postby Imwit » Tue Aug 20, 2013 6:03 pm

ldrcycles wrote:
WyvernRH wrote:
cotterpin wrote:Don't be deceived by the stem mounted shift levers

Yeah. Why the stem mounted shifters?

Why not? They work just fine even if they are desperately untrendy at the moment.

Cheers
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They work beautifully IME, there's only really one reason why not, if you aren't conscious of where your knees are while pedalling out of the saddle, you can bump the lever and spit the chain off the end of the freewheel. Ask me how I know....
I'm with you fellas. I have been thinking it's about time that stem shifters got some love. I love riding my boat anchor malvern star sportstar with stem shifters. But I normally see them as seventies or eighties. What is that bike and are the stem shifters original?

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Postby Zynster » Tue Aug 20, 2013 6:12 pm

thumbies > stem shifters
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Postby cotterpin » Tue Aug 20, 2013 6:33 pm

I'm with you fellas. I have been thinking it's about time that stem shifters got some love. I love riding my boat anchor malvern star sportstar with stem shifters. But I normally see them as seventies or eighties. What is that bike and are the stem shifters original?
That's a beautiful old light weight road bike, probably built around the late 50's early 60's.
Originally the levers would have been mounted on the main bar or handlebar end mounted.
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Postby frailer5 » Tue Aug 20, 2013 9:27 pm

LugNut wrote:
grantw wrote:Nice looking Hillman in Victoria
I love that font. Great bike.
Whoa... whacky/psychedelic. I'm hearin' The Small Faces
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Postby QuangVuong » Tue Aug 20, 2013 9:31 pm

Campione and Avanti steel frames with wheels for only $30
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Postby Dan » Wed Aug 21, 2013 1:12 pm

Too small for me, otherwise there's no way I'd be listing it here....

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