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

[8/40Special]

Nothing like a seller with a sense of humour

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/glebe/bi ... mpaign=LF-

Scott

[Rob74]

Three in the rough
Says Healing
Says Lenox
Says SE

Rob

[Torana68]

I wonder if they looked at the condition of that Super Elliot frame before bidding? $255 and it will have to have 2 tubes and a new steerer? ok if you can do it yourself I guess

[feelthewheel]

Much older Speedwell lurking in this listing that the owner has described methinks ... anyone going to save it?

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/peregian ... ved_search

[ldrcycles]

Much older Speedwell lurking in this listing that the owner has described methinks ... anyone going to save it?

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/peregian ... ved_search

That's just up the road from me, i'm so tempted (especially with that kiddie seat) but the cupboard is bare .

[hiflange]

Monark streamliner frame only starting at $2200

[Rob74]

Bit of Variety..

Cecil Walker
4Star
Tange 1?
24” Racer..Gas pipe
Hartley
STEP-THROUGH
One less

I don’t understand..says…1940/S PRE WAR USA MERCURY BICYCLE it would not be for the riding

Redline not very clear on when it was built but like it.
PK Ripper

Rob

[ironhanglider]

Big Gemini World Randonneur.

Has to be some value there.

Cheers,

Cameron

[QuangVuong]

Big Gemini World Randonneur.

Has to be some value there.

Cheers,

Cameron

I actually saw that bike in person last week at Redfern station. Some guy was wheeling it around, and had a whole bunch of parts(mudguards, tyres) with him, so I had thought he was rebuilding it as a commuter or something. But I guess its ended up on eBay.

[LugNut]

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/adelaide ... 1112814170

This looks like it was pretty special once upon a time. Someone please save it

[Lots of steel bikes]

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/adelaide ... 1112814170

This looks like it was pretty special once upon a time. Someone please save it

Well spotted. That is a beauty.

[bychosis]

Something a bit different, probably not old junk.

leather clad, if leather is your thing.

[find_bruce]

Almost certainly new junk- I don't understand why you would bother

[Mulger bill]

Almost certainly new junk- I don't understand why you would bother

Because it would look lovely on the wall as an unused companion to this...

[bychosis]

Not sure if it counts as restored if all you did was put some cheap coloured wheels and new cables on it.

[find_bruce]

Giraffe bike

[find_bruce]

What's wrong with this photo of an exage "groupset"

[ldrcycles]

Move over 29ers, there's a new size in town! 74 inch?! http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/warana/b ... 1113509783

[Derny Driver]

What's wrong with this photo of an exage "groupset"

No front derailleur, then again, best not to have one with that chainring arrangement

[tedsbikes]

No offence intended to amputee cyclists out there, but this seems to be missing the left crank.

[find_bruce]

Yep the interesting chainring arrangement caught my eye before I noticed the missing deraileur and left crank

[uart]

Yep the interesting chainring arrangement caught my eye before I noticed the missing deraileur and left crank

Talking about strange chainring arrangements, once on my old beater I wore the inner chainring down until it looked like little thin curved "shark teeth".

I didn't notice it until one day on a long ride when it literally wouldn't grip anymore. As soon as I applied significant pressure the chain would just rise up and jump teeth. I had a long trip home with lots of hills, so I did a quick roadside repair and turned the worn chainring around so it was on backwards (the wear was very asymmetrical). Amazingly it worked perfectly like that, so good in fact that I ran it for about another 3000 km before eventually getting around to replacing it. Ar, the joys of riding an old "beater".

[bicyclepassion]

Speaking of worn teeth on chainwheels, I must admit that I have never thought of turning the chainwheel around. But in the days before derailleurs, when coaster brakes and fixed wheels ruled, and dollars were scarce, people would wear the drivetrain out to a remarkable degree. I have seen a chainwheel worn down to such an extent that it looked like someone had attacked the teeth with an angle grinder or milling machine. Hardly any teeth left, but the bike was still rideable, with the chain adjusted fairly tight. Noisy, crunchy even, but rideable. Same with rear cogs in the old days, just a series of hooks remaining, but still doing the job.
3/16" x 1" cogs and chains lasted a long time. As chains became narrower and narrower, the cogs, understandably, wore out faster and faster.

[koshari]

Yep the interesting chainring arrangement caught my eye before I noticed the missing deraileur and left crank

i noticed the missing crank, but only after you mentioned the chainring arrangement, the biopace sticker on the big ring being partially obscured gives it away a bit.

[feelthewheel]

All right - who's thinning their collection in Brisvegas?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Vintage-Anti ... SwQaJXRsu4

I think this seems closer to WW1 vintage than WW2. Looks a rare beastie. Sad too small for me.