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

Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 10:03 pm
by Rob74

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

Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 11:27 pm
by Imwit

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

Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2013 4:29 pm
by Yankers
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.

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

Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2013 5:32 pm
by munga
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.

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

Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2013 6:14 pm
by cotterpin

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

Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2013 7:14 pm
by Kermit TF
Oh fairdinkum, someone please go grab that superlite for 50 measley bucks :|

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

Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2013 10:07 pm
by Imwit
Yeah. Why the stem mounted shifters?

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

Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 12:04 am
by find_bruce
"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

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

Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 5:54 am
by Typhoon Ken
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.

Ken

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

Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 7:52 am
by grantw
Nice looking Hillman in Victoria

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

Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 8:12 am
by WyvernRH
Imwit wrote:
Yeah. Why the stem mounted shifters?
Why not? They work just fine even if they are desperately untrendy at the moment.

Cheers
Richard

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

Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 9:53 am
by jonbays
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

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

Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 12:24 pm
by metalrideroz
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?
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/como/bic ... 1025980363" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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

Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 12:57 pm
by Dimitrizee
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?

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

Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 1:49 pm
by LugNut
grantw wrote:Nice looking Hillman in Victoria
I love that font. Great bike.

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

Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 6:34 pm
by ldrcycles
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
Richard
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....

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

Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 6:51 pm
by grantw
Stem shifters were not cool when I was a kid, there were stories about sudden stops and severe testicular injuries :shock: .

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

Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 8:20 pm
by singlespeedscott
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.

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

Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 10:19 pm
by munga
for the kids playing at home:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrXpeGoxedc" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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

Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2013 6:03 pm
by Imwit
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
Richard
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?

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

Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2013 6:12 pm
by Zynster
thumbies > stem shifters

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

Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2013 6:33 pm
by cotterpin
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.
Cheers

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

Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2013 9:27 pm
by frailer5
LugNut wrote:
grantw wrote:Nice looking Hillman in Victoria
I love that font. Great bike.
Whoa... whacky/psychedelic. I'm hearin' The Small Faces

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

Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2013 9:31 pm
by QuangVuong
Campione and Avanti steel frames with wheels for only $30
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/bossley- ... 1026080335" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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

Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2013 1:12 pm
by Dan
Too small for me, otherwise there's no way I'd be listing it here....

Bianchi