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

[rangersac]

That is lovely, although I'm not so sure about the carbon bar. Replace that with say a Nitto Urban Riser or maybe something with a bit of sweep like the Nordeast and that would set it off beautifully.

[frailer5]

Very clean looking Superlite

Now when this seller says "nice condition for age" that is what you get. Pity its in WA

The Understatement School of Sales. Plus learned a new word... brinnelling

[Imwit]

anyone know what hapenned to the '26 (not) Speedwell and the Major Taylor bike? was emailing the guy but replies stopped and bikes not on Ebay anymore?

They didn't sell (or get relisted).

Morini, I didn't go to Goulburn for a look. That would have been sending a boy to do a mans job. To me it looked oldish, smallish and bike ish. Beyond that ..?

[morini]

anyone know what hapenned to the '26 (not) Speedwell and the Major Taylor bike? was emailing the guy but replies stopped and bikes not on Ebay anymore?

They didn't sell (or get relisted).

Morini, I didn't go to Goulburn for a look. That would have been sending a boy to do a mans job. To me it looked oldish, smallish and bike ish. Beyond that ..?

I work on the principle that if it's older than 1975 I don't need to own it or know anything about it. It looked ready for the tip in my opinion but then someone would have found it, had no idea, joined up here and then we'd be back into it again.

[koen]

Oh Chris! Haha. I bet if you found '74 Ducati you'd take it home

[mark field]

Oh Chris! Haha. I bet if you found '74 Ducati you'd take it home

not if i got to it first.

[bychosis]

Spotted a bike on gumtree yesterday, like this one. Contemplated buying it, but could find any details online and the ad only said orange road bike, no size or anything. At $120 was probably a fair price. No detail, no idea of size, difficult to arrange pickup meant I held off.

Flippers at work: http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/cameron- ... 1041238016 now it's $325 24hrs later.

There is a good chance the frame is cracked anyway. Looks like they had fixed the seatpost issue, but the headtube is the same old poor design & prone to cracking from the top & bottom & past the weld on either side.

bottom has fallen out of the flipper market, $175 now

[WyvernRH]

Oh Chris! Haha. I bet if you found '74 Ducati you'd take it home

not if i got to it first.

Already got one thank you

Richard

[morini]

Me too.

[mark field]

Me too.

best i can do is an 82 Pantah but its a start.

[Stuey]

Very clean looking Superlite

Now when this seller says "nice condition for age" that is what you get. Pity its in WA

Thanks, FWIW, this is mine. It really is as good as I've written up, and I was meticulous in the rebuild and setup. I'm pretty fussy...

[KGB]

And from the other side of the fence...
700c Shogun Ground Breaker running Deore LX. Switch the flat bars with drop bars and it becomes a cheap cyclocross bike or commuter.

I was really tempted by this one, I'd love to knock up a cheap CX bike but it's just too big.

[The Fixer]

Very clean looking Superlite

Now when this seller says "nice condition for age" that is what you get. Pity its in WA

Thanks, FWIW, this is mine. It really is as good as I've written up, and I was meticulous in the rebuild and setup. I'm pretty fussy...

Looks very nice, Stuey. Great job, there.

If only I had the room...

[Stuey]

Other than size of the bike, that's my other problem. I can't get in the shed...

[morini]

Me too.

best i can do is an 82 Pantah but its a start.

Yours probably goes..........mines been in a few bits for while now. I've always wished I could fit on Pantahs so I could own a road going TT2. Pantahs are absolutely brilliant bikes.

[rangersac]

Apparently this is character
And apparently this is a Colnago
Ricardo for resto
Bushbike beater with the old roller dynamo!

[morini]

I wonder why that supposed Colnago has mudguard lugs on the forks but not on the rear lugs?

[LugNut]

Bushbike beater with the old roller dynamo!

Old mountain bike names are the best.

[Discodan]

Not quite ebay but a tidy looking Katana going at R&K auctions tomorrow if someone's at a loose end at Leichardt. Cunningly labelled as 'a selection of metals'

http://rkta.com.au/auctions/calendar/52 ... furniture/

[find_bruce]

anyone know what hapenned to the '26 (not) Speedwell and the Major Taylor bike? was emailing the guy but replies stopped and bikes not on Ebay anymore?

I presume you have seen they are back on fleabay

[geoff_tewierik]

Trying to work out what the handlebars are on this.

[LugNut]

Bridgestone Mixte for peanuts, possibly lugged aluminium? Anyone want to chime in on that?

Also, if Melbournians could keep a little eye out for me...I'd like to have a run in the upcoming Dirty Deeds CX, so if ya spot anything XL that could make a cheap CX bike...!

[geoff_tewierik]

A "barn find" Kenevans for the taller rider.

[geoff_tewierik]

Also, if Melbournians could keep a little eye out for me...I'd like to have a run in the upcoming Dirty Deeds CX, so if ya spot anything XL that could make a cheap CX bike...!

Probably not your size, but an early '80s Alan CX frame

Same sized Colnago frame

A slightly bigger Concorde frame

[morini]

A "barn find" Kenevans for the taller rider.

....and he reckons he's only 185 cm ?????? That frame's massive. I want but can't have.