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

[find_bruce]

Dear munga,

this bike was made for one of the executives at fosters - was a one off custom bike

david

- enigmathirteen

John Elliot was mad for cycling, loved it almost as much as he loved drinking beer

[find_bruce]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Custom-fixed ... 0465705%26

The original plan was to make it a geared bike, but he couldn't figure out where to run the cables

[Rob74]

Now that's a "Cycle Computer"

Rob

[munga]

this guy..
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... 1075911563" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[munga]

steep geometry and a rewelded downtube. interesting. not to mention 'rare' 105 groupset.

[frailer5]

Dear munga,

this bike was made for one of the executives at fosters - was a one off custom bike

david

- enigmathirteen

A bit vague on the tubing. Wonder if it's plain gauge...

[FuzzyDropbear]

If that fosters bike is the real deal then its a good collectors piece. I had wrongly assumed that someone had most likely put the decals on themselves. Wouldnt be hard to get them made and then put them on and clear coat.

Be interesting to see how much it goes for.

[Yankers]

The Fosters bike - is it actually being sold on ebay by Clarence Street Cycles in Sydney?

[QuangVuong]

Cheap Bike with what looks to be a full silver RX100 groupset.
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/port-mac ... 1023548820" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Anyone heading up Port Macquarie way from down here in Sydney and wouldn't mind picking this up for me?

[TedDancin]

The Fosters bike - is it actually being sold on ebay by Clarence Street Cycles in Sydney?

Yeah, the bike has been on display in their basement workshop for quite a while, and looks like it's being sold by the shop's eBay account. Looks good jn person. Has been relisted a few times, started at $1000 a couple if months ago.

[fletch62]

Cheap Colnago anyone?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/54CM-VINTAGE ... 1142945353

[bychosis]

Cheap Colnago anyone?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/54CM-VINTAGE ... 1142945353

Must be good, they've used soft focus. Although some lens flare would be better.

[barefoot]

steep geometry and a rewelded downtube. interesting. not to mention 'rare' 105 groupset.

The 105 has got me confused.

I have a 7-speed 500EX groupset in a box, waiting for the right frame to put it on. It came off a late '80s (fluoro yellow and turquoise fade over white) Malvern Star Triathlete.

All the information I can find suggests 500EX evolved into 105, like how 600 evolved into Ultegra.

But the existence of 6-speed 105 and 7-soeed 500EX kind of contradicts this timeline.

tim

[WyvernRH]

steep geometry and a rewelded downtube. interesting. not to mention 'rare' 105 groupset.

The 105 has got me confused.

I have a 7-speed 500EX groupset in a box, waiting for the right frame to put it on. It came off a late '80s (fluoro yellow and turquoise fade over white) Malvern Star Triathlete.

All the information I can find suggests 500EX evolved into 105, like how 600 evolved into Ultegra.

But the existence of 6-speed 105 and 7-soeed 500EX kind of contradicts this timeline.

tim

Well, I'm no Shimano expert but I well remember 105 first being launched in Evans Cycles shop in London UK (early 80's?) as the 'affordable' high quality Shimano groupset. You could buy the whole 12 spd groupset in a box for a very reasonable price with a choice of short or long arm rears. I was sorely tempted but very poor at the time having just got married
I thought the EX series stuff was considered just below the 'branded' 105 /600 level stuff and was mainly supplied as OEM to bike manufacturers? Quality always seemed much the same tho, just less polish.
Cheers
Richard

[QuangVuong]

steep geometry and a rewelded downtube. interesting. not to mention 'rare' 105 groupset.

The 105 has got me confused.

I have a 7-speed 500EX groupset in a box, waiting for the right frame to put it on. It came off a late '80s (fluoro yellow and turquoise fade over white) Malvern Star Triathlete.

All the information I can find suggests 500EX evolved into 105, like how 600 evolved into Ultegra.

But the existence of 6-speed 105 and 7-soeed 500EX kind of contradicts this timeline.

tim

That black 105 is known as the 1050 group. It has a screw on hub body, so 6 speed doesn't seem wrong. I believe it'll be after the Golden Arrow, and before the champagne 105SC 7/8(after STI) speed group.

[frailer5]

steep geometry and a rewelded downtube. interesting. not to mention 'rare' 105 groupset.

The 105 has got me confused.

I have a 7-speed 500EX groupset in a box, waiting for the right frame to put it on. It came off a late '80s (fluoro yellow and turquoise fade over white) Malvern Star Triathlete.

All the information I can find suggests 500EX evolved into 105, like how 600 evolved into Ultegra.

But the existence of 6-speed 105 and 7-soeed 500EX kind of contradicts this timeline.

tim

That black 105 is known as the 1055 group. It has a screw on hub body, so 6 speed doesn't seem wrong. I believe it'll be after the Golden Arrow, and before the champagne 105SC 7/8(after STI) speed group.

Mate, if you were doing Shimano Drivetrain Extension for your HSC, your ATAR would be through the roof!

[QuangVuong]

There's actually a bit on bicycles in Engineering, under Personal & Public Transport. Better start revising the Cro-Mo and Manganese Molybdenum steels, along with the Reynolds numbers in the text book.

And I really only know of the 105, and 600 groupsets, as that's all I use on my bikes.

[frailer5]

One advantage of 'maturity', (an understatement in my case), is not having to go through what you're about to in the next few months.

[LugNut]

I had a Golden Arrow group set!


And that was the day I learned about limit screws.

[Kermit TF]

Wooooo fair suck of the sav....thats not good...
I love the golden arrow gear....its, well, normally bullet-proof like all 80s shimano gear....unlike that italian stuff.

[munga]

steep geometry and a rewelded downtube. interesting. not to mention 'rare' 105 groupset.

The 105 has got me confused.

I have a 7-speed 500EX groupset in a box, waiting for the right frame to put it on. It came off a late '80s (fluoro yellow and turquoise fade over white) Malvern Star Triathlete.

All the information I can find suggests 500EX evolved into 105, like how 600 evolved into Ultegra.

But the existence of 6-speed 105 and 7-soeed 500EX kind of contradicts this timeline.

tim

That black 105 is known as the 1055 group. It has a screw on hub body, so 6 speed doesn't seem wrong. I believe it'll be after the Golden Arrow, and before the champagne 105SC 7/8(after STI) speed group.

except it's bronze olive, not black.

[munga]

kids today..

[im_no_pro]

Cheap Colnago anyone?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/54CM-VINTAGE ... 1142945353

Cheaper than his original listing (linked a couple of pages back)

[tekapo]

How much would a decent Specialised Sirus 89' with Shimano 105 go for these days?

[munga]

50-150