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Re: eBay prices on the rise, good time to sell old junk?
Postby Yankers » Sun Aug 18, 2013 4:29 pm
Imwit wrote:Cheap repco superlight nr melb
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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Re: eBay prices on the rise, good time to sell old junk?
Postby munga » Sun Aug 18, 2013 5:32 pm
superlite is either 53 or 56. that one looks more like 56.
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Re: eBay prices on the rise, good time to sell old junk?
Postby Imwit » Sun Aug 18, 2013 10:07 pm
cotterpin wrote:Don't be deceived by the stem mounted shift levers
Yeah. Why the stem mounted shifters?
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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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Re: eBay prices on the rise, good time to sell old junk?
Postby WyvernRH » Mon Aug 19, 2013 8:12 am
Imwit 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.
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Re: eBay prices on the rise, good time to sell old junk?
Postby jonbays » Mon Aug 19, 2013 9:53 am
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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Re: eBay prices on the rise, good time to sell old junk?
Postby metalrideroz » Mon Aug 19, 2013 12:24 pm
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Postby Dimitrizee » Mon Aug 19, 2013 12:57 pm
munga wrote:http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Classic-rare-High-Performance-Road-Bike-Sakae-SR-Litage-Campagnolo-/151099541014?pt=AU_Cycling_New_&hash=item232e3c0616&_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 ldrcycles » Mon Aug 19, 2013 6:34 pm
WyvernRH wrote:Imwit 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....
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Postby singlespeedscott » Mon Aug 19, 2013 8:20 pm
Reminiscent of a 1970's Sandman panel wagon. Very cool.
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Re: eBay prices on the rise, good time to sell old junk?
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
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?
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Re: eBay prices on the rise, good time to sell old junk?
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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Re: eBay prices on the rise, good time to sell old junk?
Postby frailer5 » Tue Aug 20, 2013 9:27 pm
Whoa... whacky/psychedelic. I'm hearin' The Small Faces
Ricardo Elite, '87 Keith Davis/Pegasus, '92 Team Miyata Ti.
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