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

[LugNut]

Big Apollo 3.5 in Mornington. That Golden Arrow group set was the precursor to 105.

[silentbutdeadly]

Singular Peregrine
I didn't even know about Singular until I saw this, what a beautiful bike. Asking too much IMO, the build spec is not particularly nice and pre dates the frame. Still, somebody might be willing to snap it up for that, I know Scott was looking for something similar.

I like Singular's and this is not a bad build but Old Mate is asking retail. If the bike actually fit me I'd pop for $1,200 given that Larry is off loading the frameset for around $500 at the moment and the V Blunt wheelset is worth about the same.

[QuangVuong]

$150 Trek 2300 with 105/RX100 mix! Looks in great condition too.
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/pottsvil ... 1028966844" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Discodan]

$150 Trek 2300 with 105/RX100 mix! Looks in great condition too.
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/pottsvil ... 1028966844" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I'd buy that for the pedals alone, the rest of the bike's pretty tempting too

[LugNut]

Singular Peregrine
I didn't even know about Singular until I saw this, what a beautiful bike. Asking too much IMO, the build spec is not particularly nice and pre dates the frame. Still, somebody might be willing to snap it up for that, I know Scott was looking for something similar.

Larry is off loading the frameset for around $500 at the moment

I got all excited! Frame is 900 marked down to 700. Still, I punched the numbers and he's asking a fair bit more than it's worth in bits.

I'd probably +1 for $1200.

[Mulger bill]

Singular Peregrine
I didn't even know about Singular until I saw this, what a beautiful bike. Asking too much IMO, the build spec is not particularly nice and pre dates the frame. Still, somebody might be willing to snap it up for that, I know Scott was looking for something similar.

Larry is off loading the frameset for around $500 at the moment

I got all excited! Frame is 900 marked down to 700. Still, I punched the numbers and he's asking a fair bit more than it's worth in bits.

I'd probably +1 for $1200.

Damn, I'd jump at the frameset at around $500, disc braked FG goodness

[LugNut]

I'm hogging this thread a bit at the moment - I'll quieten down once I've shared my eBay win of the month....

"Old School Japanese Bike" no other information, 1 half decent photo.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Oldschool-Ja ... true&rt=nc" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I threw down a tentative bid of $99, and won it for that. I think this is the third time that I have been to Frankston to pick up a bike, and the third time that I have forgotten that Frankston is way way further away than I assume it is. After nearly an hour in the car I arrived in Franga, chatted to the seller, handed over the money, and left without so much as a glance at the bike, as I wanted to save the weirdo-beardo excitement bit for when I was alone.
As I wheeled it away to the car I snuck a peak at it, and sure enough I spotted that the riser bars were made by Nitto! Although I was dying to get down on all fours and drool over the bike right there in the driveway, I let the excitement simmer and walked back to the car without glancing at it again. When I leaned it against the gutter for a proper gaze, I spent a good 10 minutes admiring it.

Nitto riser Bars
Nitto Pearl 8 stem (bling bling! Already a bargain)
Suntour XC front hub, front and rear Araya rims, good condition Panaracer front tyre. Always a nice bonus to get a good tyre.
Deore drivetrain and canti brakes, crappy replacement RD. Meh. I will probably swap to indexed gearing anyway.
Sugino Super Maxy triple cranks, the nice 50.4 BCD version.
Sugino seat post, and a really nice Suntour quick release seat post binder bolt to top it all off.

Here's a few photos snapped in the shed. Frame is made from Tange Champion 'Motocross' steel, It has an Araya badge on the head tube, and I can see the remains of an Araya sticker on the down tube, I would take a swing at Kuwahara made but I really don't know. Super nice anyway! The camera flash accentuates the scratches, the scratches on the bars are actually hardly noticeable.

it will have a new home with a close friend as a Bike Packing dirt tourer.


IMG_2244 by biekomelbourne, on Flickr

IMG_2245 by biekomelbourne, on Flickr

[singlespeedscott]

IMG_2244 by biekomelbourne, on Flickr

IMG_2245 by biekomelbourne, on Flickr

Another nice Melbourne find LugNut. Recon firming my belief that the place has all the good stuff.

What size are the wheels?

More photos please?

[morini]

Wasn't someone on here looking for one of these a while back? An Apollo Kosciusko MTB, on the Gold Coast.

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/pacific- ... 1029009766" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[WestcoastPete]

Top work LugNut!!

[Kermit TF]

Hmmm Id be all over that MTB if it where 1000kms further south
Ditto...noice find there lugnut..

[LugNut]

Tange 2 Chromed Touring Bike

[QuangVuong]

Hmmm Id be all over that MTB if it where 1000kms further south
Ditto...noice find there lugnut..

Is that MTB any special? My mate has a Apollo Himalaya with the Exage parts together with what looks to be the original gumwall tyres in perfect condition. I reckon I can trade it with some new Kmart MTBSO or a small amount of cash.

[grantw]

Tange 2 Chromed Touring Bike

Quite a nice find.

[HappyHumber]

Hmmm Id be all over that MTB if it where 1000kms further south

Ditto, if it were about 3,500/4,000km Sou'Sou'West or so Looks a reasonable sized frame for those clearances.

[HappyHumber]

Another nice Melbourne find LugNut. Recon firming my belief that the place has all the good stuff.
What size are the wheels?
More photos please?

+1 & +1. Start a seperate thread if you like...... Very interesting early MTB/Hybrid, with pretty decent quality bits.

They're not 650b sized wheels by any chance are they?

[xerlex]

Tange 2 Chromed Touring Bike

Centurion Pro Tour.

[Kermit TF]

Hmmm Id be all over that MTB if it where 1000kms further south
Ditto...noice find there lugnut..

Is that MTB any special? My mate has a Apollo Himalaya with the Exage parts together with what looks to be the original gumwall tyres in perfect condition. I reckon I can trade it with some new Kmart MTBSO or a small amount of cash.

The kozciuosko was one of the earliest mtb availabe in Oz.. And not many survive..Other than that, its a bit low spec.

[singlespeedscott]

Hmmm Id be all over that MTB if it where 1000kms further south
Ditto...noice find there lugnut..

Is that MTB any special? My mate has a Apollo Himalaya with the Exage parts together with what looks to be the original gumwall tyres in perfect condition. I reckon I can trade it with some new Kmart MTBSO or a small amount of cash.

The kozciuosko was one of the earliest mtb availabe in Oz.. And not many survive..Other than that, its a bit low spec.

The Himalaya was the second from the top spec mtb for Apollo.

[LG]

The Himalaya was the second from the top spec mtb for Apollo.

What could possibly be higher than the Himalaya?

[QuangVuong]

The Himalaya was the second from the top spec mtb for Apollo.

What could possibly be higher than the Himalaya?

MTB’s that year were:
Base Model - Kosciusko – Hi Tensile Frame
Middle of Range - Himalaya
Top Model - Cascade – Tange Cr Mo Frame

Rob.

So if I want a nice classic MTB, I should grab my mate's Himalaya, before he chucks it out or something?

[LG]

Well I take issue with Apollo's naming protocol. No way the Cascade Mtn's should top the Himalaya .

[Clydesdale Scot]

What could possibly be higher than the Himalaya?

Mt Everest from Drukair flight Paro (Bhutan)>New Delhi 26 Sept 2013

[singlespeedscott]

Well I take issue with Apollo's naming protocol. No way the Cascade Mtn's should top the Himalaya .

The Cascade was made by Kuwahara for the US and Canadian markets, hence the Cascade name, and where sold there as Apollo's as well. I think Apollo Australia just grabbed some for themselves to sell here. From what I can workout the Aussie and US bikes are identical.

[LugNut]

There's an Apollo Cascade for sale in Melbourne with a totally rad paint job.
Funky Funky

Recon firming my belief that the place has all the good stuff.
What size are the wheels?
More photos please?

You're right, the eBay grass is looking pretty green in Melbourne this week, it's vintage MTB galore.
Peugeot Hurricane

I just assumed the wheels were 26", I will double check though - 650B would be a pleasant surprise. I'll snap a few pictures once I clean it up a little bit, it's next (ish) in the build queue.