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

[rkelsen]

Hipster!

[munga]

yep, i had that sort of light on my op-shop bike in high school.
i recall the bike had stem shifters, so in the interest of fashion, i move them down to the downtube.
sure, it crimped the tube a bit, but i looked so much cooler!

[dubrat]

i like dis

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1981-KOGA-MI ... 1c2c21cc37" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Vern Stralam]

Track restoration project

[find_bruce]

Track restoration project

Am I correct in assuming that the wheel & hub came from another bike ? The reason I ask is that I am struggling to imagine anyone building a bike with no brakes and a freewheel hub

[rkelsen]

I don't think that's a track bike. Look at the geometry. It screams "roadster".

During the 1950's, practically every bike made in Australia had rear-facing ends. Probably not the original wheels.

[Vern Stralam]

I don't think its 1950's. 1940's lugwork, not drilled for brakes and mudguards, no mudguard eyelets on front fork ends...

[rkelsen]

I think the same would apply a decade either way.

Could have had a coaster brake originally.

[scratchman]

I don't think that's a track bike. Look at the geometry. It screams "roadster".

During the 1950's, practically every bike made in Australia had rear-facing ends. Probably not the original wheels.

Yep, I think you're right, maybe dual purpose club racer at best

[Dan]

Worth it for the description alone.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/GIRO-Ventoux ... 600wt_1180" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[munga]

gold.

[sunho]

Bahahaha classic. "On the gear".
Ebay hall of fame.

I've noticed that some people list items to get extra search hits by writing "NOT Brand1 Brand2 Brand3"

Quite clever...




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[find_bruce]

I've noticed that some people list items to get extra search hits by writing "NOT Brand1 Brand2 Brand3"

Quite clever...

It is one of thethings that really gets up my nose - I can understand it if you have some obscure brand that is of a similar standard, but most of the time it is some BSO that the person is worth more than $2.50.

So putting "NOT Brand1 Brand2 Brand3" is most likely to result in me filtering your ad out completely

[WyvernRH]

I don't think that's a track bike. Look at the geometry. It screams "roadster".

During the 1950's, practically every bike made in Australia had rear-facing ends. Probably not the original wheels.

Yep, I think you're right, maybe dual purpose club racer at best

Well, I think roadster is a bit cruel
Probably a lower/mid level racer/sports? Remember that a lot of brakes from this period (Philco, Resilion etc) did not require drillings to mount and and there were also people rode high quality bicycles around the countryside but didn't regard racing as the be-all and end-all of cycling
Cheers
Richard

[find_bruce]

An interesting strategy.

Buy a Cecil Walker bike on ebay for $68.

List same bike on Gumtree for $150

[grantw]

An interesting strategy.

Buy a Cecil Walker bike on ebay for $68.

List same bike on Gumtree for $150

Likely just covering the costs of the "recent service" which looking at the chain and cluster, didn't extend that far

[spewyewi]

My brother in laws vanity project...

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... 050wt_1397" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

hardly ridden, hung in the garage...1989? Klein Quantum..everything else nearly new or new...shame about the Durace hubs..I wanted them.

[Stuey]

Nice bike...but surely that's not a 56cm C-C seat tube? Looks more like 52 or even less.

[Hamster]

Nice bike.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Rare-SPEZZOT ... 6032wt_952

[ldrcycles]

Nice bike.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Rare-SPEZZOT ... 6032wt_952

I'd rather the Collie in the background .

[spewyewi]

Nice bike...but surely that's not a 56cm C-C seat tube? Looks more like 52 or even less.

yeah, i've been trying to tell him that, I think he's measuring it to the seat tube collar and not C-C, either that or his tape measure is f*cked..dunno...I tried to ride it about 4 years ago when he built it and it was way too little for me...

[frailer5]

Suppose most here have seen the small green Europa (Columbus tubing) in Melb. But what struck me was the Ofmega Brevetto RD. Left field... Most definitely not slant parallelogram... (pre '84 or not...). I guess rarity becomes a collectors magnet, at some point.

[grantw]

Suppose most here have seen the small green Europa (Columbus tubing) in Melb. But what struck me was the Ofmega Brevetto RD. Left field... Most definitely not slant parallelogram... (pre '84 or not...). I guess rarity becomes a collectors magnet, at some point.

Yep I posted a link to it on the Europa thread. That ofmega stuff looks pretty cool to me.

Here's a nice looking Raleigh Comp, just up the road from me as it happens http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... TQ:AU:1123" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[cray-]

$80 Ricardo Viva in Perth, maybe someone from the Ricardo Appreciation Society will be interested? Looks like a Tange 900/1000 sticker, can't pick the groupo.

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/nedlands ... 1008396703" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[grantw]

$80 Ricardo Viva in Perth, maybe someone from the Ricardo Appreciation Society will be interested? Looks like a Tange 900/1000 sticker, can't pick the groupo.

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/nedlands ... 1008396703" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The description is hilarious. Hand operated brakes ftw.