That and the gears on the vertical shaft between the handlebars and pedals hahaha!grantw wrote:cray- wrote:$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.
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Postby frailer5 » Tue Oct 23, 2012 5:44 pm
Probably what 'downtube' is in German, translated.ldrcycles wrote:That and the gears on the vertical shaft between the handlebars and pedals hahaha!grantw wrote:cray- wrote:$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.
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Postby cray- » Tue Oct 23, 2012 5:50 pm
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Campagnolo-2 ... 2a241bbfee" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
USD$219.95 (+shipping) for a seat post? What kind of people pay this money for an old alloy seat post?
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Postby cray- » Tue Oct 23, 2012 6:04 pm
English to German and back to English:frailer5 wrote:Probably what 'downtube' is in German, translated.
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Ricardo Viva male pushbike - blue and white. Padded curved down handlebars, reflectors on the wheels and pedals, rack package operated over the rear wheel, bell, hand brakes on curved handlebars, gear wheels on a vertical shaft between the handlebars and pedals. White male space. Drink bottle holder. Clip on forward-looking lighting. In good condition.
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Postby grantw » Tue Oct 23, 2012 6:35 pm
I guess the kind of people who have 27.4mm seat tube inner diameters. That extra 2mm is worth a monkey or twocray- wrote:Searching for a seat post for my junker train station Malvern Star and came across this:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Campagnolo-2 ... 2a241bbfee" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
USD$219.95 (+shipping) for a seat post? What kind of people pay this money for an old alloy seat post?
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Postby morini » Wed Oct 24, 2012 9:16 am
It's one of their plastic jobbies. I think I've got a couple but they're prone to cracking.frailer5 wrote: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.
http://velobase.com/CompImages/RDeraill ... 5432E.jpeg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Postby rkelsen » Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:00 am
At the current price ($0.99), it's not a bad deal. Wouldn't pay more than that though.grantw wrote:Fakenago anyone? http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Vintage-Coln ... 2c693c7506" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Postby frailer5 » Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:02 am
Interesting. I think Simplex came unstuck in the early 60s by using some sort of 'super plastic'. I had such a simple thing on my bike, in the day... 4 speed? Can't remember... Treated it with kid gloves, rightly so, I think. But at least it got me up from the Longueville shore-front after an afternoon's racing on a 12 ft skiff. The tailing nor'-easter on the Artarmon ridge on the run home to North Sydney I still remember as bliss, though.morini wrote:It's one of their plastic jobbies. I think I've got a couple but they're prone to cracking.frailer5 wrote: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.
http://velobase.com/CompImages/RDeraill ... 5432E.jpeg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
On another topic, can one of our burlier members here be given the address of the PITA who floods 'Road Bikes' with kiddie-bikes on fleabay? There is a Kids Bikes category, fer cryin' out loud. What could they be possibly thinking of gaining. But that's fleabay, I guess.
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Postby cray- » Wed Oct 24, 2012 11:26 am
Is 27.4mm uncommon? There is a no-name jobbie going for $15.grantw wrote:I guess the kind of people who have 27.4mm seat tube inner diameters. That extra 2mm is worth a monkey or twocray- wrote:USD$219.95 (+shipping) for a seat post? What kind of people pay this money for an old alloy seat post?
If the seat post I linked above is worth $219.95 those cranks have got to be worth a couple $1000 easy right? Add the hubs, headset and other bits and bobs and I'm thinking I might cash in an take a year off work. WOOHOO!rkelsen wrote:At the current price ($0.99), it's not a bad deal. Wouldn't pay more than that though.grantw wrote:Fakenago anyone? http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Vintage-Coln ... 2c693c7506" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Postby find_bruce » Wed Oct 24, 2012 11:34 am
Besides anyone who claims "For a one time listing only,offered for a quick sale." and then lists it twice also sets off minor warnings
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Postby grantw » Wed Oct 24, 2012 12:00 pm
That fork looks a little bent to me in the non drive side photo, but it could just be the angle. In any case it's not really worth the buy it now price.frailer5 wrote:Still looking on behalf of my diminutive work colleague, on limited budget. Should this be steered clear of? That rust around the lugging looks a bit to serious, though I may be wrong.
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Postby familyguy » Wed Oct 24, 2012 12:49 pm
Thats a typical spot that rust will start if its had a front-on shunt, cause it cracks the paintwork and clearcoat just enough for it to start. But there's no corresponding mark under the DT, so it's not definitive. Maybe it just had a spanner dropped on it there yonks ago, who knows?
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Postby rkelsen » Wed Oct 24, 2012 12:51 pm
Yeah. It's a NOS Campagnolo GS. The kind of person who would need it wouldn't think twice about paying $220 for it.cray- wrote:Is 27.4mm uncommon?
Maybe not, but they are worth significantly more than the rest of the bike. They'd probably go for $100 to $150 on ebay on the right day.cray- wrote:If the seat post I linked above is worth $219.95 those cranks have got to be worth a couple $1000 easy right?
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Postby BRLVR.v2 » Wed Oct 24, 2012 3:13 pm
Note the black tape on top tube corresponds with the shifter rust. Whats under that tape, looks likeit fresher than everything else too?familyguy wrote:Agree with above. Not worth $245. Maybe $145, and even then it needs close checking. The fork may be bent. You see the tiny corrosion patches between the shifters in this picture?
Thats a typical spot that rust will start if its had a front-on shunt, cause it cracks the paintwork and clearcoat just enough for it to start. But there's no corresponding mark under the DT, so it's not definitive. Maybe it just had a spanner dropped on it there yonks ago, who knows?
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Postby familyguy » Wed Oct 24, 2012 4:12 pm
Good call. It'd possibly be bent there too if it was in a stack.BRLVR.v2 wrote: Note the black tape on top tube corresponds with the shifter rust. Whats under that tape, looks likeit fresher than everything else too?
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Postby BRLVR.v2 » Wed Oct 24, 2012 4:37 pm
Everything on that bike is old and faded, except for 2 pieces of shiny new looking electrical tape wrapped on odd spots of the frame for no good reason. Top Tube and RH seat stay at top ???? Rust around Head tube lug and fork is off putting as well, and It's a fugly Unicrown fork too.familyguy wrote:Good call. It'd possibly be bent there too if it was in a stack.BRLVR.v2 wrote: Note the black tape on top tube corresponds with the shifter rust. Whats under that tape, looks likeit fresher than everything else too?
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Postby grantw » Wed Oct 24, 2012 7:56 pm
Well spotted. Needle in a haystack there. You'll have to buy it now and let us know what it isLG wrote:The green bike in the centre of pic 4 in this bunch looks interesting - double fork crown, wing nuts on front wheel. Just have to buy a whole heap of rubbish to get it http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Cycling-Bike ... 337d3b807f" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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