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

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Postby Dan » Tue Dec 04, 2012 8:03 pm

rkelsen wrote:Love the Avatar, btw...
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Postby sambo3 » Tue Dec 04, 2012 8:11 pm

A Kenevans with Campy 50th anniversary? I wish people would post better pics.
If correct this would be a bargain.

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/cotteslo ... 1010496031" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Postby grantw » Tue Dec 04, 2012 10:26 pm

A "Colnago 50th anniversay onsemble" no less.
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Postby dv » Wed Dec 05, 2012 1:30 am

Hi Guys
I was quick out of the blocks on the Petrus. I've developed a thing for Australian made frames...
The good news (for me) is that there's definitely no bend in the top tube. I did look pretty closely, as how you break a crank (a very nice campy crank too) without trashing the bike, I have no idea. The bike has some other nice campy parts (not too worn out, but I need to clean them up to be positive) and is very light......which is where the problems start. The issues are a few localised but serious spots of rust, both in the frame and on the forks. The tubing is so thin there cannot be much steel left under those spots - so I will have a really good look on the weekend to see how bad it is. Coming into xmas I will not be moving fast at all, and depending on the damage I find it may wind up a pretty long term project. The Petrus bikes (from what little I have been able to find) are no too common at all - so I will put it back as close to original as I can. This is assuming that the frame is not rusted through anywhere at all. I think the forks are OK, but they will need to be re-chromed. In any case - as you guys pointed out - it was perhaps not a "steal" - but I think it was definitely worth a punt. And it's a piece of Australian cycling history built (I think) by Peter Brotherton - but mid to late 80s, not 60s!....
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Postby dubrat » Wed Dec 05, 2012 8:32 am

Buy some Ranex rust converter... You will be surprised at how we it will come up....

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Postby dubrat » Wed Dec 05, 2012 8:33 am

Double post soz

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Postby WyvernRH » Wed Dec 05, 2012 9:06 am

dv wrote:<snip>, as how you break a crank (a very nice campy crank too) without trashing the bike, I have no idea. <snip>
Cheers
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I haven't seen the pictures but I'm assuming the crank snapped at the pedal hole? Campag had a whole batch of these back in the late 70's early 80's that had a problem with the crank snapping at the pedal hole under load. Not just hunky racers either, normal people managed to break them. As you say depending on what you were doing at the time a bent top tube was often the result along with various bodily injuries (but not always thankfully) . They wiggled out of a recall (in Europe at least) so the dodgy batch slowly carried on breaking over many years depending on use.
Something to do with the alloy composition being wrong and post forge working causing micro-cracks was the excuse if IRRC.
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Postby Dan » Wed Dec 05, 2012 9:14 am

Dan wrote:Also, an Olmo worth keeping an eye on
Went for $155. Even in Thron, that's a good deal.

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Postby Torana68 » Wed Dec 05, 2012 9:17 am

[quote="dv"]Hi Guys
I was quick out of the blocks on the Petrus. I've developed a thing for Australian made frames...
The good news (for me) is that there's definitely no bend in the top tube.

now buy that Kenevans.....post up some pickies of the Petrus when you can :D
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Postby Torana68 » Wed Dec 05, 2012 9:25 am

priced and described correctly!
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Postby Dan » Wed Dec 05, 2012 9:35 am

for those on the hunt for ALAN

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Postby grantw » Wed Dec 05, 2012 10:03 am

Dan wrote:for those on the hunt for ALAN
There's a glut! Surely the prices will droop now :)
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Postby cray- » Wed Dec 05, 2012 11:19 am

sambo3 wrote:A Kenevans with Campy 50th anniversary? I wish people would post better pics.
If correct this would be a bargain.
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/cotteslo ... 1010496031" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
And it's just been taken down, did you grab it Sambo? Pics told nothing but it's a pretty niche mark, not like all the numptys trying to flip fakenagos.
dv wrote:Hi Guys
I was quick out of the blocks on the Petrus. I've developed a thing for Australian made frames...
Good luck with it, keen to see some decent detail pics of it's current state, start up a resto thread so we can follow the progress.

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Postby sambo3 » Wed Dec 05, 2012 11:35 am

cray- wrote:
sambo3 wrote:A Kenevans with Campy 50th anniversary? I wish people would post better pics.
If correct this would be a bargain.
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/cotteslo ... 1010496031" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
And it's just been taken down, did you grab it Sambo? Pics told nothing but it's a pretty niche mark, not like all the numptys trying to flip fakenagos.
dv wrote:Hi Guys
I was quick out of the blocks on the Petrus. I've developed a thing for Australian made frames...
Good luck with it, keen to see some decent detail pics of it's current state, start up a resto thread so we can follow the progress.
Yep good grab with the Petrus, I was second in line there for that, be great to see some quality pics when you get to restoring it.
Again Cray I was second through for the Kenevans. Hope someone here nabbed that as well.

Looks like I will be forever the bridesmaid when in comes to quality finds on Gumtree ; )

cheers
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Postby dubrat » Wed Dec 05, 2012 11:43 am

i'm keen to know what this group on the Colnago????

50th Anni SR Campagnolo or 35th Anni SR Colnago or neither

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Postby grantw » Wed Dec 05, 2012 11:59 am

familyguy wrote:
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Postby dv » Wed Dec 05, 2012 12:57 pm

WyvernRH wrote:
dv wrote:<snip>, as how you break a crank (a very nice campy crank too) without trashing the bike, I have no idea. <snip>
Cheers
dv
I haven't seen the pictures but I'm assuming the crank snapped at the pedal hole? Campag had a whole batch of these back in the late 70's early 80's that had a problem with the crank snapping at the pedal hole under load.
Cheers
Richard
Thanks Richard
It snapped a fair way below the pedal hole, but it still sounds like a possibility. I'm no expert, but judging from the break there may have been a casting defect.

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Postby Velo13 » Wed Dec 05, 2012 1:15 pm

Dan wrote:
Dan wrote:Also, an Olmo worth keeping an eye on
Went for $155. Even in Thron, that's a good deal.
A great deal .....

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Postby 5antos » Wed Dec 05, 2012 1:52 pm

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sambo wrote:Again Cray I was second through for the Kenevans. Hope someone here nabbed that as well.
Picked up the Kenevans this morning. No 50th anniversary anything but rather a mix of mid 80s Campag bits 'n pieces. Think this was a result of miscommunication rather than misrepresentation. Background is the frame was (allegedly) custom made by Ken Evans for the sellers father back when he was competing internationally. Only have a quarter of the story and will talk to the original owner to fill in the rest.

Nice frame though. Reynolds 753. Needs some work - lots of rust speckles in the paint. Been hanging up for too long. A bit of history and importantly my size so figured I'd give it a go. Not such a massive bargain but fair for what it is.
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Postby rkelsen » Wed Dec 05, 2012 2:24 pm

Is there something in the water over there in Perth?

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Postby dubrat » Wed Dec 05, 2012 2:44 pm

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/devonpor ... 1010529087" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Postby grantw » Wed Dec 05, 2012 6:18 pm

Well from that distance it could anything, probably is 8) But for $60...
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Postby Dan » Wed Dec 05, 2012 7:41 pm

Saronni with some ultegra bits. Hour to go

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