Why buy a top-of-the-line bike...
10-21-07, 04:24 PM
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Why buy a top-of-the-line bike...
Why buy a top-of-the-line bike...
... when you can buy a 50 year old rear derailleur for the same price
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=190163020817
... when you can buy a 50 year old rear derailleur for the same price
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=190163020817
10-21-07, 04:40 PM
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I wonder if a vintage Shimano derailler would fetch such a price....
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10-21-07, 04:47 PM
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Oh man, finally!!
(BillyD feverishly checking his bank accounts)
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10-21-07, 05:27 PM
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Hmm, and I threw one of those away a couple of years ago - it was 50 years old, too, but used.
10-21-07, 05:33 PM
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I should buy a bunch of Tiagra components, and lock them away for 50 years. Much cheaper then 401k's
10-21-07, 05:34 PM
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10-21-07, 05:40 PM
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Makes you wonder what it would be worth one day if you just bought a brand new Record group and stashed it in your garage for 50 years...
But wasn't that one of the very first paralellogram-linkage rear derailleurs? IIRC Shimano was still waiting for someone else to design it before they could mass-produce it and undercut the competition.
But wasn't that one of the very first paralellogram-linkage rear derailleurs? IIRC Shimano was still waiting for someone else to design it before they could mass-produce it and undercut the competition.
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10-21-07, 05:46 PM
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with the exception of the toothless jockey wheels, it looks a lot like the RD's that are on modern day Walmart bikes.
10-21-07, 06:48 PM
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I smell a rat.
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Oh snap! That would be an expensive group. Too bad I dont have a penny farthing to put it on........
10-21-07, 08:00 PM
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The bid's currently up to $6,100 USD, but with the falling dollar, that's equivalent to $18.99 Euro.
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10-21-07, 08:22 PM
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Good One
Yeah, the dollar sucks. If you look at the bids, you'll notice that they're all from the same two people, so there are either two people who really want that thing, or it's a scam, and they're trying to get a legitimate bidder to bid at the last minute. Assuming the bids are real, holy crap.
10-21-07, 09:54 PM
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Look at the other crap the winning bidder bought for hundreds of dollars each !! Must be some bored billionaire starting a museum.
Time for me to do round 2 of selling my old bicycle junk in the basement.
Time for me to do round 2 of selling my old bicycle junk in the basement.
10-21-07, 10:00 PM
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IT'S DEFINITELY A SCAM. how i know? I've seen the front derailleur goes for 12 dollars...and there was only 1 bidder who eventually won the item.
Yeah, the dollar sucks. If you look at the bids, you'll notice that they're all from the same two people, so there are either two people who really want that thing, or it's a scam, and they're trying to get a legitimate bidder to bid at the last minute. Assuming the bids are real, holy crap.