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Bikes: 72 Cilo Pacer, 72 Gitane GT, 72 Peugeot PX10, 73 Speedwell Ti,l, 75 Peugeot PR-10L, 80 Colnago Super, 81 Zinn, 85 ALAN Cross, 85 De Rosa Pro, 86 Look 753, 86 Look KG86, 89 Parkpre Team, 90 Parkpre Team MTB, 90 Merlin
Originally Posted by
Barchettaman
Just for everyone's information, I have followed several EM framesets on ebay.be (the Belgian site, obviously) and they go for very little money this side of the pond.
My neighbour just sold a 58cm SLX Merckx for less than €200. The components were poor but the frame was extremely sound.
Lots of bargains still over here - and as I am working for 6 weeks in Lille next year (just over the Belgian border) I may see what I can find.... will report back!
But what's with the poor descriptions? I did some browsing and find some interesting listings
like this one or
this one or
this one with generic titles ("velo de course" or road bike, or simply "velo"), poor photos, scant description of components, and not even a mention of the bike manufacturer. That said, poor descriptions do tend to keep the prices down, so maybe I shouldn't complain.
EDIT: Then again, that last listing is from the town of Silly.
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Last edited by gaucho777; 09-21-10 at 04:53 PM.