X Frame Raleigh from the 1930s
06-29-08 | 05:33 PM
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十人十色
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X Frame Raleigh from the 1930s
Thought some of you might be interested in this bike just sold on ebay UK for £235 ($470)...
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=330246505821
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=330246505821
06-29-08 | 09:49 PM
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Now that would make for one heck of a fixie
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06-30-08 | 03:09 AM
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From: Gloucester, England.
Bikes: Mercian, Viscount x2, Holdworth La Quelda, Gundle Trade Bike, Williams/Mercian Tourer, Itera,
I saw this one on ebay and thought of bidding until it went crazy. (As I thought!)
Instead I got a 20s (?) Swift loop-frame for £35.
https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWN:IT&ih=006
Won't know if it's a bargain until I pick it up though....
Poor photo and only two newbie bidders might just be cool.
Instead I got a 20s (?) Swift loop-frame for £35.
https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWN:IT&ih=006
Won't know if it's a bargain until I pick it up though....
Poor photo and only two newbie bidders might just be cool.
06-30-08 | 08:16 AM
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Ah, so you got that! I watchlisted it out of interest. Looks okay but then, I think that because it's old and anything that survives that long is okay to me.
Yes, the X went for a lot but never having seen one myself I assume it's a 'rare, collector's item'. I expected it to go for a lot. It looks pretty hard to get comfortable on, though.
The Tiverton Tourist went for £36, a pound more than I bid. I'm now looking at https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...:X:AAQ:GB:1123
If it's old enough I think I'll buy it. It's huge, though. I've asked the seller what the stand-over height is as I don't want to hurt myself. It's 25.5 inches c to t.
Did you see this?
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=230261019489
I would have gone to around $350 if the seller had been anyone other that the Sultan of Flakeland. It's a lovely frame.
Yes, the X went for a lot but never having seen one myself I assume it's a 'rare, collector's item'. I expected it to go for a lot. It looks pretty hard to get comfortable on, though.
The Tiverton Tourist went for £36, a pound more than I bid. I'm now looking at https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...:X:AAQ:GB:1123
If it's old enough I think I'll buy it. It's huge, though. I've asked the seller what the stand-over height is as I don't want to hurt myself. It's 25.5 inches c to t.
Did you see this?
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=230261019489
I would have gone to around $350 if the seller had been anyone other that the Sultan of Flakeland. It's a lovely frame.
06-30-08 | 10:08 AM
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That thing has about the shortest effective top tube length I've ever seen. I can't imagine steering that without bumping one's knees with the handlebars.
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06-30-08 | 03:38 PM
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From: Gloucester, England.
Bikes: Mercian, Viscount x2, Holdworth La Quelda, Gundle Trade Bike, Williams/Mercian Tourer, Itera,
I never saw the like of the UK Dawes, but they made so many different machines a lot of them are unknowns now.
Might be a good buy though... Looks like late 70s early 80s with the chain-guard.
The Galaxy I liked a lot but they are so xxxxing expensive
The Swift is still an unknown cos the seller is not good at communicating, but I'll post pics when I set eyes on it.
Just have a feeling about it.
The seller is a theatre costume supplier and bought it as a prop in a play about Sunbeams.
So it might even be a Sunbeam in the end.
It looks as if it has a late 3 speed trigger in the pic.
Part of the fun though.
You never know till you see sometimes.
Might be a good buy though... Looks like late 70s early 80s with the chain-guard.
The Galaxy I liked a lot but they are so xxxxing expensive
The Swift is still an unknown cos the seller is not good at communicating, but I'll post pics when I set eyes on it.
Just have a feeling about it.
The seller is a theatre costume supplier and bought it as a prop in a play about Sunbeams.
So it might even be a Sunbeam in the end.
It looks as if it has a late 3 speed trigger in the pic.
Part of the fun though.
You never know till you see sometimes.
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