Very nice, Sixty Fiver. I want pictures of you carrying them on the bike. I did see you mention it on the utility rides thread.

Most excellent :thumb:

Cheers,
Chris

Near mint Schwinn Varsity
 

Picked this up over the weekend, all cleaned up. I added the sporty fenders. Just needs new rubber..:thumb:

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Sweet!!,,,,BD

Those should be sealed cartridge hubs too, I believe? 1988 they went to black rims and hubs, but they look nearly identical to the wheels on mine.

That is the coolest "dork disc" I have EVER seen. Nice find :thumb:

I have been looking forward to being able to build my own pannier bags for a long time and was really happy to find a machine that can handle this level of work... it's American made, has no plastic parts or belts and is a gear driven machine that can easily handle canvas and garment leather as well as doing finer everyday work.

Was also thinking I would whip up some tool bags and could also make my own moose mitts / pogies now as well.

So, I hope this is the right place to ask this, as Ive already posted it here, but I was just offered £60 for the Raleigh in as is condition. Its on Ebay, due to sudden time commitments, has about 14 people watching it at the moment, and someone messaged me offering cash as a buy it now. My gut feeling says it would be a bad idea to take the cash up front, but does anyone have anything further to add?
Seems to me that even parting it out would make the same money ive been offered there.

Offer sounds low for a 501 bike, and I personally never end an auction early. Do your research on what similar bikes have sold for, and if 60 pounds is a good offer, take it.

I just picked this up today at a local recyclers. Does anyone know if it is a 1971 UE 18?

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Definately a UE-18 and the year could be right but dating old Peugeots is a guessing game.

Whatever it is, that chainguard is probably the most valuable component on that bike.
It's also gorgeous. Nice catch.
-Gene-

I picked up this steel Guerciotti cross frame a few months ago. It came with some of the parts. I'm slowly building it up for next years racing season. The brooks pro wont be staying on the bike, just needed something to put on for fit.
sorry for the crap iphone pics but I havent had time to get proper ones.

all of the pics can be found here

http://www.brian-payne.com/gallery/m...serialNumber=2

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can anyone tell the year or any info by the serial? Wp8006598

:twitchy::love: My size and my color!

just testing posting a pic

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trying it this way now. Sorry for the noise

Here is my just-home CL find, a nice starter bike for my 13 y o son. It popped up on Chicago CL yesterday for $25. I replied immediately and was apparently first. The guy called me and we agreed on a deal, but by that time I would not have been able to make the 1.5 hr drive out to get the bike then back into town to pick up son from school, so he agreed to keep it until this morning. Then last night he emailed me that he had about 20 more emails and felt he was giving the bike away at $25. I asked him what he thought was fair and pointed to a similar bike on eBay that is attracting no attention at $100. So he suggested $65 and I said fine. This was a bike he'd gotten new when he was 13 and a couple of our bikes have come from original owners like that. In such a situation it's more important to me that everyone be happy with the deal than to get the absolute bottom price. Call it karma or call me a sucker, I know my son is going to be very happy with this:

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1985 Fuji Allegro. Needs cleaning and a bit of touch-up, new rubber and cables; will get red bar tape, and a reflector-ectomy. Too bad it isn't an '86 as there were upgrades that year, but oh well!

Looks good Chicago Al! Glad it worked out for you!

That is a very beautiful bike, Al! And I have reverse-negotiated before... my current bike was offered to me at $60, but I offered him $200. We settled on $100.

Al - great story. That's the spirit, really. A good price is never bad, but a good deal is one where everyone ends up content. Enjoy riding with you son!

(addition to the thread, here) I had to build one for my 11 yr old son & it's still on the large side of fitting OK.

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oh...and sorry for the non-drive side photo...and, no, the fork's not bent!

'72 Raleigh Sports. Needs a bit of TLC.

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Great catch at $3.00!

Yep, and I loved the sales promo! It's my size, so I figure I'll get it back on the street and use it for fun, flat rides (which unfortunately doesn't include my immediate neighborhood).

Perfect rails to trails or town cruising bike. Tremendous catch. You can make 10x your investment on the saddle alone

Way to go Al! I saw that ad when it was listed for $25 and knew it wouldn't last long. That's big of you to offer more, although I do hate it when sellers try to turn craigslist into ebay.