^ Yup, had a few nights of those. First the racket from the garage, then the Italian cursing from the wife. ;)

Damn good catch 65-er! Mine is getting up there in years and would like some more capacity too. Must keep an eye on such bargains.

The compressor is out in the shop and probably makes enough noise to wake my neighbours... the oil-less electric is pretty loud.

The bigger capacity is nice as then the compressor will not have to cycle up nearly as often.

I picked up this hammered Trek 560 along with another bike. It's pretty beat up, but should clean up OK.

Seems like bikes with miss- matched wheels are the flavor of the week.

http://s241.photobucket.com/albums/f...t=IMG_4809.jpg

Picked up a really nice 1983/1984 Centurion Elite GT touring bike recently. Looks almost NOS.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5224/...10b8bf4b_b.jpg

Here's a nice survivor Miyata 1200 all og, with complete Sante group including hubs.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...e/Dsc_3713.jpg

I was wondering where that went.

:thumb:

:Applause:
Beauty. let us now when you host more pics of it.

They have been sitting a while, but great shape. The Trek 720 just has a little rust on the chain and some of the chrome, the Nishiki Prestige could pass as new (with tires) I went for the Trek and he just happened to mention the Nishiki...
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c1...s/IMGP2686.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c1...s/IMGP2685.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c1...s/IMGP2684.jpg

That Nishiki is bad to the bone.

How are you getting the second black pair of brake levers to work with the same two brakes your main levers are already hooked up to?

-also, those bar ends are pretty sweet. Im using one a franken set with one 70s suntour for the back, and an 80's shimano for the front. I snapped one of the Suntour ones during a fall.

Picked this up last night, it's getting it's own thread :)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y17...s/DSC04321.jpg

Yeah, but that 720 is money in the bank!

I certainly hope so ;)

I caught this friday after work. Really an interesting bike the more I read Sheldon's catalog links.

Nice.

Wow, nice catch! If it isn't your size you will have no problem selling it for some pretty big bucks, that looks like a Dura Ace group on there, right?

Good for you! One of my top "Grail" bikes (yours looks to be about the right size too...)

Cheers,
Chris

I was at the car boot sale...er swap meet. I seen this Rossin beside a couple of bmxs, at a stall I had just bought some dvds and tools.
He said it was £20. I walked away. but came back and offered him £15.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...5/PICT0451.jpg

Its got shimano 105 and 600 gears and brakes. Campag hubs on GP4 rims. Campag seatpin stuck in there. a tiny bit to big. but still rideable. the battery in the specialized computers flat. any hints on resetting it?

I waited for a train, 2 and a half hours. as I had my mtb with me. and 2 heavy bags.

You are a stronger man than me.

Yep, I would have the money out of my wallet in the blink of an eye.

Picked up a Burley Piccolo Trail-A-Bike (The Paramount of Trail-A-Bikes) for $100 in unused condition. Seller said his daughter used it once but refused to use it again. 4130 CroMo frame, 7 speed freehub and the Moose rack was included as well. My 4 tear old daughter was very happy when I showed her!

[IMG]http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k2...410_204722.jpg[/IMG]

Here in the U.S., Rossins sell for a wee bit more than $25.
http://bike.jaxed.com/cgi-bin/bike.c...=d&submit=+GO+
You drive a hard bargain! Getting the price down an additional 25%! Those 2 bags you had with you must have been pretty big! ;) :thumb:

I would just like to add to the previous Rossin post first, that you couldn't talk the seller down to half the asking price is a disappointment for a Scotsman. I guess we'll have to let you slide this time. But don't make a habit of it! Just a bit of fun that. I'm just jealous, that's an exceptional buy and deserves a big heaping of haggis.

Now that that's out of the way, this Miyata Gran Touring pre-dates the 'vintage miyata' catalogs that end in '81. The owner said that he believes it's an '79. It obviously is older as it has Tange champion Cromo tubing. I just got it home and it qualifies as a boat anchor, none-the-less will be a very fun project.

http://i700.photobucket.com/albums/w...iyataGT004.jpg