I struggled to resist this...
03-12-12 | 07:47 PM
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十人十色
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From: Tokyo, Japan
I struggled to resist this...
A 1930s FW Evans touring machine:
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DSC08654 by Dawes-man, on Flickr[/IMG]
This is the eBay entry - lots of high def pics there:
https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...t_41711wt_1185
OMG
Just look at all the details. I thought seriously about buying it but in the end decided that I just couldn't justify making my 10 bikes 11, especially as I feel a need to reduce my collection (by selling the Trek and the Hetchins Nulli Secundus). It sold for £670, about $1047, which I think is a very reasonable price. Just the saddle and the Resilion brakes would cost you about half that on eBay
So, no, but I reckon I'll be going back to look at what could have been a few times in the future...
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DSC08654 by Dawes-man, on Flickr[/IMG]
This is the eBay entry - lots of high def pics there:
https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...t_41711wt_1185
OMG
Just look at all the details. I thought seriously about buying it but in the end decided that I just couldn't justify making my 10 bikes 11, especially as I feel a need to reduce my collection (by selling the Trek and the Hetchins Nulli Secundus). It sold for £670, about $1047, which I think is a very reasonable price. Just the saddle and the Resilion brakes would cost you about half that on eBay
So, no, but I reckon I'll be going back to look at what could have been a few times in the future...
Last edited by Dawes-man; 03-12-12 at 07:54 PM.
03-12-12 | 08:18 PM
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multimodal commuter
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Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
It sure is lovely, but you can't own them all. Neither can I. I have to remind myself of that periodically.
03-12-12 | 08:26 PM
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From: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada - burrrrr!
Bikes: 1958 Rabeneick 120D, 1968 Legnano Gran Premio, 196? Torpado Professional, 2000 Marinoni Piuma
I certainly don't know about others, but as my interest in vintage bicycles progress I seem to be more interested in older bikes, these days. That is a really nice bicycle and would be a hoot to restore and ride.
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03-12-12 | 08:34 PM
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十人十色
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But what is there to restore? Apart from sourcing the original SA hub and top tube quadrant trigger...
03-12-12 | 11:27 PM
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
Yes, the pictures made me smile. The workmanship is amazing.
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New York City and High Falls, NY
Blogs: The Experienced Cyclist; noglider's ride blog
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03-13-12 | 05:00 AM
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From: Hervey Bay, Qld, Australia.
Bikes: Colnago (82, 85, 89, 90, 91, 96, 03), 85 Cinelli, 90 Rossin, 83 Alan, 82 Bianchi, 78 Fountain, 2 x Pinarello, Malvern Star (37), Hillman (70's), 80's Beretto Lo-Pro Track, 80's Kenevans Lo-Pro, Columbus Max (95), DeGrandi (80's) Track.
It is a great bike but it's also good to have control of your collecting too. Well done.
03-13-12 | 05:56 AM
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From: Sacramento, CA
Bikes: '64 Bianchi CDM, '62ish Altenburger Cinelli Mod B, '63-64 Cinelli SC, 69 Rene Herse Competition, '71 Gitane SC, '73 Cinelli SC, '73-74 Colnago Super,, '73-74 Cinelli SC, '78ish counterfeit Confente, '82 Medici Gran Turismo, '67ish Mondia Speciale
Beauty. My tastes have been shifting to the older stuff as well.....
03-13-12 | 07:27 AM
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From: Shady Pines Retirement Fort Wayne, In
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That is very nice. You guys have me hankering for an old cruiser like that and the one Randy(?) is giving away is really bugging me, but I think shipping will be way too much.
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03-13-12 | 08:05 AM
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03-13-12 | 10:35 AM
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Bikes: 1985 & 1986 Schwinn Peloton, 1986 Schwinn Super Sport, 1985 Schwinn Super Le Tour, 1973 silver Schwinn P13 Pamanount 1972 Chrome Schwinn P13 Paramount
This is a lovely bike. All the grease fitting, wow, the handle bars a cool too.
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