Old Magnet Semi-folder
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Old Magnet Semi-folder
Hi Everyone,
My neighbor left this for grabs and I'm going to donate it to a charity. Anyone have any idea what the value is so that the charity can get a fair price? It was made by Magnet in the Netherlands. The pedals and handlebars fold, but not the frame.
My neighbor left this for grabs and I'm going to donate it to a charity. Anyone have any idea what the value is so that the charity can get a fair price? It was made by Magnet in the Netherlands. The pedals and handlebars fold, but not the frame.
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Raleigh20 PugFixie, Merc
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Bikes: 1982 Raleigh Twenty Hotrod Fixie; 1984 Peugeot Premier Fixie, 2007 Merc Lightweight folder
It's a beautifully unusual bike in terms of frame geometry and retro components. Looks like the sort of thing a collector might like but would leave the greater populace a little cold. I like it a lot especially the inverted headset and hubcap-style chain-ring cover.
Hard to say of it's worth - it's not a make I've come across before - why don't you do a nice write up for it on eBay and see what it gets? If it doesn't raise any interest you can always cancel the auction.
Hard to say of it's worth - it's not a make I've come across before - why don't you do a nice write up for it on eBay and see what it gets? If it doesn't raise any interest you can always cancel the auction.
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My Raleigh Twenty site | foldr : A flickr pool | #6460, #5632 & #3407 on the fixedgeargallery
My Raleigh Twenty site | foldr : A flickr pool | #6460, #5632 & #3407 on the fixedgeargallery
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Thanks Little Pixel,
I donated it to a local charity, but wanted to help them appraise it. It is cool though. I tuned it up before riding it over. Bit of a tank, but fun to ride. Even the light set works after all this time, and the rear light is on a wing. It's high modernist in design, must be from the late 50s.
Besides, if you don't know the value, I doubt anyone else out there does!
I donated it to a local charity, but wanted to help them appraise it. It is cool though. I tuned it up before riding it over. Bit of a tank, but fun to ride. Even the light set works after all this time, and the rear light is on a wing. It's high modernist in design, must be from the late 50s.
Besides, if you don't know the value, I doubt anyone else out there does!





