Bike valuation?

[BenLeaning]

Hi new to the forum, my dad used to be massively into his road cycling and he has a load of old bikes he's wanted to finally let go of, the trouble is some of them, one in particular is very hard to find any information about. As he's been out of the scene for so long perhaps some of you guys maybe a bit more clued up about if it's worth selling this one on or to keep it.

It's a graham buck made locally to me il try get some pictures, great condition especially the paintwork, there's just slight blemishes to the chrome. Perhaps someone maybe able to shed some light. Thanks

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Sounds up your street @biggs682 maybe ?

 

[biggs682]

@BenLeaning i could be interested please let me have any details when you get them , where are you based ?

@MickeyBlueEyes thank you

 

[BenLeaning]

@BenLeaning i could be interested please let me have any details when you get them , where are you based ?

@MickeyBlueEyes thank you

Hi thanks for the reply I'm from ipswich.

 

[BenLeaning]

Ok I'm gonna try get a few pictures up once my laptop decides to turn on. My dad said most of the parts on the bike are either record or campagnolo apperently that means nothing what so ever to me haha!

 

[smokeysmoo]

A quick Google has just returned the following quote from another FORUM although it is from 2011. Hope it's some use.

"Bucks Cycles of Clapgate Lane Ipswich was the mecca for keen cyclists in the area then. It was a family business, run by Roland Buck his wife, and their son Graham, who eventually inherited the business.

Roland was a superb wheel builder and the Super Champion Arc-en-ciels on Campag Record hubs he built for me in 1980 were still running true in 2006.

His wife, only ever addressed as Mrs Buck, was in charge of day-to-day running of the shop. She was the epitome of that wonderful breed of shopkeeper we rarely see these days, carrying the location, price, merits and demerits of every item of stock in her head, never having to refer to any documentation.

I knew Graham (G.E.) Buck well. He was an ace bike mechanic, active on the racing scene, and he provided sponsored frames to top local riders, including Steve Lawrence, who was national road champion at the time. You could order a frame from Graham but I think they were actually built by one of the famous London frame builders, perhaps Condor Cycles.

Graham is semi-retired now and Bucks Cycles has gone. The last I heard of him (six months ago) he was working part-time in a cycling/running establishment in Colchester, Essex UK.

During the 1980s the USAF bases at nearby Bentwaters and Woodbridge were active and Graham sold a lot of GE Buck frames especially with Campag equipment to airmen serving there. I would guess that your bike is one of those."

 

[BenLeaning]

Thanks for posting that, that's about all I found about the bike and the maker.

 

[smokeysmoo]

Thanks for posting that, that's about all I found about the bike and the maker.

You're welcome. I'm sure some of the historians will be along with more info soon enough, well once they can see it that is

You may struggle to post pics just now as a new member, but if you do then just host them online with a site like THIS and then post a link on here