Ebay and auction watch: let us know if you see something

[Spiderweb]

Virus 979 needing a spit and polish here, currently £78, seller in Driffield with postage too.
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/274033711701

 

[southcoast]

I will give you an update as I bought this and collecting on Saturday??
Hopefully a good buy.........!

Looks like it was used for racing when it was new. Look forward to the update.

 

[woodbutcher]

Virus 979 needing a spit and polish here, currently £78, seller in Driffield with postage too.
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/274033711701
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!st gen 979, nice .....as long as the pinch bolt hasn't cracked the seat post lug/bracket !

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

It went for 870!

It was very nice, but no-one will convince me it was £870 nice!. Meanwhile, back on planet earth a 18-23 hi-tensile framed Raleigh Pioneer auction made a creditable £51, in stark contrast to the very tidy Reynolds 501 framed Pioneer Trail that went for a mere £5 a couple of weeks ago! Sadly it was a bit too small for me as a 21" model - so I just watched, expecting a late flourish of bids that failed to materialise. Nice bargain for someone.....

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

I will give you an update as I bought this and collecting on Saturday??
Hopefully a good buy.........!

Suicide levers on a 531 framed bike as well - what is the world coming to? And a nasty case of aluminium worm in those Weinmann brake calipers....

 

[nonowt]

This lugless Allin in West Wickham is nice. Ends tomorrow.
Another 50s machine: Dan Genner/ Excel Cycles.
Claud Butler Colstar with at @midlife friendly black Dura Ace. Horsham.
Quinn Brothers £100 BIN. Shropshire

 

[Spiderweb]

A 52cm Shorter Track/fixie bike, front fork is drilled so will take a brake if required, currently £60, seller in Hertford.
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/163891407066

 

[buzzy-beans]

A 52cm Shorter Track/fixie bike, front fork is drilled so will take a brake if required, currently £60, seller in Hertford.
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/163891407066

Gaud, that looks bloody ugly compared with my ultra classic 531 Shorter!

 

[woodbutcher]

A 52cm Shorter Track/fixie bike, front fork is drilled so will take a brake if required, currently £60, seller in Hertford.
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/163891407066 View attachment 488397

I love it , in a slightly potty way ! Could l convert this to a road usable machine ?

 

[Spiderweb]

I love it , in a slightly potty way ! Could l convert this to a road usable machine ?

I like it too in a weird kind of way. All it would need is a front brake for the road, I think legally you may require 2 brakes? I’ve seen plenty of fixies on the roads with just a front brake.

 

[woodbutcher]

I like it too in a weird kind of way. All it would need is a front brake for the road, I think legally you may require 2 brakes?

Well in France no one worries about that sort of stuff , at least not where l live

 

[DCLane]

I like it too in a weird kind of way. All it would need is a front brake for the road, I think legally you may require 2 brakes? I’ve seen plenty of fixies on the roads with just a front brake.

If it's a fixie then just a front brake, as the fixed element also counts as a brake.

If you're running a freewheel then a rear brake is needed as well.

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

Gaud, that looks bloody ugly compared with my ultra classic 531 Shorter!

I bet it rides like a bit of RSJ on wheels too, with a small fat tube frame like that. The top of the bars aren't even as high as the top nut on any of my bikes head tubes either! It looks cripplingly uncomfortable.

 

[buzzy-beans]

It looks cripplingly uncomfortable.

Or rather a right royal balls ache of a bike !

 

[DCLane]

A 531c-framed Raleigh Competition for £80 start in Yorkshire: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1984-Raleigh-Competition-55cm/183988307607