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

[biggs682]

And of course as we get older we 'grow back' into bigger frames as it's much easier than having to bend over a smaller one .

Apart from not being able to lift our leg over the bar so we end up leaning the bike over

 

[wafter]

Wow I love this track rear end with gears , almost straight forks and nice colour with chrome.... Only downside is the distance 😞

https://www.easyliveauction.com/cat...eb9357e7ef448a6646f/home-garden-sale-lot-590/

Bet that would be a nice forgiving ride on the way back from the pub

 

[biggs682]

One for @Gunk
https://www.facebook.com/share/12KNaNMMMwa/

 

[Gunk]

One for @Gunk
https://www.facebook.com/share/12KNaNMMMwa/

That’s really grotty

 

[biggs682]

That’s really grotty

Certainly looks it

 

[IanSmithCSE]

Good evening,

Looks like a speculator has given up! Although it is unboxed and out of warranty......

I know that a couple of retailers got down to this price just to get rid of the last few and my frame ended up with Di2 not D/T shifters but it really is a lovely frame and if you see it as a new steel framed bike it is not expensive anymore.

The frame warranty was always useless as it could only mean money back as there were no replacement frames available.

Bye

Ian
p.s there is still one chap trying to sell a 59cm one for £3k :-(

 

[Jameshow]

Lovely Mercian

https://ebay.us/m/nQrHu2

 

[wafter]

Lovely Mercian

https://ebay.us/m/nQrHu2

Setup looks all over the place and that rear guard is making my eyes bleed, but it does look nice otherwise - love the internally lugged fork

 

[avecReynolds531]

531ST framed Coventry Eagle - Stronglight chainset, SVX front derailleur & an unusual centre pull (?) slowing the front wheel.
Currently £16.86: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11659890...nTW0oYqvjdm07Z9gQ75KtF+Q==|tkp:Bk9SR5KUq9rZZQ

 

[biggs682]

531ST framed Coventry Eagle - Stronglight chainset, SVX front derailleur & an unusual centre pull (?) slowing the front wheel.
Currently £16.86: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/116598901796?_skw=531+bike&itmmeta=01JV6TAS7SWZA985WR2Z2Z3YTD&hash=item1b25d60c24:g:FXEAAeSwsfpoE6eo&itmprp=enc:AQAKAAAAwFkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1e02JUFAhzQCqzzJ3VeJxrmAshbqe3x/eTqW6bqCUzNl/3mAaKk6F7HbLY+HvZAj6nsbHjXqNQDYDInmmGYWXuG1hqFwwVJfcKeqoInaXgsmpTZw009MRQqsbljXoDHGY1HJZwSWfbuL/aA6GJTx77O9efE3n5i4NgE4k9cpJkwbkgXCXsvUqmDhoHY88ZkKUfwjoCHouOz7w4CqFKL8ZnTW0oYqvjdm07Z9gQ75KtF+Q==|tkp:Bk9SR5KUq9rZZQ

Nice straight forward tourer back in the day but would it make financial sense to do the required recommissioning?

 

[avecReynolds531]

531 framed Falcon - the listing has V-CC info: 'That's a really nice Falcon. The top tube brake cable brazings were fitted from about September 1980 onwards so it is later than that date and the head badge is a 1980s one. It looks very much like a Team Falcon model from 1982 (although I suspect some of the components have been swopped.'
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/25692151...eY1ujWqXGcklnTOkLhaOhU5gU4|tkp:Bk9SR_j9_IXaZQ

 

[biggs682]

Thursday finds

A Gainsborough Falcon @Mandobob https://www.facebook.com/share/16YA4oEUDT/

A Bristol project https://www.facebook.com/share/1XvpnhhCCx/

 

[midlife]

531 framed Falcon - the listing has V-CC info: 'That's a really nice Falcon. The top tube brake cable brazings were fitted from about September 1980 onwards so it is later than that date and the head badge is a 1980s one. It looks very much like a Team Falcon model from 1982 (although I suspect some of the components have been swopped.'
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256921513329?_skw=531+bike&itmmeta=01JV85Z7VBCCE10RMXJAAHFDAM&hash=item3bd1b72d71:g:aRAAAOSwAf5oGhbp&itmprp=enc:AQAKAAAA4FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1dR96vQTsOoQ2VkLsxybsiEymrIEBZjTbiZVl3ndYlRbeK/jZjWe5/74woAUP0Nxmgz2n3A2mcIbAq+gQy0RZGFnhVTwvpD7Tgj09u+DkgY1yzcBZY7nB5SvsQgIHp6+VD+EpFoJ9+MbYe8otXh3cXO0omSaCalSA7lfgZ6Conp7WbKn205iznvF2+C8auzDSXoVdVOULmKGUyCSBcwKjAEZQaonz+LNJaosbgbSBLDlmP/zSa+LTRMo99m7NeY1ujWqXGcklnTOkLhaOhU5gU4|tkp:Bk9SR_j9_IXaZQ

I lost track of Falcon by then as I had gone to uni. However, does not look like pro super / super pro. Has a lamp boss which puts it down the pecking order.

Maybe Mandobob could throw more light on it.

 

[avecReynolds531]

531ST framed John Perks bike with Campagnolo hubs, & Suntour gearing. Currently £29:95: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/17709127...293b766091:g:4bsAAOSwJxtoFYTZ&itmprp=enc%3AAQ

 

[avecReynolds531]

Don't know enough about this Claud Butler bike - the front derailleur boss (on the down tube) & state of paint may indicate an older frame.
Buy it now at £61.04: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/18675645...D6ZTD8&hash=item2b7b8d4f91:g:x2gAAOSwu2ZnI6v6