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

[alecstilleyedye]

Anybody living near Stoke-on-Trent? The Brooks saddle is likely worth half the price* of this Carlton.


* well the Buy-It-Now price, which has now disappeared with the first bid.

someone got a bargain for £30 odd…

 

[alecstilleyedye]

Yes, I can just about guarantee that that's a genuine Galaxy, my wife had one exactly the same but we converted it for a friend to a flat bar bike with indexed shifting. Frame is actually fairly light and reasonably stiff. The twin sloping top tubes look quite classy in my view.

Gordon

interesting, not a proper mixte frame (the sloping twin tubes go all the way to join at the junction of chain and seat stays, usually), which maybe is why it's easier to make a definitive i.d. raleigh used standard mixed frames, so it's very unlikely that the bike is a raleigh repainted as a dawes…

 

[Baggy]

someone got a bargain for £30 odd…

Indeed, it was my size so I had it on my watch list - thought about bidding but it was a long way to travel. Hope it's gone to a nice home!

 

[DCLane]

Has anyone heard of Romani: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120893573945?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1431.l2649

Near me and looks interesting although possibly just too big for me at 55cm (I'm 5'9"):

 

[Alembicbassman]

Pretty little thing
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Raleigh-C...0738998468?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&hash=item20c4b2b0c4

531 Cubman with Campy 6 speed

Raleigh have re-launched this model for 2012 http://raleigh.co.uk/PRODUCTTYPE/ProductRange/Product/Default.aspx?pc=1&pt=14&pg=8074

 

[redcard]

I bought a long sleeve base layer. Paid around £15 including express postage. Arrived today - I ordered on the 10th.

Seems reasonable quality, so gonna put in an order for some long and short sleeves.
Look at this on eBay:

Mens Compression Under Base Layers Shirts Tights Shorts Skin Gear Sports Golf [Long Sleeve Shirt Black,M]

http://bit.ly/IGNIRA

 

[pubrunner]

If it really is 853 tubing, then surely this is very good value.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Reynolds-...sure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item3f1653d802

Or is there a catch ?

 

[RecordAceFromNew]

Labour of love this and quite an achievement given the number of challenges that have to be addressed to achieve it. Not the folding version, and not posted, unfortunately.

 

[Chris S]

I've just seen this 4-speed Raleigh with rod-brakes. It's in the Banbury area.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-R...1008149638?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&hash=item33751cbc86

 

[alecstilleyedye]

1930s racer

shame about the photography…

 

[Baggy]

1950's Peugeot for restoration - nice lugs!

 

[TheDoctor]

Best of luck getting spares for that!!
Even cotter pins are / were a different size in France.
Pedal threads were different too...

 

[Scilly Suffolk]

Best of luck getting spares for that!!
Even cotter pins are / were a different size in France.
Pedal threads were different too...

Mine is 1989 and that is grief enough...

 

[Baggy]

1948 lightweight in nice condition.

 

[bobg]

£35 for the hiduminium brakes alone