Illaveago
Guru
You found it !
Ebay and auction watch: let us know if you see something
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buzzy-beans
Über Member
Sorry to have caused you concern, yes found them, the problem was for me was that they don't have them listed as bikes in their catalogue.
Ed no-more-lemons
Veteran
25 inch Carlton with fairly clean chrome forks
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Classic-...243361?hash=item2f2598f221:g:mCoAAOSwrmRb4ev9
Piqued me interest partly as I could get a relative to collect.
Not sure whether it may just be gas pipe though and the repaint looks terrible, but it is in my size and I guess it left the factory during the '70's
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Classic-...243361?hash=item2f2598f221:g:mCoAAOSwrmRb4ev9
Piqued me interest partly as I could get a relative to collect.
Not sure whether it may just be gas pipe though and the repaint looks terrible, but it is in my size and I guess it left the factory during the '70's
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
here is the BSA
https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/...0205/lot-e1cfaf5f-9cd7-41d2-b02b-aa4300c2e420
Which doesn't look that bad in all fairness
Illaveago
Guru
No problem. Sometimes I can't seem to find things .
netman
Veteran
midlife
Legendary Member
Frame will be 70's Tru Wel so not gas pipe but not Reynolds. The forks don't match as the Carlton would have had a fork crown with sharper edges (Wagner)
Poacher
Gravitationally challenged member
Interesting Claud Butler SWB tandem - possibly the one used to break the Land's End to London record in 1955? Looks to be in good order. Currently at a bargain £163.99, but likely to increase considerably!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-...971112?hash=item1cd06e4228:g:NC8AAOSwKRpczclh
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-...971112?hash=item1cd06e4228:g:NC8AAOSwKRpczclh
Kempstonian
Has the memory of a goldfish
Did you read the article about the Lands End to London record? The brothers were so far up on the previous record that they took time out for a 13 minute feed stop - and they still beat the old record by 34 minutes! (13hrs 27min compared to 14hrs 1min)
SkipdiverJohn
Deplorable Brexiteer
The 'Bay can be a funny old place at times and the classic steel market is all over the place. Noticed a couple of Raleigh MTB listings (or should I say ATB given their age?) that finished today. One was a lugged 531 example from about '89, which admittedly wasn't common on those bikes, and the other looked like a really tidy '95 vintage with a field gate size welded 18-23 frame.
The 531 bike made a creditable but still modest £68, attracting 11 bids, but the 18-23 was shunned by all except a solitary bidder who picked it up for it's £20 start price. Either a London commuter got a very cheap station bike, or someone who actually likes old Raleighs got a super bargain fun ride. Either way it had to be worth £40-50 of anyone's money, especially as it didn't look battered. One-fifth of the cost of the cheapest, nastiest BSO's on the market!
The 531 bike made a creditable but still modest £68, attracting 11 bids, but the 18-23 was shunned by all except a solitary bidder who picked it up for it's £20 start price. Either a London commuter got a very cheap station bike, or someone who actually likes old Raleighs got a super bargain fun ride. Either way it had to be worth £40-50 of anyone's money, especially as it didn't look battered. One-fifth of the cost of the cheapest, nastiest BSO's on the market!
nonowt
Über Member
today's trawl:
Very gold, big chainring'd, Dave Moulton path/track bike + extras, Northampton. £100 start (w/ unknown reserve)
Lovely late 70s 22" Grandini (aka Youngs) F&F £65 start, London.
Same seller has a nice mid-80s tiny 19 1/2" Condor tourer with a £95 start.
more small machines:
17/20" tidy Orbit tandem in Huddersfield. £99 start @DCLane ?
20" Geoff Wiles beater. £40 Gillingham.
19" Orbit SPX also a bit of beater. 99p start in Maidstone.
Very gold, big chainring'd, Dave Moulton path/track bike + extras, Northampton. £100 start (w/ unknown reserve)
Lovely late 70s 22" Grandini (aka Youngs) F&F £65 start, London.
Same seller has a nice mid-80s tiny 19 1/2" Condor tourer with a £95 start.
more small machines:
17/20" tidy Orbit tandem in Huddersfield. £99 start @DCLane ?
20" Geoff Wiles beater. £40 Gillingham.
19" Orbit SPX also a bit of beater. 99p start in Maidstone.
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
My finds are this more modern than usual Principia https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Principia-Road-Race-Bike-Ali-Frame-made-in-Denmark/163672569618
and this old Bsa https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BSA-Tour-of-Britain-Sports-Racing-Bicycle-frame-no-J39675/133038672139
and this old Bsa https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BSA-Tour-of-Britain-Sports-Racing-Bicycle-frame-no-J39675/133038672139
buzzy-beans
Über Member
I see the goon selling that beauty has it described as a mountain bike!!!!!
netman
Veteran
When you're used to looking at vintage steel beauty, that really offends your eyes! Man alloy is ugleee!!
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
This https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hand-Bui...Sw-1Zc0Ujd&LH_ItemCondition=2500|10|7000|3000 got nabbed from under my nose as i was bartering with the seller at local car boot on bank holiday Monday for £60 . Nice clean paintwork , couple of dents on top tube , rear wheel had a slight flat spot , both tyres were past there best and gears needed some attention
