Picked up theee bikes for £15 looks great but need help

[jack smith]

Got these today £5 each looking to do them up and sell them on or maybe keep but I've no idea what I have,all show minor rust the kids one is the worst by far but even that looks rideable.

 

[Rooster1]

WOW

 

[Smithbat]

Can I just say the folder looks so much like my first bike it is unbelievable!

 

[Cycleops]

What a bargain. Look to be from the mid/late eighties I'd guess. Probably don't need much doing just a clean and lube. Are the wheels straight? I mean not buckled. The folder looks a gem.

 

[jack smith]

All wheels are fine abit rusty and need greased but luckily it's all surface rust so no major damage a light brush with a soft sponge is getting it off I think I've really hit a gem with them

 

[cyberknight]

WOW

Indeed , round here people either expect to much for a piece of rust or list bikes that have sat in the shed for the same price they bought it for .

I was looking at a child road bike that was well used that no one bid on because the seller wanted more than double what you paid for all 3 as a starting bid , he listed it twice with no bids so i messaged them with a fair offer and its still sitting in their shed.

 

[jack smith]

I wouldn't sell these at too high a price I'd be happy for them to be put back in I'll working order then go to someone who will appreciate them, I can imagine the little folder being an ideal commuter for a student or something.

 

[CanucksTraveller]

The little Raleigh Racer is the later model of one I owned in the mid 80s when I was around 12, mine would have been a 1980 model, I reckon yours is probably 87 or thereabouts.
Awesome buy, with a bit of TLC and a few cosmetic touches it's a rider!

 

[TrishE]

I've got a hercules compact fun to nip to the shops on but would be more suitable for a child, I would have loved it when I was ten, I had a Raleigh stowaway as a teenager

 

[Mrs M]

There's a Raleigh Racer just like yours on Gumtree for £100
Nice wee trio.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

Chapeau & can I borrow half your luck, I never seem to spot the bargains.

They all look great, I'd love to have a chat about the foldy shopper when you're ready to move it on. I'm trying to be disciplined with n+1 but I've wanted one like that for a while.

 

[dim]

Great bargain, however, I would clean them, then sell them on ebay for a hefty profit

then, save up a bit more, and search ebay in Spring next year and get another bargain that you will keep for long, and use often

looking at those bikes, on ebay you can expect £60-£70 per bike but you would need to list them with a buy it now at £80 with best offer .... be patient and dont accept less than £50 .. that would give you £150-£180 min ..... add another £150 and you will get a really good bike off ebay if you are patient and search ebay daily for new listings

 

[davidphilips]

well done the cobra would be a great winter bike with guards and pump great find.

 

[TheDoctor]

The Cobra was on sale in about '91 for around £80 in B&Q and such like.
I had to try and repair one by the roadside near Cherbourg when the freewheel fell to bits - bearings everywhere!
Ir was about 5 months old at the time...

 

[jack smith]

Don't have time with work to fix them up unfortunately so they are for sale