The "How much?" or "You're havin' a giraffe!" thread

[midlife]

Hand Break?

 

[Chris S]

That's for doing hill starts

 

[DCLane]

Listed in the 'collectables' section of eBay they're asking a start price of £50 for a Classic Terrain - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vantage-Bicycle/114357802110?

And yes, it's probably only 2-3 years old. Shows either how well-built it was originally or whether it's had a very hard life.

 

[rogerzilla]

It would look ok chained up outside a village pub as a rusting relic, which may well be its fate.

 

[Chris S]

Listed in the 'collectables' section of eBay they're asking a start price of £50 for a Classic Terrain - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vantage-Bicycle/114357802110?

And yes, it's probably only 2-3 years old. Shows either how well-built it was originally or whether it's had a very hard life.

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These were sold by Tesco and the returns were sold on ebay. The ads typically read, "Buy a Sturmey Archer 5 speed hub and get a free bicycle for spares or repair with it."

They must have been the only bikes to ever have had linear pull brakes on chrome rims. The hubs were rubbish as well, you could never select 5th gear.

 

[Chris S]

£400 for a 'restored' Raleigh 3-speed. No mudguards, a mismatched chainguard, rust spots on the wheels and the wrong gear shifter. What's not to like?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-...899525?hash=item3b4cb37405:g:5k8AAOSwYSZfOWlv

PS: A few bikes down there is another 'restored' 3-speed with a starting price of £20.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stunning...244107?hash=item23ddfda98b:g:eDoAAOSwHZdfOVZ~

 

[Gunk]

£400 for a 'restored' Raleigh 3-speed. No mudguards, a mismatched chainguard, rust spots on the wheels and the wrong gear shifter. What's not to like?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-...899525?hash=item3b4cb37405:g:5k8AAOSwYSZfOWlv

PS: A few bikes down there is another 'restored' 3-speed with a starting price of £20.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stunning...244107?hash=item23ddfda98b:g:eDoAAOSwHZdfOVZ~

“It comes with brand new steel black mudguards like the original Raleigh ones”

 

[Gunk]

Still £250 too much though

 

[Chris S]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Orbit-Si...496123?hash=item217452ad3b:g:w88AAOSwAXtfEb8T

"There is a crack on BB shell. My other half has been ridding it for months not a problem ..."
I hope they've got life insurance.

 

[Paulus]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Orbit-Si...496123?hash=item217452ad3b:g:w88AAOSwAXtfEb8T

"There is a crack on BB shell. My other half has been ridding it for months not a problem ..."
I hope they've got life insurance.

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That will push back in place when you sit on the saddle

 

[rogerzilla]

Not so much a crack, more "broken".

 

[BalkanExpress]

That will push back in place when you sit on the saddle

Friction joint

 

[carpenter]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Orbit-Si...496123?hash=item217452ad3b:g:w88AAOSwAXtfEb8T

"There is a crack on BB shell. My other half has been ridding it for months not a problem ..."

As in "being rid of" perhaps?

 

[rogerzilla]

"My other half has been riding it for months and I STILL haven't been able to claim on the life insurance."

 

[FrankCrank]

Just imagine the price if 'Chopper' was mentioned

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sturmey-...478477?hash=item264079c18d:g:GQkAAOSwY0xfDgM2