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

[Kempstonian]

Love the strap to keep the hub clean, not seen one for years

No wonder. Have you seen the price of leather toeclip straps these days?

 

[simon.r]

Anyone fancy 26 Pashley Prontos? Starting at <£50 each!

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/174012765374

 

[southcoast]

There’s a very healthy bid on this. Why?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Eddy-Mer...174353?hash=item469b894151:g:O1YAAOSw7RNdWaO7

 

[midlife]

There’s a very healthy bid on this. Why?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Eddy-Mer...174353?hash=item469b894151:g:O1YAAOSw7RNdWaO7

Posting picture of high end frames while selling cheap frame in the same colour? Bit disingenuous!

Shill bidder?

Either way its one of the cheapest frames to leave Falcon as you know......

 

[roadrash]

Posting picture of high end frames while selling cheap frame in the same colour? Bit disingenuous!

bit naughty that ……..

 

[nonowt]

Fairly tidy 22" Richmond tourer plus racks £75 ono

50s lugless 21-22" Claud Butler £60! Not too far from me but I've pledged not to buy anymore bike that don't fit me...

Small-ish 60s Pete Matthews £20 start. Wirral.

70s Bob Jackson with 1st gen(?) Dura Ace. Shame about the chrome on the fork. Gillingham.

Dave Quinn 22 1/2 in Leominster. £125 ono

This Barron is nice but looks to be attracting a few bids.

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

Posting picture of high end frames while selling cheap frame in the same colour? Bit disingenuous!

Shill bidder?

Either way its one of the cheapest frames to leave Falcon as you know......

Bidder's history shows bids on similar items but from different sellers. Unlikely to be shill unless the seller has multiple identities. Can't really see any logical explanation unless the buyer is just a muppet. Even if everything was kosher in respect of the frame I'd still consider it overpriced in the secondhand steel market. If people are managing to sell gas pipe frames for a monkey apiece, I'm in the wrong game and need to drag out my leftover donor frames and a rattle can!

 

[biggs682]

Fairly tidy 22" Richmond tourer plus racks £75 ono

50s lugless 21-22" Claud Butler £60! Not too far from me but I've pledged not to buy anymore bike that don't fit me...

Small-ish 60s Pete Matthews £20 start. Wirral.

70s Bob Jackson with 1st gen(?) Dura Ace. Shame about the chrome on the fork. Gillingham.

Dave Quinn 22 1/2 in Leominster. £125 ono

This Barron is nice but looks to be attracting a few bids.

Well i like 4 of them very much

 

[DCLane]

A Geliano Mecacycle Turbo for £25 start in Leeds: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Geliano-Mecacycle-Turbo-Retro-Road-Bike/202769068212

I had a pair of those wheels; look great but a pain to keep true.

 

[biggs682]

Today's findings OR SOME OF THEM

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Viscount...241491?hash=item2883ff5893:g:YbYAAOSwfUZdaGPm

Love the way forks are spelt

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Claud-bu...100665?hash=item2625b0cb79:g:Qn8AAOSw3JddaQ8H

Another cb

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Claud-Bu...457317?hash=item34129b26e5:g:JrAAAOSwUmxdLdvQ

nice vintage

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Royal-Pr...139677?hash=item3b38549c9d:g:KNUAAOSwasZdbRKA

 

[buzzy-beans]

Love the way forks are spelt

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Claud-bu...100665?hash=item2625b0cb79:g:Qn8AAOSw3JddaQ8H

No doubt he is a friend of Guy's!

 

[Paulus]

No doubt he is a friend of Guy's!

Or Columbo...

 

[rogerzilla]

No wonder. Have you seen the price of leather toeclip straps these days?

Search for the precise term "hub shiners" and you'll find loads, quite cheaply. They're not much good on Campag road hubs with the oil clip, or SA hubs with an oil port.

 

[Illaveago]

No wonder. Have you seen the price of leather toeclip straps these days?

I wonder if you could recycle old leather belts to make some ? I bought a leather belt to use as a binocular strap the other day in a charity shop. Could be another use for them !

 

[buzzy-beans]

I wonder if you could recycle old leather belts to make some ? I bought a leather belt to use as a binocular strap the other day in a charity shop. Could be another use for them !

When I was a we boy I used to use a length of fat string which I tied into a loop to keep my hubs clean.