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

[SkipdiverJohn]

You know the expression "Never give a sucker an even break"

I'm really lucky that I'm easily pleased and a good English Raleigh or Dawes will keep me satisfied. It seems if you are into the exotic foreign stuff then the bike is only half the story. Once you've got that, then you've got to have all the right matching accessories, jerseys, shorts, shoes & water bottles to go with it.

 

[BalkanExpress]

That Bianchi water bottle, by itself, is three times the price I paid for my most expensive secondhand purchase - with a full 531 tubes, stays, & fork frame. There's some insanity out there.

It is a mad price, but not because it costs three times as much as a bike.

There are tens, no doubt even hundreds of thousands of full 531 frames out there and since most people who want a road bike (or an MTB or a tourer) want something new as a result you can pick something up for buttons.

I don't know how many of those bianchi bottles were made but I would imagine in the thousands, most will have been used lost, gone moldy been thrown away and so they are, no doubt, pretty rare and so you are more likely to find the one or two people who will pay a lot for the final detail to complete their "garage queen".

However it is mad because the price is way in excess of everyone's favourite high price bidon : the blue Contex Tour de France bottle which at anywhere from £50 to £100 was already crazy enough.

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

There are tens, no doubt even hundreds of thousands of full 531 frames out there and since most people who want a road bike (or an MTB or a tourer) want something new as a result you can pick something up for buttons.

As someone who grew up riding low-end hi-tensile framed models because I could never have afforded a 531 bike (nor could most of my peers either), I find the current situation where quality vintage steel is shunned by the masses rather bizarre. It's great for those of us who like such machinery, but it makes no sense at all that most of the bike-buying public are willing to pay two or three times more for a BSO!

 

[roley poley]

had most of my fun in my youth on catch as you can bikes (not stolen) that shed parts like water leaning how to fettle on the fly older and wiser (tut) I find myself with three bikes and only one arse

 

[woodbutcher]

had most of my fun in my youth on catch as you can bikes (not stolen) that shed parts like water leaning how to fettle on the fly older and wiser (tut)I find myself with three bikes and only one arse

Two cheeks though (l hope)

 

[roley poley]

Two cheeks though (l hope)

yeah don't talk about the other four in the shed that I picked up on my postal round in bits awaiting more love than i can provide

 

[randynewmanscat]

I bought a TA axle off this guy for a sane price but his ball bearings are pricey for sure. I can buy x100 Grade 10 3/16" European manufactured ball bearings for £10 delivered. You can buy 40 from this seller for £18, they are in packets with Campagnolo branding.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NOS-Vint...979217?hash=item3b26cc1451:g:cSkAAOSwBrVa22~z

 

[DCLane]

Not old, but would you trust this 'repair'? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Canyon-Ultimate-CF-SLX-Shimano-Carbon-Race-Bike/164134353751

 

[tom73]

I like the bit about "I carried out a full carbon repair of the affected area" makes it all sound much better than it look's

 

[biggs682]

 

[BalkanExpress]

A little tip.

If you happen to be in possession of a genuine pro frame and you decide to flog it for big money, ...

...make sure it is panted in the correct colours

https://www.marktplaats.nl/a/fietse...84ef0ece270f44503df9f8598c624&previousPage=lr

 

[BalkanExpress]

I like the bit about "I carried out a full carbon repair of the affected area" makes it all sound much better than it look's

To be fair I think Fizik call that colour tape “carbon”

 

[midlife]

Just out of curiosity which rider is LK?

 

[BalkanExpress]

Just out of curiosity which rider is LK?

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Ludo de Keulenaer Belgian, so not one of top tier riders In The team

 

[Drago]

Hes got 2 hopes of flogging that for big money now, and one of those is Bob.