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

[Chris S]

Lost me there chris.
A benito reference?

It was one of the many half-witted things Father Dougal said in 'Father Ted'. He was referring to Gianni Versace.

 

[rogerzilla]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MOULTON-...p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

I give it 100 miles before the frame collapses.

 

[FrankCrank]

Speaking of collapsing frames
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274974016118?hash=item4005ba8276:g:KEcAAOSwptdc1KyG
This one just keeps on reappearing, same price, same unsold, yet the seller just don't get the message

 

[Blue Hills]

Speaking of collapsing frames
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274974016118?hash=item4005ba8276:g:KEcAAOSwptdc1KyG
This one just keeps on reappearing, same price, same unsold, yet the seller just don't get the message

And on the folding theme, s/he's also offering this for a mere £220
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274974024237?hash=item4005baa22d:g:QwsAAOSw~7BhNB8p

 

[biggs682]

Speaking of collapsing frames
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274974016118?hash=item4005ba8276:g:KEcAAOSwptdc1KyG
This one just keeps on reappearing, same price, same unsold, yet the seller just don't get the message

I like that one just needs the last digit removing

 

[rogerzilla]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Molton-M...p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

Just needs a wipe with an oily rag, and it's good to go.

 

[Blue Hills]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Molton-M...p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

Just needs a wipe with an oily rag, and it's good to go.

I just had to find the blurb for it.

And found:

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Project ready to happen.


When you collect I can direct you to a bike shop just close by that has all the parts needed to get it rideable for £47.


Also a pub opposite to get a bite to eat.

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I'm not going anywhere near that pub.

 

[Chris S]

And on the folding theme, s/he's also offering this for a mere £220
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274974024237?hash=item4005baa22d:g:QwsAAOSw~7BhNB8p

She's probably been watching 'Shed and Buried' or 'Salvage Hunters'. The enamel signs they sell are usually pre-WWII.

 

[Chris S]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MOULTON-...p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

I give it 100 miles before the frame collapses.

To be fair the starting bid is only a fiver. I'd pay that for it if I was nearer

 

[FrankCrank]

I just had to find the blurb for it.

And found:

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Project ready to happen.


When you collect I can direct you to a bike shop just close by that has all the parts needed to get it rideable for £47.


Also a pub opposite to get a bite to eat.

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I'm not going anywhere near that pub.

A pint of your finest ale, and a wire brush please.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Moulton-...p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

Someone has actually bid on it. I would have thought £200 was about right!

Blimey £671 for just the frame

 

[Blue Hills]

Blimey £671 for just the frame

plus £50 supposedly economy delivery.
All the secondhand bikes I have ever bought on auction cost a fair bit less than the delivery charge.

 

[rogerzilla]

I've seen them go for far less, and the APB is a bit of a risky buy - the rear frame can crack due to poor design. They fixed that with the TSR, but that has a weak pivot...Moulton rarely get it right first time (also see cracking series 1 F-frame trailing arms).

 

[Chris S]

£110 for an elderly unbranded folder.
https://www.gumtree.com/p/bicycles/folding-bike-unisex-/1407554496

 

[rogerzilla]

To be fair the starting bid is only a fiver. I'd pay that for it if I was nearer

£205! Docked frames, especially cut so close to the seat tube, are structurally very weak. There is not much stopping the seat tube bending backwards under the rider's weight. The rack struts aren't just there to support luggage.