eBay and Craigslist finds

Says built by Raleigh, not sure how accurate as I don't know Colnagos but it sure looks like a Dynatech!

sounds fucked, kill it with fire, Squire

this used to be mine a few years ago, now a friend's selling it. Frame was built by mercian, so I'm pretty sure it's worth the asking price just for that. needs a fair bit of saving on the parts front but the aero seatpost is still there. would make a great resto project for a bit of early tt history

https://www.gumtree.com/p/bicycles/vintage-sid-mottram-aero-road-bike/1179025725

Sid Mottram was around ages ago! That looks super modern compared to the rest of the Mottrams I've seen (including the 50s(?) one I had for a bit). Not doubting the provenance, it's just rad.

Pretty interesting: ebay.co.uk/itm/401155600792

Thanks for the pointer - it turned up today.

It's a bit of a curious beast I think - reasonably light for a biggish (~57cm) frame (1870g, forks are 660g, so only just over 2.5kg F&F), and has nice details. Threaded stops for derailleur cable adjusters, braze-ons for a rear mudguard (including a stud on the brake bridge), a strangely chunky d/s dropout which I think might be to give clearance for a largish smallest sprocket. But the brazing - though fine - isn't quite as tidy as it might be and there are a few patches where the paintwork isn't great.

I'm also curious about the down tube - a hefty, multi-faceted bit of metal. The seller said it was pentagonal, and fair enough, it's got five major faces, but it's also got three smaller ones, so I'd probably have said it was an (uneven) octagon. Looking at the Columbus catalogue, it's got the right major dimension (44mm) to be one of the Spirit HSS tubes, but doesn't match any of the cross-sections in the only sectional pic I've found: it seems closer in shape to a couple of the Zona profiles, though I don't think it's a precise match for either the AE or AF sections.

Ah well, given that it's unlikely to be a current tube, no doubt I'll never know, at least unless someone knows of a Columbus archive anywhere.

Glad to hear this stayed in the family and do post a project thread, wouldn't mind seeing some of the details close up. Congrats

http://www.ebay.at/itm/58cm-Track-Frame-/232021753916?

no LOOK but would make a decent ride. Sadly seller does not ship, so some chap around Dartford, Kent area will be lucky.

2hrs to go!

This would make a really nice commuter. Only need to arrange a courier http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/-/122057095185?roken=cUgayN

Wow!! Never seen anything like this before...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/302026659335

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Paging @anidel (go halves?)

How do you find tires for that?

Cut and shut

Try your luck with Vittoria... originally they made tyre for it.

What do you mean, sorry?

@vepe We're both partial to a Moser (not Veronica) and was suggesting we split the cost.

ehm...yeah..no...not really, no ;)

Ahh.. my bad. I'm not a native English speaker... so I still can't catch the point. :) Sorry. Send me PM to describe if you think.

I want to see someone try and skid it

Blue Mercian Lo-Pro 60cm London

Seller: phtoographer babe lol

Massive Concorde Squadra PDM frame
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Daccordi - 350 complete in rochester 57 - full campagnolo

Cheap if your legs are long enough
http://www.ebay.de/itm/172288468318

Finally one comes up for a sensible price..

someone buy this, it's at £98 with a day to go... it's way too big for me..

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/322203381423?_trksid=p2050601.m570.l5999&_trkparms=gh1g%3DI322203381423.N36.S1.R1.TR3

Sean Conway - round the world bike..