eBay and Craigslist finds

They paid $213 for a derailleur
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280326004199

I'm in the wrong game.

is the SIMPLEX stuff expensive, I have some downtube swifter braze-ons from them

'Right' saddles with the 'right' details go for big dorra. Oval Badged means older and rarer. Dave Marsh will sell you a NOS B15 with oval badge for £85. The one with the shield badge is £40.

Apologies if I'm missing something ;)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GOLD-MAVIC-WHEELS-CAMPAGNOLO-RECORD-HUBS-MERCIAN-TUBS_W0QQitemZ140314501442QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR?hash=item140314501442&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1688%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

I am tempted by these as I used to have a pair on my Ken Ryall, I must have looked a right twat, mauve bike gold rims and orange tubs ffs

Hmmm not sure what to think about these wheel though

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Kore-Streamline-700c-wheels-NEW-Campag_W0QQitemZ170322082308QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR?hash=item170322082308&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1688%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

Bargain forks and the seller's got some nice other bits

this looks tidy...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mercian-Fixed-Wheel-Track-Bike-suitable-for-road-too_W0QQitemZ260397016478QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Bikes_GL?hash=item260397016478&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A1%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

must...stop...buying...this thread is lethal

Just viewed this Mercian. Seller is open to offers if you can't wait until the end.

Good condition original paint job with chips. Just needs a coat of wax.

The real specs:

Mercian Road Conversion
**Seat Tube - 56cm c-c, 57cm c-t **
Top Tube - 57cm c-c
BB Height - 10.5 inches
Wheelbase - 39 inches
32H Ambrosio Hubs - MAVIC Open Pro Hubs - 700c
Campag Victory Crank
Falcon Steel Headset
Raleigh Alloy Stem
GB Alloy Bars
Rolls Saddle
Sakae Seatpost

Hot if slightly rusty:

54cm, ending very soon, in Germany, shipping is overpriced.

rusty IS hot

Just viewed this Mercian. Seller is open to offers if you can't wait until the end.

Good condition original paint job with chips. Just needs a coat of wax.

The real specs:

Mercian Road Conversion
**Seat Tube - 56cm c-c, 57cm c-t **
Top Tube - 57cm c-c
BB Height - 10.5 inches
Wheelbase - 39 inches
32H Ambrosio Hubs - MAVIC Open Pro Hubs - 700c
Campag Victory Crank
Falcon Steel Headset
Raleigh Alloy Stem
GB Alloy Bars
Rolls Saddle
Sakae Seatpost

nice bit of intel - cheers!

another one that is ready to roll:

http://www.gumtree.com/london/58/37846758.html

wondering what kind of fork is that?

Track frame JABO (Amsterdam), used by Gerben Karstens (road sprinter).
58cm C-T
Resprayed

http://link.marktplaats.nl/246077174

Not bad, my size, but now already € 190.-
If I'll take a Dutch track frame, then probably a Gazelle, RIH or Zieleman
And I don't like Kastens at all :(

Spinergy 26" (650c) MTB? wheels at £149 BIN the lot
are they wider than road ones then?

Spinergy 26" (650c) MTB? wheels at £149 BIN the lot
are they wider than road ones then?

MTB rims and tires are 559mm diam, road rims and tires are 571mm.
Meaning that the (rim) brake blocks have to be adjusted 5-6 mm higher or lower and that the clearance between frame and tire is different (depending on tire size).
And yes, usually MTB rims are wider than road rims.

Oooo baby, I can't hold it much longer. It's getting stronger and stronger....

Colnago carbon lo pro track frame in Italy;

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bianchi-Fixed-gear-track-bike-campagnolo_W0QQitemZ280336332399QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Bikes_GL?hash=item280336332399&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1688%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

Isn't that the Bianchi that there was a huge to-do about whether BLB had sprayed a random frame up as a Bianchi last year?

yep, and if memory serve me right, cost £600 altogether.

Colnago carbon lo pro track frame in Italy;

nicer than casati?

What I'm pretty sure is a Raleigh TI track, painted up as something different, except all the seller knows is that it might be a raleigh. But check the BB shell photo...

Now who has their eye on this but is keeping quiet about it, hmm? Ends in 8 hours, but I don't have money till sunday - painful.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Track-frame-reynolds-531c-22-c-to-c-with-chainset_W0QQitemZ220396903391QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR?hash=item220396903391&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1688|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318

...

Now who has their eye on this but is keeping quiet about it, hmm?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Track-frame-reynolds-531c-22-c-to-c-with-chainset_W0QQitemZ220396903391QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR?hash=item220396903391&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1688|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318

everybody

Scher-wiing

(bit fuckin expensive though!)

what the photo?

people gotta fekin remember to give linkies

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Suntour-Superbe-Pro-Track-Gruppo-NJS-Pista-Fixed-RARE_W0QQitemZ180347669338QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item180347669338&_trksid=p3286.m63.l1177

Click on the photo should do it*

*Oh bollocks it doesn't.

Cheers BaCa!

What I'm pretty sure is a Raleigh TI track, painted up as something different, except all the seller knows is that it might be a raleigh. But check the BB shell photo...

Now who has their eye on this but is keeping quiet about it, hmm? Ends in 8 hours, but I don't have money till sunday - painful.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Track-frame-reynolds-531c-22-c-to-c-with-chainset_W0QQitemZ220396903391QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR?hash=item220396903391&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1688|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318

Looks like a Raleigh but it doesn't have the drilled out rear ends. I would be tempted and have it sprayed up in TI colours.

Should look like this,

^ Now thats Bike Porn, Would love to get hold of one of those frames!

^ Now thats Bike Porn, Would love to get hold of one of those frames!

Me too as I used to own and race one 30 years ago, why oh why did I sell it...........