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ouch...wonder what it will hit on the bay

Last I checked, a tenner above 400 :)

ouch...wonder what it will hit on the bay

Very cheap Carlton cro-mo going - twenty mins left.

early Carpenter from late 1938/9? is surely worth restoring...

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^^ seller spam fail

**[B][B]Carpenter 1930s 40s FRAME Vintage Tack road BIKE fixie

[/B][/B]also i hate sellers putting their pets or their children in their ebay pictures[B]
**[/B]

^ Yeah, indeed the way it's listed is pretty vile but it might be worth rescuing (?)

It does say 'tack' but I thought Carpenter frames had some quality/history? I could well be wrong and I'm happy to be enlightened concerning their quality or lack of it.

confess who else is bidding on this collection of parts

Frame: Dedacciai SAT 14.5 lugged steel, 55cm square
Fork: Dedacciai straight blade fork, steel
Full chrome plate, then full GOLD plate
Headset: Tange
BB: Campagnolo Record Pista
Cranks: Sugino 75 (165mm)
Chainring: Sugino 75 (45T)
Chain: Izumi Model-V Super Toughness
Sprocket: Dura-Ace 7600 polished steel (16T)
Hubs: Campagnolo Record Pista
Rims: Campagnolo Omega (20mm, clincher)
Spokes: DT Swiss
Tires: Dede Tre RS
Bars: Nitto B105
Stem: Nitto NJ Pro AA 'Jaguar' black anodized NJS (120mm)
Saddle: Kashimax Five Gold FG8P/A
Post: Nitto NJSP72 'Jaguar'

it's nice, but not THAT nice.
also the pictures are rubbish.. you can hardly see the bike.. no way he'll get anything like that gumtree price

carpenter are good as far as i know. i was just commenting on their attempt at spam for track bike shoppers and getting the spelling wrong.

there's some background info here

Yes I totally agree it is a horrible ad...I'm fairly sure that the frame number quoted is pre war and the headbadge is from N1(Islington) so pre-war move. It might actually be really good frame underneath it all.

Nice proper track bike on bumtree
http://www.gumtree.com/london/07/63891707.html

Not someone I know, but apparently it's been very well looked after.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ ...................maxcrowe

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Brian-Rourke-531-steel-frame-and-forks-/110573455631?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR

a real shame he had to go paint it, looked great before!

SS belt drive folding bike

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Claud-Butler-Electron-Super-Five-Frame-1969-/220655474663?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR
"I am relisting this purely because the bids on this item were too high for what I am selling and I want to make sure any buyer pays a reasonable amount for something which they are looking for."
Huh?? Seller seems a bit confused

offer him a fiver

in his day that could buy half a dozen pints and an umbrella for the walk home

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Brian-Rourke-531-steel-frame-and-forks-/110573455631?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR

a real shame he had to go paint it, looked great before!

The paint was a lot more chipped in the flesh unfortunately and I'm not a huge fan of red (and was desperate for a decent small steel frame at the time).

The decals are really easy to get hold of from Rourke still so it would be easy enough to have it redone.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Claud-Butler-Electron-Super-Five-Frame-1969-/220651484350?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR

non paying winner more likely

blue fuji track with a stuck seatpost - might go cheap and considering the age it shouldn't be impossible to get it out.

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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CANNONDALE-ROAD-RACING-BIKE-RARE-26-66CM-FRAME-/270623088312?pt=UK_Bikes_GL#ht_970wt_1137

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ ...................maxcrowe

^ max has to buy that cannondale

2a

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150477429725&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Depending what the reserve is could be a nice deal