eBay and Craigslist finds

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAT! that was a silly price

the on one

Leader 725 for 350. 56cm. Good/decent price? http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/leader-725-track-fixed-gear-bike-56-cm-frame-excellent-high-quality-bike/1014103383
TSIiw~~48_80.JPG)

"Lee's" mobile number also comes back on Google with an old Gumtree ad for another bike listed by "Adam" from Brick Lane

DO NOT BUY

Also, "Carl" and "Mikey" must all share the same sim card between them. Hard up, these bike thieves.

Nice titanium thing :
http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/condor-percorso-titanium-single-speed-fixed-full-build/1013703798#gallery-item-full-1

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321100834420?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2648 Decent bike, hopefully won't get bidded too high. http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Raleigh-Team-Ti-Racer-Road-Bike-Fixie-Fixed-Wheel-Single-Speed-Vgc-New-Parts-Fix-/00/s/NzQ2WDEwMDA=/z/ZcYAAOxyA4ZRWxaH/$T2eC16FHJHYE9nzpcDMbBRW),HGKU!~~60_12.JPG

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330901004295?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2648 Decent fixed/TT bike

that raleigh ti is a well advertised but in reality pretty crappy

Drop Bar Conversion

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221208308977?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1586.l2649

and L/H Sora STi

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221208265428?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1586.l2649

that raleigh ti is a well advertised but in reality pretty crappy

You have ridden it before? And how much would you say it is worth?

You have ridden it before? And how much would you say it is worth?

<£50, tbh.

It's either designed for 27" wheels or has very loose clearances. It's not a 'fast bike', I'm not even sure it's one of the Reynolds ones. Steer clear.
You can get a Raleigh 531C for around £40 if you look on retrobike/ctc/bikeradar/here, just hold out for something.
Occasionally it's cheaper to buy a full bike and part it out/upgrade but you'd be better off buying individual parts and building a bike for yourself.
Should be easily possible to get something 10x nicer than that for less than £200.

Drop Bar Conversion

and L/H Sora STi

Can you edit and remove links, it's against the rules to link your own items.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281086235158?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2648 Vintage '84 Peugeot premier racing bike. Look decent enough. Anyone know how much its worth? http://i.ebayimg.com/t/VINTAGE-55cm-85-PEUGEOT-PREMIERE-FIXIE-RACING-BIKE-ROAD-RACER-SINGLE-FIXED-SPEED-/00/s/OTAxWDE2MDA=/z/-LYAAMXQgb1RWCMV/$T2eC16F,!ygE9s7HHgoQBRWCMV,cHQ~~60_57.JPG

I would say around 250quid.
It cost around 350quid to built this up by yourself.

Although it's been done nicely enough, it's nothing special and having reached £82 without reaching the reserve, I'd be looking elsewhere.

Conversions tend to be overpriced, being as they are fashionable.

I've bought complete, roadworthy, mid/late-Eighties Peugeots and Raleighs of Ebay for +/-£60: wait for local bikes that the seller won't post as this depresses the price.

Any got Reynolds 531/501 frames/builds they've seen for cheap?

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Pinarello-Prince-Carbon-Road-Frame-Size-51-5-Ex-GB-Team-100-Genuine-Frame-/00/s/MTA2NFgxNjAw/z/3tAAAOxy14VRTxRy/$T2eC16N,!y0E9s2S5uC+BRT)Rys+Cg~~60_57.JPG

ex Team GB with slamdatstem ™ as standard

Although it's been done nicely enough, it's nothing special and having reached £82 without reaching the reserve, I'd be looking elsewhere.

Conversions tend to be overpriced, being as they are fashionable.

I've bought complete, roadworthy, mid/late-Eighties Peugeots and Raleighs of Ebay for +/-£60: wait for local bikes that the seller won't post as this depresses the price.

This. Retrobike has a list of people that will collect bikes for you, I've used two of them recently without issue. One of them charged petrol, the other didn't ask for anything (I just arranged courier).

531 frames are ten-a-penny, eBay is sometimes cheap but try other forums like I mentioned above as ctc/retrobike often has decent stuff for cheap.

Any got Reynolds 531/501 frames/builds they've seen for cheap?

Don't bother with 501. 531 is cheap enough, as is 531c. Hell, even 653, 753, 853 is available sub £100 if you look hard enough. (You'll have to do that yourself though).

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/F-H-GRUBB-FREDDIE-GRUBB-56-5-cm-Frameset-REYNOLDS-531-Revised-Listing-/290891521337?_trksid=p5197.m1992&_trkparms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D14%26meid%3D6703383371347128026%26pid%3D100015%26prg%3D1006%26rk%3D1%26sd%3D290891521337%26 Decent Reynolds 531 frameset? http://i.ebayimg.com/t/F-H-GRUBB-FREDDIE-GRUBB-56-5-cm-Frameset-REYNOLDS-531-Revised-Listing-/00/s/MTE5N1gxNjAw/z/umAAAOxyyF5RWaPZ/$T2eC16Z,!)UE9s3wDdqRBRW,PZmQ7Q~~60_12.JPG

^bent forks

I have terminated the previous listing for this frameset on finding the steerer tube/column to bent and the threads damaged and re-listed it at a lower starting bid price to take this into account.

Gohan I don't quite understand you. you ignore all advice we've given and keep asking if frames are decent.

take a punt on one that fits if it's a bargain, if you don't like it, sell it & try something else.

and this:

Don't bother with 501. 531 is cheap enough, as is 531c. Hell, even 653, 753, 853 is available sub £100 if you look hard enough. (You'll have to do that yourself though).

Gohan, go for this one, it's baby blue.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281086235158?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2648 Vintage '84 Peugeot premier racing bike. Look decent enough. Anyone know how much its worth? http://i.ebayimg.com/t/VINTAGE-55cm-85-PEUGEOT-PREMIERE-FIXIE-RACING-BIKE-ROAD-RACER-SINGLE-FIXED-SPEED-/00/s/OTAxWDE2MDA=/z/-LYAAMXQgb1RWCMV/$T2eC16F,!ygE9s7HHgoQBRWCMV,cHQ~~60_57.JPG

Gohan, go for this one, it's baby blue.

What do you guys think of this frameset? The guy is giving it to me for free. Worth a build up? (Sorry i know this is for ebay finds/deals) Will need to remove the rust.