eBay and Craigslist finds

Heh, on the road for three months and enough to get the seller back into road bikes. Cinelli Vig = cursed.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBay

a fair few years ago i just missed one of these at a boot fair in oxford :-(

Mmmm, I'd like that fixed.

Perfect pouting pink panther Pinarello Pista for Paul

Thats gorgeous!! (in a NON babyblue fixie way)

^^ the forks look bent as in very slight front impact.

sorry if i missed something.

From the time that Pinarello (I refuse to write Pina) made beautiful frames.

Amazing!!!! But yes, does look like it's been in a bit of a crash :(

what are all these crashes people are having riding into walls? in my years of cycling i have only bent forks the other way from drops (mountain bike) or the same way from bailing a jump (bmx). i once rode into a phone box though.

Fuck thats nice.
Not sure if it is bent. It could be, but it could also be a curved zero rake fork.

The pantheresque fork crown suggests it's by design...

beater, polo, pub bike

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Road-Bicycle-1940-Bianchi-Folgorissima_W0QQitemZ150377181674QQcmdZViewItemQQptZRoad_Bikes?hash=item23032db1ea&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14

beater, polo, pub bike

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Road-Bicycle-1940-Bianchi-Folgorissima_W0QQitemZ150377181674QQcmdZViewItemQQptZRoad_Bikes?hash=item23032db1ea&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14

Too bad M A X is in Canada, needs some fugly gussets welded on before it sees a polo court... So I'm out...

that pink Pinarello is lush!

http://www.gumtree.com/london/70/46871370.html

for the shorter riders.

in my years of cycling

How old are you?

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eBay item: 220491367359
this is for the even shorter rider....check the asking price!

^^ the forks look bent as in very slight front impact.

sorry if i missed something.

You have, that's a proper track fork, that's all. Definitely not bent. I've similar forks on my Casati.

I might have an explanation why good track forks may look like they were involved in an accident.

Most of the times, fork blades are supplied from the factory with a rake of say 35 to 40 mm.
The frame builder has to bend the blades (or complete forks after brazing) to the correct rake.
Road forks have usually a larger rake and the jigs for bending are made for increasing the rake.
However, a track fork has a rake like 20 to 25mm, so it has to be bent backwards, if it's made with the fork blades described above.
Most of the times, frame builders to not have a proper jig to do that.
So, instead of straightening the curve of the blades a bit out to reduce the rake, the blades are bent a bit backwards in the upper regions, just below the fork crown.

If they would have started with straight blades or used a very good bending tool (jig), it may have looks just a very littlebit better.

That's the kind of informative post DW should have been providing.

Thanks!

that pinarello is sweet-as, although the wheelset is v ill-conceived

that pinarello is sweet-as, although the wheelset is v ill-conceived

Does seem to be 36 3x front 32 3x rear. Strange

its a 24 hole rear, and quite ugly imho

treat your kids, or small friend, this xmas:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Track-Bike_W0QQitemZ150378899106QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Bikes_GL?hash=item230347e6a2&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

track wheel bundle:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-pairs-of-spinergy-wheels-and-Miche-Pistard-WR-Track_W0QQitemZ230384179055QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR?hash=item35a3f7976f&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

track wheel bundle:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-pairs-of-spinergy-wheels-and-Miche-Pistard-WR-Track_W0QQitemZ230384179055QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR?hash=item35a3f7976f&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

speaking of ugly.