eBay and Craigslist finds

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/LOOK-KG196-Dura-Ace-Ultegra-CXP14-Beautiful-piece-of-cycling-history-/00/s/NzY4WDEwMjQ=/z/W8EAAOxyaTxRPKEa/$T2eC16VHJHwE9n8iiIC2BRPKEZr)HQ~~60_58.JPG
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271169872248?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

No, it's a crappy 'Sears' bike.

Thought something was off. I used a few other pics as reference (resemblance, lugs, stays) but what gave it away?

Nope - supermarket Merckx, made by Falcon and sold, as a complete bike, for about £75 in the late 1970s (I know, I had one as a kid).

Thought something was off. I used a few other pics as reference (resemblance, lugs, stays) but what gave it away?

The rear dropouts are cheap old fashioned ones, geometry is very squat.
Also lamp bracket and mudguard/rack eyes are a dead giveaway that it's not a 'racing' frame.
No indication of tubing would suggest gaspipe, probably weighs a tonne.

As well as the real deal, EM licenced Falcon to churn a whole world of shit bikes.

Clumpy light bracket on the fork and mudguard braze-ons, doesn't scream "racing pedigree".

It all depends on what your expectations are and what you intend to use it for, as to whether it's woith it: £45 is cock-all for a serviceable frameset.

The rear dropouts are cheap old fashioned ones, geometry is very squat.
Also lamp bracket and mudguard/rack eyes are a dead giveaway that it's not a 'racing' frame.
No indication of tubing would suggest gaspipe, probably weighs a tonne.

As well as the real deal, EM licenced Falcon to churn a whole world of shit bikes.

Clumpy light bracket on the fork and mudguard braze-ons, doesn't scream "racing pedigree".

It all depends on what your expectations are and what you intend to use it for, as to whether it's woith it: £45 is cock-all for a serviceable frameset.

Whoa, thank you for the information. Expectations are mixed. I just have a sudden itch for another bike/ more refined steed which I totally can't afford that I can't seem to explain.

Learn something everyday, i'll keep my peepers peeled.

Whoa, thank you for the information. Expectations are mixed. I just have a sudden itch for another bike/ more refined steed which I totally can't afford that I can't seem to explain.

Learn something everyday, i'll keep my peepers peeled.

I don't think you'd be the first person to see 'Merckx' and think you've found a bargain, there is a market for frames like this.

If you're after something cheap then do what I do and set up saved searches for 'include description' (531, 531c, 653, 753, 631, 853, 953) and also (slx, sl, tsx, columbus) etc etc. Sometimes you just have to be lucky though (put stuff in brackets like that, separated by commas and it'll search for all of them).
I had a huge drought recently where I didn't find anything but for sub £80 I've had in the past - an 853 frame, a handbuilt SLX frame, multiple 531c, 653 and 753 frames, a couple of Bob Jacksons, and other ridiculously badly listed awesome frames.

Just keep an eye out, sometimes things slip under the radar and you spot it!

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Cliff-Shrubb-Racing-Time-Trial-Road-Bike-/00/s/MTAwMFgxMDAw/z/r34AAOxy14VRQHfs/$T2eC16h,!zEE9s3!Z)VdBRQHfsOlYg~~60_12.JPG

'would make an awesome fixie'

Glad the Cliff Shrub has been posted. Someone please bid high.

Just keep an eye out, sometimes things slip under the radar and you spot it!

PM me if you spot anything in a 58-60

Track frame or good steel road bike. Ta :)

Thought something was off. I used a few other pics as reference (resemblance, lugs, stays) but what gave it away?

This site is a great resource for those delving into the world of old steel bikes.

http://www.mytenspeeds.com/My_TenSpeeds_1/FREE_SITE_1/FREE_SITE_INTRODUCTION.htm

Wicked.

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Barron-531-58cm-timetrial-bike-/00/s/OTYwWDEyODA=/z/RAkAAMXQBwlRPJDg/$T2eC16NHJG8E9nyfmY4dBRPJDfq8qw~~60_12.JPG

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Barron-531-58cm-timetrial-bike-/130866057652?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&hash=item1e783991b4

Perfect! Been spending an unhealthy amount of time on useless keyword searches that somehow lead to the ebay underbelly. Patience has served me well so far, so I can wait! Thank you man, really appreciate the pointers. Gonna be a shifty weekend for my wallet!

Shit....I can very easily get addicted to this.......

The Brooks' tealeaf strikes again, under another new eBay user name...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/day-break123/m.html?item=261184153053&pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item3ccfc9e5dd&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

*"it does have some MINER marks on the leather"*......

you reckon it was used down the pits?

TVT 92 Full Carbon Road Bike 22.5" (57cm)

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/TVT-92-Full-Carbon-Road-Bike-22-5-57cm-Dura-Ace-99p-start-/00/s/OTU4WDE2MDA=/z/1~EAAMXQfFJRMkTK/$%28KGrHqV,!qkFDkF5UtqbBRMkTJjwp!~~60_58.JPG

[SIZE=5][FONT=Comic Sans MS]"[/FONT][/SIZE][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=5]Frame + Fork weighs 1585grams"?

[/SIZE][/FONT]I call your bluff flywheel1935

I'll weigh it up when I receive it ;)

I don't think you'd be the first person to see 'Merckx' and think you've found a bargain, there is a market for frames like this.

If you're after something cheap then do what I do and set up saved searches for 'include description' (531, 531c, 653, 753, 631, 853, 953) and also (slx, sl, tsx, columbus) etc etc. Sometimes you just have to be lucky though (put stuff in brackets like that, separated by commas and it'll search for all of them).
I had a huge drought recently where I didn't find anything but for sub £80 I've had in the past - an 853 frame, a handbuilt SLX frame, multiple 531c, 653 and 753 frames, a couple of Bob Jacksons, and other ridiculously badly listed awesome frames.

Just keep an eye out, sometimes things slip under the radar and you spot it!

I've had to really control my spending on the bay. I think my missus is starting to suspect something when every second week I'm coming home with a new frame/bike. My excuse of storing them at friends who are then returning them is starting to wear thin ;)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Battaglin-World-Champion-Pursuit-Frame-Time-Trial-Tri-Campagnolo-BB-Columbus-SLX-/261182835652?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item3ccfb5cbc4

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/LOOK-Carbon-KG86-Road-Bike-Campagnolo-San-Marco-Mavic-Bernard-Hinault-Edition-/00/s/MTA4MFgxNjAw/z/ji8AAMXQhuVRPiz4/$T2eC16V,!zUE9s38+!k(BRPiz4Id0!~~60_12.JPG

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LOOK-Carbon-KG86-Road-Bike-Campagnolo-San-Marco-Mavic-Bernard-Hinault-Edition-/321088450746?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&hash=item4ac25cf0ba

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1999-CANNONDALE-MULTISPORT-2000-ALUMINUM-BIKE-FRAME-DEDA-ELEMENT-SYNAPSI-CARBON-/00/s/NzQ1WDk1MA==/z/ojAAAOxy9eVRP7qR/$T2eC16V,!)!E9s2fB+N5BRP7qQjcWw~~60_57.JPG

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1999-CANNONDALE-MULTISPORT-2000-ALUMINUM-BIKE-FRAME-DEDA-ELEMENT-SYNAPSI-CARBON-/230945457242?pt=Road_Bikes&hash=item35c56c045a

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http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/1970s-vintage-colnago-sport-road-racing-bike-in-superb-condition-columbus-tubing-full-campagnolo/1012277759#gallery-item-full-4 £350 campy throughout bar modolo brakes looks very good

http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/1970s-vintage-colnago-sport-road-racing-bike-in-superb-condition-columbus-tubing-full-campagnolo/1012277759#gallery-item-full-4 £350 campy throughout bar modolo brakes looks very good

£350 or £870?

You'd swear it was Monday...sorry copy/pasta mistake. Still...not totally greedy compared to e-bay prices.

Here you go guys, as I said; keep watching and eventually you'll find a bargain.
Look at this objet d'art.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mens-Fixie-bike-/151012081627?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&hash=item2329057fdb

Sooo much wrong it's hard to know where to start... I guess the forks? Or the brakes? Or the geo?

POC

**TVT 92 Full Carbon Road Bike 22.5" (57cm) **

That's a very nice looking bike. Stem appears to be a Grammo.