eBay and Craigslist finds

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There are Corsa Extra in Max tubing, indeed. One in very nice Kelme livery is coming to London soon. 😁

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154652361384?hash=item2401ffc2a8:g:Gd4AAOSw8i5haKQd

another dawes 853 sportif has popped up in 57. Annoying as i've been keeping my eyes out for a 59 for a while

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185098911949?hash=item2b18c140cd:g:9acAAOSwx99hYsSE

Could be quite lovely.

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Ok… who got that Waterford!

What did it go for in the end?

Looked like £475… trying to convince myself it was just too large for me…

Quite into this dutch Sparta.
Maguras and Positron. But look at that frame! Love it.

Down tube and seat tube are one piece. Plus I think the headtube is some kind of bilam.

EDIT: I should point out that I'm aware its not a great bike. Some would say ugly. Makes me like it even more.

Condor Paris - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Condor-Paris-Frame-/373758382069?

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Man of few words:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353625872505?hash=item5255be9879:g:bF4AAOSwy5hhGVvC

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/eddy-merckx-Sport-bike-Handmade-1990-/154656611432?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

What a smashing deal 🤣

Excellent description. From now on I will refer to the make of my saddles as the "Brand of chairs"

"It has a championship flag"

Yayyyyyyy

Donohue 531 (apparently) tourer. Not very well listed and few details but cheap.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mans-Touring-or-Winter-Training-Bike-/294467472782?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m2548.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/for-sale-dave-russell-racing-bike.436598/

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Dave Russel may be a bit earlier given the nutted brakes?

Is it the same tube all the way from the Seatpost back to the seatpost?

Looks like it is somehow heavily formed at the head tube and attached there but continues back to the horizontal if that makes sense.

I like it.

Love these:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124735559535?

This is probably quite a good deal for someone who it might fit. It's 100% this bike in 52cm I think, which was the smallest they made.

https://www.bikeradar.com/reviews/bikes/cyclocross-bikes/focus-mares-cross-review/

Yeah I thought that but couldn't tell for sure. Very interesting frame all the same.

Wow! I've never seen one of those before. Far too expensive for me but almost worth buying just for the variety value.

Tandem wheelsets have changed a lot since the 1940s

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I'm imagining this as a speed machine with modern components.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/-/304189183539?mkevt=1&mkcid=16&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&media=GMAIL

Just going to DROP this here.

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