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Peeps of the good life,

My aunt just called me to ask if I was interested in her '87 Koga Traveller Mixte.
It's just a bit too small for me, so I told her I could check out how much it would be worth, before maybe putting it up (here).

She only send me these two pictures sofar, but I remember seeing the bike a year ago in perfect condition.
It was always stored inside, still has the original pump, waterbottle and saddlebag attached too and just had new tires fitted.
http://i30.tinypic.com/2lm7v9k.jpg

http://i26.tinypic.com/28l6i3d.jpg

http://i30.tinypic.com/mmqz9j.jpg
It has the drops like pictured on the male version.

Parts:
http://i32.tinypic.com/30ro6rl.jpg

So no high end stuff(?), but all in very good condition though.

Could one of you help me out or send me in a direction on putting a pricetag on this?
Would be really appreciated!

Björn.

Just heard it's 58cm ct, 57tt.
Too big for me, so undibs.

PM on it's way.
Provisionally dibbed.

Just out of curiosity: what kind of crankset is on the white bike posted above?

Foot retention is always vital on a fixed, in my opinion. If you lose the pedals you're screwed. Also he only has one brake without any straps or clips, which is another Sparky no-no.

I can't speak for you guys in hilly country, but here in Hollands it's common to have only one brake (coaster). I'm riding ss with only a front brake and it's harder/better/more precise than any coaster I've ever had. Those weren't really bikes you'd get a lot of speed on though, but I still think only a front brake is doable.
(Although never tried,) I think riding brakeless, with or without footretention, is BS.

YouTube- Mr Beatnick - I know all the bitches feat. Ahu (Bullion Remix)

YouTube- Pariah - Detroit Falls [320kbps]

Dibs on HSON, if possible to send abroad.
PM on its way.

Sure will post would have to get a price to you in Holland

Could you let me know as well?

Possible dibs for a friend on a set in black.
He's not picking up though, but will let you know when he gets back to me.

UNDIBS

I like that alot!

Is it wrong that I look at that and think "wow I love the typography on those tires"?

Was thinking just that earlier today..

True, but that one is not shooting in HD.

Check out the GoPro camera's.
Bit more expensive, but well worth it.
Shoots up to 1080p HD.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4iU-EOJYK8

http://www.goprocamera.com/

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Worth taking a look at:
Yann Gross - Kitintale
http://www.yanngross.com/kitintale.htm
Skateboarding scene in Uganda

punctuation

Yeah, mine got a bit overshadowed there, haha.
But now I get the 'puppy killing'..
Previous owner unfortunatly sanded the whole bike and cut the derailleur hanger, so then I decided to just clean it up completely, cut the other 'unnecessary' parts and have the holes weld up.

Has this been puppy killed???

I see what you mean, but when I decided to build my own bike about half a year ago I still had a lot to learn and halfway into the build I started realising it might be nicer to build it up a bit more period correct etc, but I just didn't want to go through all the trouble of selling, finding, buying and waiting for the right/nice parts again. Just wanted to ride it, so I stuck to my innitial plan.
It's not thát bad as a first build, is it?
I might build it up more period correct once or sell it and build something new, if that comforts you. ;)

Just finished my first real built a few days ago. SS conversion.
Really pleased with the way it turned out.
Need to desticker the front wheel, but will be replaced with either a Zipp or HSON to match the rear anyway. Fork needs a respray into something more silky instead of matt to match the rear wheel and the frame a layer of clearcoat over the stickers, but just couldn't wait any longer with this weather.

Hey,

First of all: sorry if I overlooked other threads, but I used the search and google.

I'm in the final stages of building my first fixed conversion.
A BLB/Formula hub spaced at 120mm needs to fit into my 130mm spaced frame.
The axle is too narrow though, with the bolts only going on halfway with washers on, which I think is too tricky.
I don't want to bend the stays either, since the frame is aluminium.

So, looking for a solution, I just came across this axle conversion thing on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Halo-130mm-axle-converion-halo-track-fixed-hubs-/370379353466?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item563c546d7a

Will this work on the Formula hub too?
Couldn't really find out if these Halo's were the same.
And am I overlooking stuff or can this be done easier/cheaper?

Thanks a lot!

He's not willing to ship to NL, I PM'd him about that earlier.

Rattlecanning that C'dale matt black is really doable and you can easily touch up chips afterwards - gloss decals and done.
I like it the way it is now, though.

Maybe because it's get, not got!?

Sorry, Engrish is not my native language.

Daamn, really need that Hed/Zipp; why did I just got fired this monday. :(

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIfisFMnWu4"]YouTube-
Pariah - Detroit Falls [320kbps][/ame]
So, so sweet.

Old, but best.

1" / 1 1/8"?