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Re: Interesting eBay / Gumtree bikes
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 2:59 pm
by P!N20
Keep up, Jim
That Montello reminds me of mine when I first got mine - crappy blue paint and Shimano 600 groupset. Of course, mine was only $300.
Re: Interesting eBay / Gumtree bikes
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 3:10 pm
by stevenaaus
10 speed down tube shifters would keep you busy.
Re: Interesting eBay / Gumtree bikes
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 3:17 pm
by 10speedsemiracer
stevenaaus wrote: ↑Wed Apr 29, 2020 3:10 pm
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10 speed down tube shifters would keep you busy.
Depends where you live I imagine.
Re: Interesting eBay / Gumtree bikes
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 3:19 pm
by familyguy
Now add up what you've spent to get it to the current state...
There are a lot of crap mid-school reissues, it's turning into 'BMX World v2'. The ownership of names and such being passed around is diluting a lot of good stuff.
Of course, now could be a good time to investigate folding bikes for mixed-mode transport for going back to work:
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Folding-Awa ... SwTZ1XlV7Z
Re: Interesting eBay / Gumtree bikes
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 4:23 pm
by P!N20
familyguy wrote: ↑Wed Apr 29, 2020 3:19 pm
Now add up what you've spent to get it to the current state...
Believe it or not I did keep a running tally of what I spent on it.
Also, that's mean.
Re: Interesting eBay / Gumtree bikes
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 5:14 pm
by familyguy
I speak from a point of shared experience and pain.
Re: Interesting eBay / Gumtree bikes
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 9:28 pm
by hunkydory1
Wow, 3 grand for that?
Thank you, PIN20, 10speedsemiracer, and stevenaaus.
Re: Interesting eBay / Gumtree bikes
Posted: Thu May 14, 2020 9:03 pm
by stevenaaus
I don't see many of these duraace compacts around.
Livestrong Lance Armstrong 1274 Trek Madone 6.9 SSL
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Livestrong- ... 3458599471
Re: Interesting eBay / Gumtree bikes
Posted: Fri May 15, 2020 10:53 am
by Arbuckle23
Needs a few more decals. Not nearly enough there
Re: Interesting eBay / Gumtree bikes
Posted: Sat May 16, 2020 5:45 am
by foo on patrol
Arbuckle23 wrote: ↑Fri May 15, 2020 10:53 am
Needs a few more decals.
Not nearly enough there
Foo
Re: Interesting eBay / Gumtree bikes
Posted: Sat May 16, 2020 12:50 pm
by DarrylH
Well, decals are one way to make a black bike more attractive.
Nice decals
Posted: Tue May 26, 2020 8:42 pm
by stevenaaus
I normally don't care for yellow bikes, but the decals work for me
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Fondriest-S ... 4303933484
Relatively cheap Ultegra CX. 11 Speed ?
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/albion/ ... 1240319230
Re: Interesting eBay / Gumtree bikes
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2020 3:58 pm
by familyguy
Re: Interesting eBay / Gumtree bikes
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2020 4:40 pm
by caneye
Re: Interesting eBay / Gumtree bikes
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2020 1:45 pm
by familyguy
Re: Interesting eBay / Gumtree bikes
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2020 2:08 pm
by P!N20
familyguy wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 1:45 pm
Tandem recumbent!
You could take the front seat out and just have a normal recumbent, Jim.
Re: Interesting eBay / Gumtree bikes
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2020 2:19 pm
by familyguy
Probably. Or lean forward and go full Graeme O'Bree on it.
Re: Interesting eBay / Gumtree bikes
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2020 4:04 pm
by stevenaaus
I have to get myself a Cannondale sometime. They're so droolworthy.
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/marion/ ... 1248908492
But looks a bit like my Teschner now that i've done it up.
It had an 12t cassette locking nut on a 11t cog
, and brake outie was too short for me to put on a longer (prolite) stem to accomodate for the (women's) short top tube. Shifter's needed a lube, and the paint "repair" is a little on the dodgy side, but love it. And geez those Corsas and 105s roll nice.
Mother of mary..
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Chrome-Lowr ... 4308385493
Re: Interesting eBay / Gumtree bikes
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 10:52 am
by P!N20
Purple Porsche
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2020 7:39 am
by stevenaaus
Custom paint Fondriest
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2020 12:21 pm
by stevenaaus
Re: Interesting eBay / Gumtree bikes
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 11:17 am
by P!N20
I'd love one of these for commuting duties; Reynolds steel, 3 speed hub, DT shifter - just add some fenders and you're set:
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/sheppar ... 1254141344
Re: Interesting eBay / Gumtree bikes
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2020 8:18 pm
by stevenaaus
Does anyone know what sort of conversion i could do with this fixie track bike to make it a viable road bike?
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/brightv ... 1254868515
Re: Interesting eBay / Gumtree bikes
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2020 8:35 pm
by 10speedsemiracer
Shimano Alfine 11sp internal gear hub, and either flat-bar conversion with Shimano trigger shifters or grab the
Microshift n110 integrated lever which is Shimano Alfine compatible....
maybe some more modern brake calipers, 25mm rubber (if it fits) and go nuts.
Re: Interesting eBay / Gumtree bikes
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2020 9:01 pm
by jasonc
If it's a fixie/track bike, the rear spacing may be less than what an igh requires