Surely someone has to ask about this (and stop calling me Shirley). I live in Melbourne and have a Cecil or two and we all know about Curly Hetchins. I have not seen a curly Cecil or does it have English rootsspannermonkey wrote:And a curly Cecil Walker
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Postby spannermonkey » Fri Jan 26, 2018 2:26 pm
It's a 1 ofGordon1 wrote:Surely someone has to ask about this (and stop calling me Shirley). I live in Melbourne and have a Cecil or two and we all know about Curly Hetchins. I have not seen a curly Cecil or does it have English rootsspannermonkey wrote:And a curly Cecil Walker
Custom built by Paconi ,1 of the last custom frames made for CW's
If not the last , it has been sitting upstairs for 10 years until I got wind of it & had to have
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Postby 10speedsemiracer » Fri Jan 26, 2018 4:31 pm
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Postby GaryF » Sat Jan 27, 2018 3:01 pm
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Postby spannermonkey » Sat Jan 27, 2018 3:21 pm
No the lugs are typical PaconiGaryF wrote:I'v never seen a curly stayed Cecil Walker before - very Hetchin's. Are the lugs super fancy too?
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Postby GaryF » Sat Jan 27, 2018 4:12 pm
Regardless of the lugs, it's a great bike to own. It must attract many comments when out on a ride/coffee.spannermonkey wrote:No the lugs are typical PaconiGaryF wrote:I'v never seen a curly stayed Cecil Walker before - very Hetchin's. Are the lugs super fancy too?
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Postby spannermonkey » Sat Jan 27, 2018 4:17 pm
GaryF wrote:Regardless of the lugs, it's a great bike to own. It must attract many comments when out on a ride/coffee.spannermonkey wrote:No the lugs are typical PaconiGaryF wrote:I'v never seen a curly stayed Cecil Walker before - very Hetchin's. Are the lugs super fancy too?
YEP
Stopped for a coffee yesterday morning with a couple of mates
The people behind us sent pics of it to a mate of their , a mutual friend
made new friends .it's always a talking point
Going to park it for a while & get back the Bianchi after a month
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Postby GaryF » Sat Jan 27, 2018 4:43 pm
I've never owned a Paconi and wish I had. I think The Paconi frames are well crafted of which yours is a prime example and the paint finishes are up there with the best.
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Postby P!N20 » Fri Feb 02, 2018 4:49 pm
Uncle Just wrote:Just saw this for sale on FB and listed for $10k!
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Postby Clydesdale Scot » Fri Feb 02, 2018 5:41 pm
There were some comments suggesting that the price was unlikely to be met. These comments could be construed as being contrary to the conditions which include "Trolling, negativity about a sellers product, and generally being a nuisance will not be tolerated."
I too thought the price was excessively ambitious.
Then the Cecil Walker with curved chainstays was listed for an equally ambitious price, with the lister (because it is unlikely to be a seller) adding "I'll throw in a wooden 356 wheel if that clinches the deal" with obvious reference to the Porshe advert, and then in response to the comment "Rare doesn't mean valuable", came the reply "Yes correct & that's my punchline" as well as " I've had 2 people hassle me for it, so that's the magic number"
Roman/Spannermonkey usually has a robust approach to postings, and I would expect him to consider accepting offers of $10,000, whilst he fully understands that they are not likely to be forthcoming.
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Postby Uncle Just » Mon Mar 05, 2018 8:24 pm
Looks a bit big for you too. That Flite saddle is quite far back on its rails.
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Postby Chaso » Thu Mar 08, 2018 12:10 pm
Hi Guys,
I went to Cash Convertors yesterday and found a beautiful old roadie. It is an Avanti Edge Comp Series in Blue (51cm). Its is in very, very good condition, but I am not sure when its from. Its really light for an old roadie, maybe 9 kilos. It originally had downtube shifters on it but the previous owner has put cable stops on and switched to STI levers. Shimano Sora Mechs and STI Levers. Full spec below.
Crankset: Shimano RSX (32, 50 I think)
Rear Derailleur: Shimano Sora (indexed)
Front Derailleur: Shimano Sora (non indexed)
Brake Callipers: Shimano EXAGE (I will have to check what version
Wheelset: Alex Road Wheelset
Seat: Avanti Stock Seat
Levers: Shimano Sora 2 x 8 STI Levers
Cassette: Cant tell, but its 8 Speed
Handlebars: Unbranded (as far as I can tell)
Anyone know anything about this!
Thanks so much and safe riding!
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Postby spannermonkey » Thu Mar 08, 2018 8:54 pm
Clydesdale Scot wrote:I read it in the context of the recent listing of a Porshe (later Ricardo) for $2000. The justification for the Porshe's pricing was that it was rare in the condition it was in.
There were some comments suggesting that the price was unlikely to be met. These comments could be construed as being contrary to the conditions which include "Trolling, negativity about a sellers product, and generally being a nuisance will not be tolerated."
I too thought the price was excessively ambitious.
Then the Cecil Walker with curved chainstays was listed for an equally ambitious price, with the lister (because it is unlikely to be a seller) adding "I'll throw in a wooden 356 wheel if that clinches the deal" with obvious reference to the Porshe advert, and then in response to the comment "Rare doesn't mean valuable", came the reply "Yes correct & that's my punchline" as well as " I've had 2 people hassle me for it, so that's the magic number"
Roman/Spannermonkey usually has a robust approach to postings, and I would expect him to consider accepting offers of $10,000, whilst he fully understands that they are not likely to be forthcoming.
Philip
I had 2 friends who wanted the CW & both wouldn't take NO for an answer
So the magic figure was $10K
It's not really for sale ,but I would take offers of $7K-$8K
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Postby GaryF » Thu Mar 15, 2018 9:42 am
That might be good for the traffic these days -haha.
It must have been fun riding that around a velodrome. Is it Australian built? Thanks for showing it.
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Postby GaryF » Thu Mar 15, 2018 9:43 am
Lovely Coppi - it does make a statement.GaryF wrote:That might be good for the traffic these days -haha.
It must have been fun riding that around a velodrome. Is it Australian built? Thanks for showing it.
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Postby Derny Driver » Thu Mar 15, 2018 11:47 am
I use it pretty much purely for motorpacing. Road and track. It has the fuel tank under your feet so its nicely balanced. Made in Taiwan. Daelim.GaryF wrote: That might be good for the traffic these days -haha.
It must have been fun riding that around a velodrome. Is it Australian built? Thanks for showing it.
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Postby old steel Bikes » Thu Mar 29, 2018 5:32 pm
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Postby 10speedsemiracer » Thu Mar 29, 2018 5:34 pm
Now that's a nice bike. Good work with the refurb.old steel Bikes wrote:Just completed this Holdsworth Mistrial was red and frame only off EBay with no decals and a serial number that gives it a build date as 1970. Stripped painted and rebuilt as per the as per the parts listed of the 1970 Catalogue. Colours are as per 1971 Holdswoth TT frame
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