Alright, who's hogging all the old bikes?
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Alright, who's hogging all the old bikes?
Postby khendar » Tue Feb 21, 2017 9:16 am
Today there seems to be nothing left. Ebay is full of "Progear" bollocks, Gumtree is either kids bikes or second hand Madones for $5000. Where have all the nice old steel frames gone ? Did the fixie scene eat them all up ?
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Re: Alright, who's hogging all the old bikes?
Postby P!N20 » Tue Feb 21, 2017 9:33 am
Yeah, they were all whip skidded into oblivion.khendar wrote:Did the fixie scene eat them all up ?
There's plenty on Gumtree, you just have to dig deep. Somebody selling a half decent frame for <$100 typically doesn't know much about it so you need to trawl through hundreds of ads titled 'bike'.
I find ebay is a bit more focused on new stuff these days, but there are some bargains still to be had. There was a nice Raleigh up for grabs a little while back with some C-Record cranks sold for around $150.
That said, if people think their bike has even the slightest hint of value, the price seems to skyrocket.
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Re: Alright, who's hogging all the old bikes?
Postby rkelsen » Tue Feb 21, 2017 9:35 am
That must have been at least 10 years ago, if not more.khendar wrote:I've been out of the loop for ages. Last time I was riding regularly I was looking into picking up an old roadie and converting it to a single speed. I never ended up following through but I remember there being a ton of bikes and retro frames on ebay and gumtree going for <$100.
The second hand market went nuts 8 or 9 years ago, and hasn't recovered.khendar wrote:Today there seems to be nothing left. Ebay is full of "Progear" bollocks, Gumtree is either kids bikes or second hand Madones for $5000. Where have all the nice old steel frames gone ? Did the fixie scene eat them all up ?
A bare frame made from steel of any provenance (e.g. Columbus, Reynolds, etc.) will sell for at least $300, regardless of condition.
I dunno if the fixie craze had anything to do with it, but it wouldn't surprise me.
Check out this thread from 2009, which is still alive: viewtopic.php?f=23&t=19453
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Re: Alright, who's hogging all the old bikes?
Postby Derny Driver » Tue Feb 21, 2017 9:39 am
What size are you after?
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Re: Alright, who's hogging all the old bikes?
Postby khendar » Tue Feb 21, 2017 9:54 am
My Merida is 54cm - so ideally something in that sort of range: 54-56cm.Derny Driver wrote:I have a couple of good quality steel frames.
What size are you after?
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Re: Alright, who's hogging all the old bikes?
Postby khendar » Tue Feb 21, 2017 10:23 am
Scarily enough, you seem to be right. Last time I was posting on the topic was back in 2008rkelsen wrote: That must have been at least 10 years ago, if not more.
Cheers for that. I'll check it out.rkelsen wrote:The second hand market went nuts 8 or 9 years ago, and hasn't recovered.
A bare frame made from steel of any provenance (e.g. Columbus, Reynolds, etc.) will sell for at least $300, regardless of condition.
I dunno if the fixie craze had anything to do with it, but it wouldn't surprise me.
Check out this thread from 2009, which is still alive: viewtopic.php?f=23&t=19453
There's a place here in Adelaide called Bikes Workshop which builds and sells bikes for charity which used to always have alright stuff. I might go check them out again.
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Re: Alright, who's hogging all the old bikes?
Postby Ivanerrol » Tue Feb 21, 2017 7:15 pm
The stock was always been replaced and then sent on to 3rd world countries.
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Re: Alright, who's hogging all the old bikes?
Postby koshari » Tue Feb 21, 2017 7:56 pm
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Re: Alright, who's hogging all the old bikes?
Postby Mulger bill » Tue Feb 21, 2017 9:21 pm
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Re: Alright, who's hogging all the old bikes?
Postby khendar » Tue Feb 21, 2017 9:53 pm
Alright I'm intrigued. Does it have single-speed compatible dropouts ? What's the shipping costs like from VIC to SA ?Mulger bill wrote:Got an old Apollo Eclipse frame and fork in the shed you can have for shipping cost. Pretty sure the numbers work.
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Re: Alright, who's hogging all the old bikes?
Postby Warin » Wed Feb 22, 2017 7:55 am
Defiantly more than $50.khendar wrote:Mulger bill wrote:What's the shipping costs like from VIC to SA ?
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Re: Alright, who's hogging all the old bikes?
Postby khendar » Wed Feb 22, 2017 9:59 am
How much more ? I'm happy to pay for a known frame. My main worry is accidentally picking up some obscure Euro frame on Gumtree with a weird bottom bracket shell that I can't buy a replacement BB for.Warin wrote:Defiantly more than $50.khendar wrote:Mulger bill wrote:What's the shipping costs like from VIC to SA ?
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Re: Alright, who's hogging all the old bikes?
Postby khendar » Wed Feb 22, 2017 4:03 pm
I feel like if it goes for $10 it might be worth it just for spares even if the frame is no good. Cottered cranks are a let down but there might be a few useful bits on there.
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Re: Alright, who's hogging all the old bikes?
Postby Mulger bill » Wed Feb 22, 2017 8:20 pm
Similar to thiskhendar wrote:Alright I'm intrigued. Does it have single-speed compatible dropouts ? What's the shipping costs like from VIC to SA ?Mulger bill wrote:Got an old Apollo Eclipse frame and fork in the shed you can have for shipping cost. Pretty sure the numbers work.
No idea about shipping I'm afraid
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Re: Alright, who's hogging all the old bikes?
Postby P!N20 » Thu Feb 23, 2017 2:08 pm
Needs some love, but everything's there: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Retro-Blue-1 ... 2226367789
Another Giant for cheap: http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/bulli/bi ... 1137625747
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Re: Alright, who's hogging all the old bikes?
Postby khendar » Thu Feb 23, 2017 2:34 pm
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Re: Alright, who's hogging all the old bikes?
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Re: Alright, who's hogging all the old bikes?
Postby P!N20 » Thu Feb 23, 2017 2:55 pm
Eh, I couriered a frame and wheelset from Melbourne to Sydney for $25 using a courier company that starts with E and ends with Go. (No affiliation.) So don't write them off.khendar wrote:Those all look good, except I'm in SA so they're not much good for me
Anyway, they were just meant to be examples of what can be found.
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Re: Alright, who's hogging all the old bikes?
Postby khendar » Thu Feb 23, 2017 3:13 pm
Ahh cheers. Yeah there are a few around interstate but most of them wont ship to SA. Plus I'm hesitant to purchase sight unseen from interstate as there's no opportunity to check it out in person.P!N20 wrote:Eh, I couriered a frame and wheelset from Melbourne to Sydney for $25 using a courier company that starts with E and ends with Go. (No affiliation.) So don't write them off.khendar wrote:Those all look good, except I'm in SA so they're not much good for me
Anyway, they were just meant to be examples of what can be found.
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Re: Alright, who's hogging all the old bikes?
Postby khendar » Thu Feb 23, 2017 4:10 pm
Howdy. I am still interested in your Eclipse frame. Would it be possible to get a few pics and measurements (Seat Tube/Top Tube) from it ?Mulger bill wrote:Similar to thiskhendar wrote:Alright I'm intrigued. Does it have single-speed compatible dropouts ? What's the shipping costs like from VIC to SA ?Mulger bill wrote:Got an old Apollo Eclipse frame and fork in the shed you can have for shipping cost. Pretty sure the numbers work.
No idea about shipping I'm afraid
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Re: Alright, who's hogging all the old bikes?
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Re: Alright, who's hogging all the old bikes?
Postby Mulger bill » Fri Feb 24, 2017 11:32 pm
I'll have another go tomorrow
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Re: Alright, who's hogging all the old bikes?
Postby khendar » Fri Feb 24, 2017 11:40 pm
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Re: Alright, who's hogging all the old bikes?
Postby Mulger bill » Sat Feb 25, 2017 8:27 pm
No shifter bosses, internal brake cable.
It's sized for 700c wheels, the headset feels good.
The fork looks to have forged dropouts but NO lawyers lips.
EDIT: The BB is garbage, it spins OK but the spindle is externally threaded
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Re: Alright, who's hogging all the old bikes?
Postby khendar » Mon Feb 27, 2017 9:24 am
All that's really left is to get an idea how much shipping to SA will cost. Do any of those courier services have an online quote tool ?
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