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  1. LondonClassic

    Another cheap Raleigh Royal (56cm?)- Oxford

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/136365482822 £83 BIN
  2. LondonClassic

    Broken seat collar on beater bike repair help

    ...fresh alu shims as needed. The old is bound to have worn some over the years where clamped and ovalised. I would try that first. This doesn't look *that* beaterish to me. Some decent accessories and components hint at care and attention having been given. Winston Vaz at Varohna Frameworks...
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    For Sale Supercorsa, Tiagra rear mech, 1055 levers

    Reductions for saddle and levers - mech sold.
  4. LondonClassic

    campagnolo chorus gruppo 9v nos

    I bought mine new (triple, med cage rear mech and including BB) from Parkers of Bolton for £247. A grand? Given its perception as a functional and not pose/bling gruppo I struggle to see where the market for this is. (Edit - In my Monday morning stupor I read this as a Veloce gruppo. So its...
  5. LondonClassic

    The Impossible Hybrid

    What happens to bike sales in Canada when the winter weather closes in? Does the used bike market carry on at the same volume or do people leave it till spring and there's a glut of bikes for sale then?
  6. LondonClassic

    £50 Dawes Super G, Winchester

    You're right- legally covering their rrrses too in case an ambulance chaser buys.
  7. LondonClassic

    £50 Dawes Super G, Winchester

    https://ebay.us/m/va7bTS https://ebay.us/m/va7bTS Says it's being sold for spares - I'm posting from a phone so not seeing what the issue is...or maybe it's their way of saying it's not warrantied. Whatever, it's a potential bargain.
  8. LondonClassic

    The Impossible Hybrid

    I blame Jeremy Bentham. The good news is when you do find a big steed you're fighting fewer people to get it (same applies to very small bikes)
  9. LondonClassic

    58cm Holdsworth Triath-elan - Basingstoke

    https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1767060583921162 Happy Friday Same owner since 1987, Assos saddle!...all for £55. @winjohn this has got your name all over it!...maybe @Guinessisgoodforyou but is there room at the inn?
  10. LondonClassic

    Raleigh 531 frame for the taller dude. Reasonable price.

    No sir. It was probably @winjohn :D
  11. LondonClassic

    For Sale Peugeot Triathlon 1986

    Hi and welcome to Retrobike. I have a Triathlon myself, great bikes - mine has taken years of abuse as a commuter and retro sportive bike. You might want to ask one of the mods to move this to the complete bikes for sale section.
  12. LondonClassic

    Everyday cycling incidents hall of fame.

    ...or that the insult landed. A broad smile and a gear one bigger than is sensible and silent, painful mashing of the pedals. #5. The Contract Killer*. The contract killer prowls the lanes with a 56T campag pista chainset and 13-18 straight through block on his 1980 Bernard Carre (ex Peugeot...
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    For Sale Supercorsa, Tiagra rear mech, 1055 levers

    Its fabric and apparently a 50/50 mix of plastic bottles and jute. It doesn't repel water if thats what you're after. I would assume some gets through to the sponge below.
  14. LondonClassic

    For Sale Supercorsa, Tiagra rear mech, 1055 levers

    Concor Supercorsa - 'recycled' fabric top. No rips or grazes but some marks from use- £20 £18 posted in UK Shimano 1055 levers - some marks to levers, small chunk from 1 hood- £13 £11 posted in UK Tiagra 4700 GS long cage rear mech. Fitted to a bike then removed, 0 miles - £18 posted in...
  15. LondonClassic

    when will this be considered a Retrobike?

    If we ever saw the cost of recycling (landfilling) CF factored into the purchase price we might see attitudes towards it from consumers change and people hang onto CF bikes for longer. I totally agree its vapouware and the kind of punters who worship at the epoxy laminate altar are chasing the...
  16. LondonClassic

    A pair of clean looking Holdsworthys (1x HW, 1xCB)

    First up a largest size (62) but very clean looking Holdsworth Elan in Birmingham at £150. Some variances from stock but sensibly so...
  17. LondonClassic

    cheap Olmo (Derby)

    Crazy money.
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