Thought I'd start a thread in here rather than bumping a now obsolete thread in the for sale section.
Spotted this early on in the week after being tipped off that it was local and fell in love immediately and decided to start googling how much black market kidneys sell for, had a chat with the sellers to make sure it was my size and enquire if I could tempt them to end early, but as they'd already received a bid it wouldn't be fair to end so onward the auction ran (which is fair enough).
So there I am quietly keeping an eye on it and then to my horror my mate Will (kingoffootball) outed it in the eBay section on here and I thought all hope was lost, a few showed interest but I kept my hopes up and after discussions with others and a couple of interested parties on here it seemed I was clear to bid in relative comfort until with an hour to go I was outbid :-(
I sulked a little bit kept an eye on it and had mates messaging me urging me to bid as the seconds and minutes ticked by.
Then boom the auction ended and she was mine, then I realised having my tea in the pub and a few pints was a terrible idea as I couldn't go pick her up, messaged the seller to enquire about collection thinking how the hell am I going to wait all day at work tomorrow to go for it, then my mate rich stepped up to take me for her!!!
That was the Sunday night (last night) and today at work I have been clock watching all day waiting to come home and faff with the old girl, tighten a few cables and just sit and smile, now I know Raleigh Ti bikes aren't as sought after nor as exotic as Marin or merlin or GT Ti bikes, but after having always lusted after a Ti bike of any description I am over the moon to have one in my collection now!
Right essay over a couple of pics for you all.....
That's all for now, I'll keep this thread updated but she is going to remain relatively as she is now, maybe a pair of reissue smoke and darts as the conti's are cracked unfortunately so will have to be replaced but she probably won't be getting upgraded or changed as she's in absolute time warp condition!
Spotted this early on in the week after being tipped off that it was local and fell in love immediately and decided to start googling how much black market kidneys sell for, had a chat with the sellers to make sure it was my size and enquire if I could tempt them to end early, but as they'd already received a bid it wouldn't be fair to end so onward the auction ran (which is fair enough).
So there I am quietly keeping an eye on it and then to my horror my mate Will (kingoffootball) outed it in the eBay section on here and I thought all hope was lost, a few showed interest but I kept my hopes up and after discussions with others and a couple of interested parties on here it seemed I was clear to bid in relative comfort until with an hour to go I was outbid :-(
I sulked a little bit kept an eye on it and had mates messaging me urging me to bid as the seconds and minutes ticked by.
Then boom the auction ended and she was mine, then I realised having my tea in the pub and a few pints was a terrible idea as I couldn't go pick her up, messaged the seller to enquire about collection thinking how the hell am I going to wait all day at work tomorrow to go for it, then my mate rich stepped up to take me for her!!!
That was the Sunday night (last night) and today at work I have been clock watching all day waiting to come home and faff with the old girl, tighten a few cables and just sit and smile, now I know Raleigh Ti bikes aren't as sought after nor as exotic as Marin or merlin or GT Ti bikes, but after having always lusted after a Ti bike of any description I am over the moon to have one in my collection now!
Right essay over a couple of pics for you all.....
That's all for now, I'll keep this thread updated but she is going to remain relatively as she is now, maybe a pair of reissue smoke and darts as the conti's are cracked unfortunately so will have to be replaced but she probably won't be getting upgraded or changed as she's in absolute time warp condition!
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