Batavus taste failure ten pint-er, Manchester

[LondonClassic]

Batavus Champion 1979 large vintage steel frame 60cm, fork and headset | eBay

32mm tires with mudguards fit. I had Ultegra brakes installed after a minor modification. There is a seven-speed cassette in the back, possibly an eight-speed cassette as well. Headset is in good condition.

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Ok, not as offensive as the the glitter encrusted BSO - but also not as funny. Somebody took inspiration from the 1973 British Leyland catalogue here. This is apparently powdercoat - and it seems they left the headset and seatbolt on when they did it, for sh*ts and giggles.

There really should be a show trial for the kind of people who do this kind of stuff.

 

[fiveSixteenths]

Batavus Champion 1979 large vintage steel frame 60cm, fork and headset | eBay

32mm tires with mudguards fit. I had Ultegra brakes installed after a minor modification. There is a seven-speed cassette in the back, possibly an eight-speed cassette as well. Headset is in good condition.

www.ebay.co.uk

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Ok, not as offensive as the the glitter encrusted BSO - but also not as funny. Somebody took inspiration from the 1973 British Leyland catalogue here. This is apparently powdercoat - and it seems they left the headset and seatbolt on when they did it, for sh*ts and giggles.

There really should be a show trial for the kind of people who do this kind of stuff.

But matchy-matchy is so on-point and much more original that CK anodised

 

[pwebb]

Knew I had seen that colour scheme before,

TT4004A Pullman Third Class Brake No. 162 With Lights - Era 3

TT4004A, Pullman Third Class Brake No. 162 With Lights - Era 3, Hornby TT:120, Coaches & Coach Packs, 1:120 Scale, TT

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Third class matches M30 postcode too . Snob? , moi?

 

[sjcprojects]

This seller has previous and this is far from the worst of their crimes (see their other items for sale, or rather - don't, if you are of a nervous disposition). The highlight may be a bike where the front brake has been kept on (brake blocks and all, I mean, why not?) and sprayed a delightful melange of metallic colours (I think that one was also posted on here a while back). There are also some really rather nice frames which have been given very poorly done paint jobs, unfortunately.

 

[KermitGKona88]

Surly not???

 

[fiveSixteenths]

Surly not???

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I Scream, you scream, we all scream for etc

 

[bikeworkshop]

I love this 100% feedback!
The paint skills, the artisanially curated pallate

Litespeed frame carbon size 55cm | eBay

Size 55cm. Full carbon fork 422 grams. Crown race is still on the fork. Adjusters stuck. I didn't try to unscrew them or use WD-40.

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Not massively sure it's a litespeed...
But i also love the way it looks like the seatpost has simply been cut off to remove it... before painting with fake tan or whatever he uses

 

[LondonClassic]

Planet X Speed more like.



Leave clamp on, powdercoat, lose clamp. Just another day at the office.

 

[fiveSixteenths]

I love this 100% feedback!
The paint skills, the artisanially curated pallate

Litespeed frame carbon size 55cm | eBay

Size 55cm. Full carbon fork 422 grams. Crown race is still on the fork. Adjusters stuck. I didn't try to unscrew them or use WD-40.

www.ebay.co.uk

Not massively sure it's a litespeed...
But i also love the way it looks like the seatpost has simply been cut off to remove it... before painting with fake tan or whatever he uses
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Ah, no, that’s one of the rare ‘telescopic’ SlightSpead 2008 Olympic Team Frames ridden by the Falkland Island CC - the ‘post’ magically extends and retracts depending on the torque exerted on the seatpost triangle, giving an instant aero advantage. It was quickly snatched up as an opportunity by the gr*vel fraternity and can be seen in a thousand dropper posts today. The engineer, one Stanley Bay, never received the recognition she deserved but still rides fixed from Lively to Bleaker most days.

 

[fiveSixteenths]

Planet X Speed more like.

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Leave clamp on, powdercoat, lose clamp. Just another day at the office.

I have radiator plumbing that has more style than that and I live in an M&E case study of ‘how not to central heat a stupid small house’