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07-04-16, 06:59 PM
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Rare 1971 Raleigh Super Course mens bike, Excellent Condition
$1,200
Rare 1971 Raleigh Super Course mens bike, Excellent Condition | road | Ottawa | Kijiji
That rare Reynolds 531 aluminum tubing. Rear wheel looks to me to be a steel replacement off a low end bike. Looks bigger than 21 1/2.
Rare 1971 Raleigh Super Course bike, purchased in 1971, single owner, has all original parts (except for front tire and tape on handle bar), very lightly used (less than approx. 300 km over entire life of bike) and in excellent condition.
Manufactured at the Raleigh Carlton factory in the UK.
Serial No: WS4005419
Colour – Bronze green
Frame – 21 ½” made of 531 Reynolds aluminum tubing
27" × 1-1/4" alloy rims with Raleigh proprietary threading used in bikes built at the Nottingham factory
Wide flange hubs
10-speed Huret gears
Fork with chrome ends
G. B. handle bar and stem
Weinmann (Vainqueur 999) 610 center-pull brakes on front, and Weinmann (Vainqueur 999) 750 on rear
Champion narrow seat - Brooks B-17
$1,200
Rare 1971 Raleigh Super Course mens bike, Excellent Condition | road | Ottawa | Kijiji
That rare Reynolds 531 aluminum tubing. Rear wheel looks to me to be a steel replacement off a low end bike. Looks bigger than 21 1/2.
Rare 1971 Raleigh Super Course bike, purchased in 1971, single owner, has all original parts (except for front tire and tape on handle bar), very lightly used (less than approx. 300 km over entire life of bike) and in excellent condition.
Manufactured at the Raleigh Carlton factory in the UK.
Serial No: WS4005419
Colour – Bronze green
Frame – 21 ½” made of 531 Reynolds aluminum tubing
27" × 1-1/4" alloy rims with Raleigh proprietary threading used in bikes built at the Nottingham factory
Wide flange hubs
10-speed Huret gears
Fork with chrome ends
G. B. handle bar and stem
Weinmann (Vainqueur 999) 610 center-pull brakes on front, and Weinmann (Vainqueur 999) 750 on rear
Champion narrow seat - Brooks B-17
07-04-16, 07:11 PM
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07-05-16, 04:42 AM
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Huh?
What is this?
27" Men's Panasonic Sport 500 10 Speed Road Bike
27" Men's Panasonic Sport 500 10 Speed Road Bike. Good shape. $55.00.
27" Men's Panasonic Sport 500 10 Speed Road Bike
27" Men's Panasonic Sport 500 10 Speed Road Bike. Good shape. $55.00.
07-05-16, 04:47 AM
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What is this?
27" Men's Panasonic Sport 500 10 Speed Road Bike
27" Men's Panasonic Sport 500 10 Speed Road Bike. Good shape. $55.00.
27" Men's Panasonic Sport 500 10 Speed Road Bike
27" Men's Panasonic Sport 500 10 Speed Road Bike. Good shape. $55.00.
07-05-16, 06:51 PM
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Some good photos here. Otherwise it might almost qualify for the "are you looking" thread.
Celeste Green Bianchi Road Bike - $275
Note photos 2, 5, 9, & 10 all show a grungy rear derailleur (upside-down), but I think the photos may be subtly different.
Photos 6, 8, & 11 show slightly different left front views.
Apparently the local department store ran out of soap and rags.
Celeste Green Bianchi Road Bike - $275
Note photos 2, 5, 9, & 10 all show a grungy rear derailleur (upside-down), but I think the photos may be subtly different.
Photos 6, 8, & 11 show slightly different left front views.
Apparently the local department store ran out of soap and rags.
07-05-16, 07:59 PM
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This guy is practically giving away his early 90's GT Timberline, asking only the best offer over $500 he can get. I mean, that bike has to be worth at least $35. 
GT Timberline
GT Timberline
07-06-16, 12:03 AM
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Funny story. The maker of this thing, "Zike" is literally headquartered less than three miles from where I live. So poorly received was this contraption here that they not only closed their flagship company store, but removed the signage from their building to avoid public ridicule. While not an entirely bad design, the problem is that their target market is primarily children and teenagers weighing no more than 150 pounds, as none of their products are designed having weight/height tolerances to accommodate the average adult. Furthermore, the Zike-Bike is claimed by it's makers as being an alternative vehicle for kids who don't like bicycles... and they wonder why it has been poorly received. 
Zike Wing Flyer Z100 - $75 (DWTN Greenville North Main)
Zike Wing Flyer Z100
Zike Wing Flyer Z100 - $75 (DWTN Greenville North Main)
Zike Wing Flyer Z100
07-06-16, 04:41 AM
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Sorry but that's a completely fair price IMHO. Handlebar position and no tubes and tires easily fixable.,,,,BD
It didn't sell at $350 last week, so add some awful purple wrap and tubes and bump it to $395. Sorry but this era of bikes have almost no value over the fact that it's a basic steel road bike with very meh components. Not special in any way at all. I tried to talk them down from the $350 last week, because a friend needs a road bike and it would fit him. I was told to F off.
90's ALLEZ SPECIALIZED, A RARE BIKE, A SMALLER SIZE FRAME
07-06-16, 11:13 AM
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Sorry but that's a completely fair price IMHO. Handlebar position and no tubes and tires easily fixable.,,,,BD
It didn't sell at $350 last week, so add some awful purple wrap and tubes and bump it to $395. Sorry but this era of bikes have almost no value over the fact that it's a basic steel road bike with very meh components. Not special in any way at all. I tried to talk them down from the $350 last week, because a friend needs a road bike and it would fit him. I was told to F off.
90's ALLEZ SPECIALIZED, A RARE BIKE, A SMALLER SIZE FRAME
It didn't sell at $350 last week, so add some awful purple wrap and tubes and bump it to $395. Sorry but this era of bikes have almost no value over the fact that it's a basic steel road bike with very meh components. Not special in any way at all. I tried to talk them down from the $350 last week, because a friend needs a road bike and it would fit him. I was told to F off.
90's ALLEZ SPECIALIZED, A RARE BIKE, A SMALLER SIZE FRAME
I think it's about the sellers comments on buyers conduct. Sounds like a little 'tude going on...
07-07-16, 12:21 PM
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Trek 2500 Road Bike - $1000 (Centreville)
Trek 2500 Road Bike
"Trek 2500 Road Bike Similar to the one Lance Armstrong won the First, Second and Third Tour De- France races in France. Trek 2500 frame and seat post are Carbon Fiber.
Bike has been changed to a straight bar bike: has X-O Sram 9 speed twist shifters, Dia-compe brakes, Monkey handle bar, platform peddles, ROLF Vector Comp wheels, Carbon seat post, Selle ITALIA Gel flow seat.
I have the original Racing Bars - MO DC Lo Avatomic Shape Teck bar, and the Dura-Ace brakes and shifters. I can build it back to all Dura-Ace."
Trek 2500 Road Bike
"Trek 2500 Road Bike Similar to the one Lance Armstrong won the First, Second and Third Tour De- France races in France. Trek 2500 frame and seat post are Carbon Fiber.
Bike has been changed to a straight bar bike: has X-O Sram 9 speed twist shifters, Dia-compe brakes, Monkey handle bar, platform peddles, ROLF Vector Comp wheels, Carbon seat post, Selle ITALIA Gel flow seat.
I have the original Racing Bars - MO DC Lo Avatomic Shape Teck bar, and the Dura-Ace brakes and shifters. I can build it back to all Dura-Ace."
07-07-16, 12:53 PM
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Hmmm, I wonder why some of the spokes are not black...
07-07-16, 02:16 PM
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07-07-16, 11:01 PM
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For those days when you just don't feel like pedaling...
Bicycle/Bike engine - $130 (Inman)
Bicycle/Bike engine
Bicycle/Bike engine - $130 (Inman)
Bicycle/Bike engine
07-08-16, 04:43 AM
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Why is that wacky? It's a vintage 70's bike engine, and for a reasonable price. We had a rash of idiots buying Huffys from Wal Mart, putting 80cc engine kits on them, and asking $500-$650. Now that was wacky.,,,,BD
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07-08-16, 10:19 AM
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This guy is practically giving away his early 90's GT Timberline, asking only the best offer over $500 he can get. I mean, that bike has to be worth at least $35.
GT Timberline
GT Timberline
07-08-16, 11:32 AM
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07-08-16, 06:21 PM
Bikes are okay, I guess.
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For those days when you just don't feel like pedaling...
Bicycle/Bike engine - $130 (Inman)
Bicycle/Bike engine
Bicycle/Bike engine - $130 (Inman)
Bicycle/Bike engine
07-08-16, 06:53 PM
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They are alive and well, they just migrated to my neck of the woods.
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07-09-16, 04:52 PM
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Framed Pro-Elite 2.0 FT 21" frame brand new
Brand new hybrid bike Framed Pro-Elite 2.0 FT 21" frame and 29" wheels. I received as a gift and tried it out for a couple of miles and rides very nicely but is just not the type of bike I'd want (I don't ride that much anyway).
Brand new hybrid bike Framed Pro-Elite 2.0 FT 21" frame and 29" wheels. I received as a gift and tried it out for a couple of miles and rides very nicely but is just not the type of bike I'd want (I don't ride that much anyway).
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07-09-16, 06:33 PM
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07-10-16, 04:18 AM
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Just like bent or backwards forks, brand confusion never gets old to me.
Trek Quasar Road Bike - $65 (Central St Cloud, MN)
Trek Quasar Road Bike
Trek Quasar Road Bike - $65 (Central St Cloud, MN)
Trek Quasar Road Bike
07-10-16, 05:03 AM
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