Another FB 'crime against bicycles' special for only £900

[Lucidone]

That sounds like a well honed 'theory' - is there something you need to confess?

 

[Lucidone]

Those brake calipers finish it off a treat!

 

[Ren Rawbor]

Yes, I confess that my mind is a very very strange place to live & I may have broken a frame in a similar place years ago (not anything as nice as this though, a 501 Falcon Proline)

Never tried to pass it off as good though, in fact as soon as it cracked I finished the job and carried it home on my shoulder in 2 halves!

 

[bikeworkshop]

Sometimed thieves try to camouflage their stolen bikes by swapping all the kit around.
If they were smart they'd just go and get a job.

 

[vtwinvince]

Normally I say 'off to the crusher' when I see this sort of hideosity, but the frame needs saving.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Normally I say 'off to the crusher' when I see this sort of hideosity, but the frame needs saving.

Send the owner instead? tongue firmly in cheek....

 

[bikeworkshop]

We usually see, let's say "an indistinct ownership history" when a quality bike frame has been horrendously festooned with cheap sh1t.

 

[sjcprojects]

The seller's profile looks totally legitimate to me, so I think this really is just the result of a series of let's say 'unfortunate' decisions.

 

[bikeworkshop]

The current vendor may well have had nothing whatsoever to do with the "indistinct" part of the frame's ownership history, but it's much easier to make an "unfortunate decision" on a high end frame if you only paid £20 for it.
There was a poster on here recently selling a frame with the number ground off.
I don't get it.
If the frame number's gone, it's basically worse than worthless cos it's "stolen goods" forever.
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[sjcprojects]

Now reduced to only £800!!!!

Behold the full horror of the brakes. Also, that stem is clearly completely the wrong size and something has been wedged in to make it tighter. So it's not only awful, it's potentially lethal.