Chas Roberts ‘Dogs Bolx’

[retrobate]

Not mine. Nice to see in another colour other than white.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Chas-Rob...d=link&campid=5338793687&toolid=20001&mkevt=1

 

[Tsundere]

Spoke to the seller, seatpost isn't stuck and he will box it up for collection.
I'm very tempted to make an offer, I think the asking price is a bit overly ambitious, especially with the damage to the TT, although it is only a tiny dink to be fair.

 

[Gtpulse]

I may be remembering a different bike - was this the one for sale by a flipper a year or two ago? At the time I’m sure it had a ding in the top tube and a pair of painted to match Rock Shox. Can’t find the thread to compare but remember it got locked!

 

[Tsundere]

I may be remembering a different bike - was this the one for sale by a flipper a year or two ago? At the time I’m sure it had a ding in the top tube and a pair of painted to match Rock Shox. Can’t find the thread to compare but remember it got locked!

Indeed, but didn't that one also have a stuck seatpost? I was very close to buying it at the time, he dropped the stuck post bombshell after my opening offer, no mention of it in the ad.

 

[DuoTech]

Not sure I've ever seen a combination of XTR and Altus on the same bike before!

 

[mynchiboy]

It's definitely the one that was flipped. IIRC that seller wanted a ridiculous amount for the bike though, something like 3K (or more) with another 500 quid on top for the painted Rock Shox. I can only assume that that seller may have sorted the seat post and diluted the build a bit to reduce that asking price?

I can't see much value in this beyond the frameset though to be honest, having the forkplay is the major bonus. I would also want to take a good look at the rusty bits before taking the plunge. There's a pretty dark patch lurking behind that chainset...