Ebay Madness No. 2761

[GoldenEraMTB]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=120492060494&Category=56193&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26its%3DI%26otn%3D1#ht_889wt_1021

Yee-ha.

Oh Snap!

...literally

 

[SF Klein]

I wonder what the one patent is that that Czech crankarm company actually received. It's mentioned on the large hi-quality sticker that's on the back of one of the cranks. :?

 

[one-eyed_jim]

I wonder what the one patent is that that Czech crankarm company actually received.

Clearly, that's a Czech patent:

http://spisy.upv.cz/Patents/FullDocumen ... 280485.pdf

not a US one:

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/0280485.pdf

I don't speak any Czech, but Google Translate seems to do a fair job. From what I can figure out from a rough translation of the claim description, the patent mostly seems to cover the hollow boss structure to which the arm and spider are attached.

 

[DM]

Re: Surprise but not really...just historic tools.

A reminder item for those of us that worked in shops through most of the 80's to mid 90's....didn't every shop have some of these on their tool board.
When I first saw these I didn't think they'd ever make it to the 15 dollar starting bid...guess there's a few of us old shop hounds that wanted to relive some of that old mechanic magic...and with the old tools from a n earlier era.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... NA:US:1123

Campagnolo are the same - Their old tools go for silly money.
The workshop toolkit in a wooden box (or just bits of the full set) goes for INSANE amounts of money. But then it cost a fortune to buy when new.

 

[one-eyed_jim]

Re: Surprise but not really...just historic tools.

Campagnolo are the same - Their old tools go for silly money.

Well Campag you expect. But Dia Compe?

Tangent: I passed up a full, boxed set of Aero Gran Compe (AGC) short-reach brakes at a cycle jumble on Sunday for 35€. I've seen the brake pads go for more than that on eBay.

 

[SF Klein]

$42.......for a vinyl chainstay protector.......must call gil_m

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 500wt_1182

 

[yo-Nate-y]

Yow-za

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... _500wt_924

 

[SF Klein]

^^ :shock: :shock:

 

[SeeingisBelievingGTMuseum]

Re: Surprise but not really...just historic tools.

Campagnolo are the same - Their old tools go for silly money.
The workshop toolkit in a wooden box (or just bits of the full set) goes for INSANE amounts of money. But then it cost a fortune to buy when new.

Not always....I picked up one of the boxed campy sets this past year for $30

 

[SF Klein]

1996 Klein brochure - $42 :shock:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 500wt_1119