Job lot of classics lightweights

[chickendrumsticks]

 

[bikeworkshop]

Holdsworth
Mercian
2x bates
Hetch
Is that a MacLeans?

And a Roy Orbison frame.

Anything you want... you got it

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Holdsworth
Mercian
2x bates
Hetch
Is that a McLeans?

And a Roy Orbison frame.

Anything you want... you got it

The Vergrandis is nice, the road path O'Brien is lovely too. Probably built by Vic Edwards.

 

[bikeworkshop]

The Vergrandis is nice, the road path O'Brien is lovey too. Probably built by Vic Edwards.

Lovely bikes.
It would be interesting to see what they fetched at a professional bike auction like Bonhams used to do.
Peter Card was the man iirc

 

[CTK]

For £5k you could have a minging ebike!

 

[oldave]

Lovely. Cheap compared with new "stuff".

 

[Gtpulse]

Interesting, thought I recognised them all. They sold for less than that price at an auction, or maybe they didn’t? Flick backwards/forwards in the catalogue in the link, they were all there.

https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/hetchins-bates-mercian-etc.486075/

 

[bikeworkshop]

Brilliant bicycle forensics @Gtpulse !

My guess is the auctioneer took bids "off the wall" but didn't make reserve, and the owner is trying again.

The alternative is:
Mr X
(forum member, no names )
bought them all,
then found a frosty reception at home,
maybe involving the words...
"It's me or them"...

But the strong price displays a level of determination.

 

[fiveSixteenths]

Brilliant bicycle forensics @Gtpulse !

My guess is the auctioneer took bids "off the wall" but didn't make reserve, and the owner is trying again.

The alternative is:
Mr X
(forum member, no names )
bought them all,
then found a frosty reception at home,
maybe involving the words...
"It's me or them"...

But the strong price displays a level of determination.

Wasn’t me…

 

[Foreigner]

Brilliant bicycle forensics @Gtpulse !

My guess is the auctioneer took bids "off the wall" but didn't make reserve, and the owner is trying again.

The alternative is:
Mr X
(forum member, no names )
bought them all,
then found a frosty reception at home,
maybe involving the words...
"It's me or them"...

But the strong price displays a level of determination.

They are on sale from the same address as the auction house, and the pics are from the same auction house too, so yes, they did not sell, but were pulled back by the auctioneer, now trying some other ways to sell them again. Perhaps Mr X is the auctioneer himself?