kilauea with a nice stuck s/post, ebay.co.uk

[rojo]

i will never be able to afford it with all you lot going to bid lol

 

[Rude Dog]

Just took a bit of a leap whilst I was looking at it. looks like it might have some legs......

 

[Harryburgundy]

Just took a bit of a leap whilst I was looking at it. looks like it might have some legs......

I normally get the 'youv'e been out bid' email much later

 

[rojo]

out of my price range now. is it you guys bidding

 

[W W Biffta]

im checking it out tomorrow. going to take a tape measure and a fist full of dollars.
rojo the one you wanted was the one anthony snaffled last month:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/kona-kilauea-whit ... parms=66:2

hmm dammit gone over what i was gonna offer already lol anyone here?

 

[rojo]

im checking it out tomorrow. going to take a tape measure and a fist full of dollars.
rojo the one you wanted was the one anthony snaffled last month:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/kona-kilauea-whit ... parms=66:2

put it this way im not gonna be offering him more than that on principal :evil: plus there was this explosif, went for 155 in the end:

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... t=explosif

i guess the columbus tubed ones might be more popular tho. ill see whats what tomorrow.

Goodluck tomorrow let us know how you get on. how much is it for resprays on frames??

 

[Harryburgundy]

Blimey :shock: £147 already.....I'm folding

 

[W W Biffta]

yup im out too, saves me a stroll round to the guys house al least hehe. just hope you bidders find out the post is chemically welded to the steel :twisted:

 

[rojo]

Wow thats going to go for loads. Is it someone from here winning??

 

[Anthony]

You guys can't want it much, if you're put off by that kind of bid. It's only got a stuck seat post, how much did you reckon it would knock off the value? Bit of work with a saw, not going to kill you.

It's basically a very good bike, very light frame. The worst thing about it is it's size 20.

Funnily enough, I've just fished the lower 18cm of one of those Tahoma posts out of my tool box. Comes in handy every now and again. I had to cut it off because I needed to use the post for my son's bike and it was so bent that it wouldn't go right down in the tube without getting, err stuck. The upper part is still giving good service in some junior's frame somewhere.

So anyway, I would guess the post must have been 35cm in the first place, maybe 38, and there's about 25cm showing on this one, so you've just got a measly 10-13cm to cut out. Your granny could do it.