Rubbish parts that command a premium

[NeilM]

Polished zaskars

^^^^ And this ^^^^

 

[KermitGKona88]

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Mavic Wishbone shifters awful things :facepalm:

 

[NeilM]

Pace RC35s. OK, so when they first came out ALL forks were crap... but by the time they died they were hopelessly outclassed by some half-decent stuff like Judys. Now worth strong money....

Trouble is, if you want to rebuild a bike, with suspension, and original geometry then you options are limited, hence the price.

As for performance; I've ridden two Mayhems, a HONC and goodness knows how many miles in the last couple of years on the RC35AB's fitted to my DOGS BOLX.

 

[Thias]

Old BMX parts - a pair of Cook Bros Pedals cost over 2000 quid - ridiculous!
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Cook-Bros-BMX-Pe ... 3ce3c5b9b5

 

[clubby]

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Any old or NOS tyres.
By this time if the amber walls haven't cracked,the rubber will be that age cured that it won't grip and will wear like a beast.

 

[boxxer]

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thinking about the original question though,

manitou frames, i can understand people want them but buying them knowing they risk buying a cracked frame or one that is likely to crack if ridden alot seems crazy to me unless it's for a wall hanger and if that is the case the price would have to be low as in reality it becomes useless for it's intended purpose.

But even just hanging in the garage it looks amazing! Well mine does and I paid less for it as it had a crack but thanks to Mr Danson76 the crack is fixed (after 3 years of ownership) the headtube has been reamed out properly (why it cracked in the first place) and although it may only get one ride, the suspension action will be awful compared to anything modern and it will in all probability crack again I love it!

What I'd love to find is one of the 2 marins that have Mag21 rear ends - sort of rockshox fs if you will, I've seen pics but never heard of one in real life!

 

[Raging_Bulls]

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manitou frames, i can understand people want them but buying them knowing they risk buying a cracked frame or one that is likely to crack if ridden alot seems crazy to me unless it's for a wall hanger and if that is the case the price would have to be low as in reality it becomes useless for it's intended purpose.

At least the Manitous can be fixed. The crack will usually only lower their value.

I have a £350-400 (actually £0.05 now) alu frame here that's known for shearing the seat tube (bad concept/design of the shock mount) and used to have another one that's known for cracking chainstays.
When those go wrong, it's game over. You'll only be able to hang them on the wall if your wall has an "Offerings to the God of speed" section.

 

[clubby]

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I see your problem. Someone's tried to reinforce it with a bit of Meccano. Honestly, a long enough seatpost and you'll be fine.

 

[Baulz]

Kooka cranks

 

[IanS62]

Ok, I know it's a frame rather than a part, but 90's Raleigh frames like the M-trax, esp the titanium ones. Ugly lugged frames with glued joints, thereby killing off at a stroke the main advantage of titanium. Madness.