redster73
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Wanted small road bikeAs mentioned elsewhere kids fallen headfirst into the world of road racing/riding. Looking for a small/youth road bike suit a 10 and 13 year-old. Based in UK
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redster73
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No need to reply anymore as I've got them 2 off eBay. Now I've just got to try and keep up!
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kellyrocheearly
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great that your kids have the cycling bug, long may they enjoy it!
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CapeRoadie
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+1
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CapeRoadie
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| redster73 wrote: | | No need to reply anymore as I've got them 2 off eBay. Now I've just got to try and keep up! |
What did you get them, redster? I'm in the market for one myself.
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redster73
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They were just two old steel youth bikes. One is a Puch. Fella had put some old Shimano gears on them but boy they weigh a ton! They truly are first bikes to see how they get on with them.
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CapeRoadie
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| redster73 wrote: | | They were just two old steel youth bikes. One is a Puch. Fella had put some old Shimano gears on them but boy they weigh a ton! They truly are first bikes to see how they get on with them. |
Smart choice. I'll be using e-Bay soon again myself.
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redster73
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The cool thing is that for me I had to justify carbon this, and upgrade gruppo that to my wife but the kids were over the moon with a bike that had drops and skinny wheels!
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cardinal guzman
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It's a Raleigh banana! I particularly like the big loop of brake cable.
Reminds me of my first derraileur - my old Puch frame took quite some bending to make the transition from sturmey archer, but once I'd done it, I had (what I thought was) an amazing bike and I felt like an engineer! 
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happa gal
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Cape.....Team Tibco, a local pro women's team is actually having a "garage sale" this Saturday. We are gonna check it out since they use Look bikes....and they have bikes made for short women (that would be me...  ) This should be fun.....
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Bartali
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Cool ... let us know how you get on Happa.
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redster73
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In a similar vein i noticed Ben Swift selling some of his 'free' cycling goods (including a TOB KOM podium jersey) on eBay...although I refuse to believe in £10 postage for a helmet!
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MAILLOT JAUNE
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Wow, that sounds cool - maybe we should start a thread on good websites or places to buy cycling gear, collectibles etc.
I know that the British team sometimes sell off their bikes at the end of the season.
Anybody got an Rapha gear? Very expensive! But I did see a pair of BWT Fixed Shorts for sale on eBay at 26 pounds sterling!!! The size small would still probably be too big for me, but I got in touch with Rapha some time ago to ask about bespoke fixed shorts as it mentioned on their website that this may be a possibility - haven't heard a peep out of them!
Sorry I'm just starting to ramble now!
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CapeRoadie
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| happa gal wrote: | | Cape.....Team Tibco, a local pro women's team is actually having a "garage sale" this Saturday. We are gonna check it out since they use Look bikes....and they have bikes made for short women (that would be me... ) This should be fun..... |
Wish I could be there. If you find a steal on a kid's roadie, buy it and I'll pay you back.
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CapeRoadie
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| MAILLOT JAUNE wrote: | | ...maybe we should start a thread on good websites or places to buy cycling gear, collectibles etc... |
Yes!
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redster73
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Isn't Hetchins the man for cycling collectibles?
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