Wanted: Sub-$50 mtb, prefer working cond.

hippy said:

I am in need of a [censored], pure and simple.
I don't really want to pay for it but depending
on condition I will hand over some cash. :-)
Prefer an any old mtb, but it'd have to be
suitable for a 180cm tall, 56cm road bike
riding dude. Smaller bikes are fine, but not
bigger bikes.. no road bikes either.

I don't really have time to travel to Melbourne
shops during the day to get something - I think
Cash Converters would have what I want but
there's none in Hawthorn.

Does that CERES/Brunswick bike shed sell
"restored" bikes?

ta
hippy

i got a frame/BB/headset that might interest you

was a little long for me but i ride 54/5ish roadbike
Its an old (and i mean old) steel Hillman frame. was called a 'sherpa' apparently.
lemme kno and maybe you can swing by on your way home one day
cheers
FD

"flyingdutch" <[email hidden]

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i got a frame/BB/headset that might interest you

was a little long for me but i ride 54/5ish roadbike
Its an old (and i mean old) steel Hillman frame. was called
a 'sherpa' apparently.
lemme kno and maybe you can swing by on your way home
one day cheers

Slight issue is that I want a complete bike by tonight! :-)
That's why I'm thinking Cash Converters or the Bike
Shed are my only hope unless someone has one in their
shed they want removed..

hippy

Slight issue is that I want a complete bike by tonight! :-)
That's why I'm thinking Cash Converters or the Bike
Shed are my only hope unless someone has one in their
shed they want removed..

hippy[/QUOTE]

I have one I want removed, it goes, it is heavy and has 15 gears (in blackburn)

"PiledHigher" <[email hidden]

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I have one I want removed, it goes, it is heavy and has 15 gears (in
blackburn)

That'd be cool! What do you want for it?
What are the chances of me picking it up tonight?
I'm not sure if you can see my email address in
cyclingforums, so email me sbirnie at bigpond.com
so we can sort it out..

hippy

hippy said:

Slight issue is that I want a complete bike by tonight! :-)
hippy

you got the bike 'loan sharks' after you???

Entering a bike-dodgem-derby???

Do tell...

"flyingdutch" <[email hidden]

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you got the bike 'loan sharks' after you???

Entering a bike-dodgem-derby???

Do tell...

Bike Polo tryouts :-)

hippy

PiledHigher said:

Slight issue is that I want a complete bike by tonight! :-)
That's why I'm thinking Cash Converters or the Bike
Shed are my only hope unless someone has one in their
shed they want removed..

hippy

I have one I want removed, it goes, it is heavy and has 15 gears (in
blackburn)

WOt has the one in hawthorn moved?
Geez its almost outside work... you would think I would have noticed

Dave

"dave" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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PiledHigher said:

Slight issue is that I want a complete bike by tonight! :-)
That's why I'm thinking Cash Converters or the Bike
Shed are my only hope unless someone has one in their
shed they want removed..

hippy

I have one I want removed, it goes, it is heavy and has 15 gears (in
blackburn)

WOt has the one in hawthorn moved?
Geez its almost outside work... you would think I would have noticed

Um.. what? Was there a Cashies in Hawthorn?

Anyway, thanks for the new mean machine
PiledHigher. This new bike adds to my:
track, bmx, old road, current road, new road
(deposit paid), ss, ht, vegemite, tank, trials.

I think I will give it an aerosol paint job and
call it "Tank". Photos will surely follow :-)

hippy
- sort of in double figures

hippy said:

Anyway, thanks for the new mean machine
PiledHigher. This new bike adds to my:
track, bmx, old road, current road, new road
(deposit paid), ss, ht, vegemite, tank, trials.

You're getting a new roady?! 😄 What kind?

....snip.......

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Cash Converters would have what I want but
there's none in Hawthorn.

Does Cash Convertors have bicycles as cheap as this?

Does anyone know if their rumoured "warehouse of bicycles"[1] is open to
the public?

[1] Reason given to someone for not buying his bicycle.

"Etxy" <[email hidden]

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hippy said:

Anyway, thanks for the new mean machine
PiledHigher. This new bike adds to my:
track, bmx, old road, current road, new road
(deposit paid), ss, ht, vegemite, tank, trials.

You're getting a new roady?! 😄 What kind?

http://www.thehippy.net/nucleus/index.php?itemid=48

hippy

hippy said:

"dave" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

PiledHigher said:

Slight issue is that I want a complete bike by tonight! :-)
That's why I'm thinking Cash Converters or the Bike
Shed are my only hope unless someone has one in their
shed they want removed..

hippy

I have one I want removed, it goes, it is heavy and has 15 gears (in
blackburn)

WOt has the one in hawthorn moved?
Geez its almost outside work... you would think I would have noticed

Um.. what? Was there a Cashies in Hawthorn?

Yeah... it was in Burwood rd... more or less outside the Uni..
Should have checked if it was there today.

Quoted message said:

Anyway, thanks for the new mean machine
PiledHigher. This new bike adds to my:
track, bmx, old road, current road, new road
(deposit paid), ss, ht, vegemite, tank, trials.

I think I will give it an aerosol paint job and
call it "Tank". Photos will surely follow :-)

hippy
- sort of in double figures

Quoted message said:

Anyway, thanks for the new mean machine
PiledHigher. This new bike adds to my:
track, bmx, old road, current road, new road
(deposit paid), ss, ht, vegemite, tank, trials.

I think I will give it an aerosol paint job and
call it "Tank". Photos will surely follow :-)

hippy
- sort of in double figures

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Given that hippy's cash is in my pocket, I'm going to put the call out to someone who may have something in the shed.

Looking for under $50

54cm road frame, need at least frame/fork/headset and bottom bracket with square tapers. Preferably fork for quill stem and horizontalish rear dropouts.

To think I'm paying over 2k for a new pair of cleats.
Ok, they come with a giant OCR Zero and some bits.
Just as well I really needed new cleats!

Two active bikes, commuter/tourer & beginner racer. The collection begins.

"aeek" <[email hidden]

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To think I'm paying over 2k for a new pair of cleats.
Ok, they come with a giant OCR Zero and some bits.
Just as well I really needed new cleats!

Two active bikes, commuter/tourer & beginner racer. The collection
begins.

I've got a 26" trials bike and a 20" BMX you
can add to those... if the price is right :-)

hippy

PiledHigher said:

]
Given that hippy's cash is in my pocket, I'm going to put the call out to someone who may have something in the shed.

Looking for under $50

54cm road frame, need at least frame/fork/headset and bottom bracket with square tapers. Preferably fork for quill stem and horizontalish rear dropouts.

Could help you out with that, I've got a frame (still attached to bike, but I can change that...unless you want other bits) that matches that description. And I want to get rid of it, too! My email addy is etxebarria76(at)hotmail.com

hippy said:

I think I will give it an aerosol paint job and
call it "Tank". Photos will surely follow :-)

Perhaps it should be named PileofSh*t in honour of it's former owner.....

"Shabby" <[email hidden]

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hippy said:

I think I will give it an aerosol paint job and
call it "Tank". Photos will surely follow :-)

Perhaps it should be named PileofSh*t in honour of it's former
owner.....

Once you've picked it up you realise how appropriate
"tank" is.. but what about something more exotic, an
imported marque perhaps, say, something French...

How about " Le [censored] " ? :-D

hippy

hippy said:

How about " Le [censored] " ? :-D

hippy

You mean 'Le Merde', surely? 😉

Just an optimistic attempt to sell a pair of 650c wheels I have sitting around, $150 ONO? Pretty nice, just don't want them anymore... :P