Friday, March 17, 2017

Via Bicycle is having yet another public auction!

     We are having yet another public auction! If you missed the first two, then this is your chance to get some cool stuff. This time it is being held at: Cabin Fever Auctions on Sunday, March 26th 2017. The address is: 1860 Weavertown Road, Douglassville, PA 19518 ( In the Merritt's Antique Clock Complex). Here is a link to the website: Cabin Fever auctions
     There will be in person, absentee, and phone bids accepted. Feel free to contact them with any questions you may have. There will be a lot of unique bikes like several Schwinn Paramounts from various eras including two road tandems in excellent condition. Also a 1970's Teledyne Titan that belonged to Fred DeLong, who was the technical editor for Bicycling Magazine in the 70's and enthusiastic advocate of long distance cylo-touring in America. It has many exotic parts of the era. there will be high end frames, parts, etc. There will also be some turn of the century items, ephemera, etc. Boxed Raleigh's from the 1970's and 80's as well as a LOT of other items both new and used. See you there!

Thursday, March 16, 2017

For Sale: 1972 Raleigh Professional Mark IV 58CM

1972 Raleigh Professional Mark IV in excellent used condition.
Original mink blue paint and decals.
Chrome is in great shape.
Serial #G2211
Measurements / details are as follows:
58 CM seat tube CTC
57 CM top tube CTC.
Built with Reynolds 531 tubing.
Distinctive fastback seat cluster
33 1/2" stand over height (with air in tires).
40 CM wide GB Tourmalet handlebars.
120mm 3TTT Record stem.
Suntour (bar con) bar end shifters.
Brooks Professional saddle in excellent condition.
Campagnolo NR seat post, 27.2 size.
Campagnolo Nuovo Record (NR) crank set, 170mm arms, no date code.
Gipiemme Special road pedals. black cage.
Alfredo Binda toe straps.
Christophe toe clips, large size.
Campagnolo NR rear derailleur, pat. 72 date code.
Campagnolo NR front derailleur (pre CPSC lip).
Campagnolo NR bottom bracket.
Campagnolo NR headset.
Campagnolo NR brake calipers, flat QR.
Campagnolo NR brake levers, one hood missing.
Original Campagnolo brake cables and housing.
Campagnolo NR low flange hubs laced to dark anodized Countach tubular (glue-on) rims.
Vittoria Corsa CX tires (hold air) in great shape.
Maillard 6 speed freewheel.
     There are a few spots on top tube where paint has been touched up with a lighter color blue. there are also a few small spots of surface corrosion on the underside of the top tube, not structural. Will clean up with careful effort.
Bike is sold as-is.
     Ready to ride, but should be tuned up by your local bike shop and tires should be freshly glued to rims!

     Email at: bikeville@gmail.com for pricing.