Bleriot for sale - not mine, but kind of

[cyclotourist]

Long-term listers may remember I used to have a 61cm Bleriot that I built up from a bare frame.   I eventually decided to sell it to finance a Rivendell custom I came across.  Luckily I was able to sell it to my best friend Rob.  That was a few years ago.  He isn't riding it like he hoped to, and is now selling it on ebay.  I asked him if it was ok to promote it on the list and he said sure!

So here's the promotion:  I REALLY liked that bike a lot and still probably shouldn't have sold it.  I built it up from frame and fork with a VERY nice mix of NOS and current parts.  I even installed the Honjos myself, using the correct two bolt mounting technique.  He didn't want the upright Albatross bars and wide saddle, so I sold those separately to another list member.  You can read about most of the parts on the auction. 

Anyway, the bike was in great condition from when it left my garage, and has pretty much been hanging in his garage since then.  You can see the basic build I had here & here,  and then how he changed it around a bit to suit his tastes:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/2654164069/  In fact that photo which is from July of '08 is the last time he rode the bike!

Here's the ebay link:  http://tinyurl.com/ycg9d4c or http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/2654164069/

He'd VERY much prefer to sell local and avoid boxing it up so will take $50 of the price if someone can pick it up.  The touch up paint he mentioned is the correct matching NYC nail brand, #241 "Turquoise Seas" (I bought that, too!).

Also, I'd like to extend this opportunity to you:  If a RBW lister buys it, I will include, at no extra charge, my slightly worn set of of epic Rivendell gloves:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/4123017215/  That's right, they're internet celebrities themselves, and can be yours if you act fast!

So contact him on ebay for specific questions on his build, or ask me whatever you might about the original build up I did.

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Cheers,
David
Redlands, CA

"Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym."  ~Bill Nye, scientist guy

[Justin August]

SIIIIIIIIGH.
It's one size too big. Yarrg. I think.

I've always regretted not grabbing a Bleriot.

On Mar 10, 12:04 am, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Long-term listers may remember I used to have a 61cm Bleriot that I built up
> from a bare frame.   I eventually decided to sell it to finance a Rivendell
> custom I came across.  Luckily I was able to sell it to my best friend Rob.
> That was a few years ago.  He isn't riding it like he hoped to, and is now
> selling it on ebay.  I asked him if it was ok to promote it on the list and
> he said sure!
>
> So here's the promotion:  I REALLY liked that bike a lot and still probably
> shouldn't have sold it.  I built it up from frame and fork with a VERY nice
> mix of NOS and current parts.  I even installed the Honjos

> myself,<http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/1627222087/>using

> the correct two bolt mounting technique.  He didn't want the upright
> Albatross bars and wide saddle, so I sold those separately to another list
> member.  You can read about most of the parts on the auction.
>
> Anyway, the bike was in great condition from when it left my garage, and has
> pretty much been hanging in his garage since then.  You can see the basic

> build I had here <http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/336996048/> &
> here <http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/336996043/>,  and then how

> he changed it around a bit to suit his tastes:http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/2654164069/ In fact that photo
> which is from July of '08 is the last time he rode the bike!
>

> Here's the ebay link:  *http://tinyurl.com/ycg9d4c*orhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/2654164069/

>
> He'd VERY much prefer to sell local and avoid boxing it up so will take $50
> of the price if someone can pick it up.  The touch up paint he mentioned is
> the correct matching NYC nail brand, #241 "Turquoise Seas" (I bought that,
> too!).
>
> Also, I'd like to extend this opportunity to you:  If a RBW lister buys it,

> I will include, at no extra charge, my slightly worn set of of *epic *Rivendell

[cyclotourist]

You can look at the saddle, and tell it's one size too big for him, too.  He rides a 58cm Quickbeam.  So don't let that stop you from bidding (and getting those gloves!).

:-)

On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 5:14 AM, Justin August <justin...@gmail.com> wrote:

SIIIIIIIIGH.
It's one size too big. Yarrg. I think.

I've always regretted not grabbing a Bleriot.

On Mar 10, 12:04 am, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Long-term listers may remember I used to have a 61cm Bleriot that I built up
> from a bare frame.   I eventually decided to sell it to finance a Rivendell
> custom I came across.  Luckily I was able to sell it to my best friend Rob.
> That was a few years ago.  He isn't riding it like he hoped to, and is now
> selling it on ebay.  I asked him if it was ok to promote it on the list and
> he said sure!
>
> So here's the promotion:  I REALLY liked that bike a lot and still probably
> shouldn't have sold it.  I built it up from frame and fork with a VERY nice
> mix of NOS and current parts.  I even installed the Honjos

> myself,<http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/1627222087/>using

> the correct two bolt mounting technique.  He didn't want the upright
> Albatross bars and wide saddle, so I sold those separately to another list
> member.  You can read about most of the parts on the auction.
>
> Anyway, the bike was in great condition from when it left my garage, and has
> pretty much been hanging in his garage since then.  You can see the basic

> build I had here <http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/336996048/> &

> here <http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/336996043/>,  and then how

> he changed it around a bit to suit his tastes:http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/2654164069/ In fact that photo
> which is from July of '08 is the last time he rode the bike!
>

> Here's the ebay link:  *http://tinyurl.com/ycg9d4c*orhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/2654164069/

>
> He'd VERY much prefer to sell local and avoid boxing it up so will take $50
> of the price if someone can pick it up.  The touch up paint he mentioned is
> the correct matching NYC nail brand, #241 "Turquoise Seas" (I bought that,
> too!).
>
> Also, I'd like to extend this opportunity to you:  If a RBW lister buys it,

> I will include, at no extra charge, my slightly worn set of of *epic *Rivendell

> gloves:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/4123017215/ That's
> right, they're internet celebrities themselves, and can be yours if you act
> fast!
>
> So contact him on ebay for specific questions on his build, or ask me
> whatever you might about the original build up I did.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> David
> Redlands, CA
>
> "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something
> wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym."  ~Bill Nye,
> scientist guy

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[cyclotourist]

OK, who's the lucky winner of a stylin' set of gloves????  At the six second mark, too!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300403845413

Hope it was a lister!

[PATRICK MOORE]

Here's the ebay link:  http://tinyurl.com/ycg9d4c or http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/2654164069/

Aaaoww, lookit those bars! Damn! 

[cyclotourist]

It could have been yours...

On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 7:19 PM, PATRICK MOORE <bert...@gmail.com> wrote:

Here's the ebay link:  http://tinyurl.com/ycg9d4c or http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/2654164069/

Aaaoww, lookit those bars! Damn! 

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On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 8:34 PM, cyclotourist <cyclot...@gmail.com> wrote:

It could have been yours...

A tad too big; otherwise, sure, I would have been interested. BUT I would have lowered the bars a bit, just a little bit (like 4 inches). 

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[cyclotourist]

Yeah, he had 'em up there a bit... :-)