Jem
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Post by Jem on Oct 11, 2014 19:40:28 GMT
Hi all, I have decided to try and recreate this 'Allrounder' with my 'Pro.  However, I am never realistically going to pay as much as this below, for a NOS pair of mudguards, even if they are perfect and the exact ones that would have been on the original. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181539162465?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AITSo, if anyone sees a pair for a decent price (£15 ish?) then I would really appreciate it if you could let me know. If you are at a jumble or a car boot and see some then buy them and I will pay up straight away and pay postage etc |
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Post by velocipete on Oct 11, 2014 20:41:26 GMT
Best of luck with your search Jem! I was in Halfords the other day and a set of mudguards was about £20+.
They were black.So I don't think (hate to say this) that the ones linked to are probably not far off price
wise.I know it can sometimes be cheaper to buy a whole bike than the item you want.Daft init???
Cheers,
Pete.
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Post by lewisg on Oct 13, 2014 19:36:33 GMT
I recently spent around £20 on a pair of Blumels Classique guards on ebay (black with silver stripe down the middle).
I spent quite a while watching Bluemels on ebay and they do come up at a range of prices. So it's just a case of holding out!!
That or finding them already on a cheap bike.
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Post by Jem on Oct 13, 2014 19:47:45 GMT
Lewis - yes I agree. I just need to hold out and keep looking, but the cheap bike with them already on is a realistic option.
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Post by lewisg on Oct 13, 2014 19:58:45 GMT
Definitely. I went to look at a potential donor bike just a few days before I bought my guards and could (would) have got them cheaper that way if they hadn't been broken.
Love the idea of the project btw. I'll keep my eyes peeled!
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Post by Jem on Oct 16, 2014 5:56:46 GMT
I am watching a Raleigh Twenty on eBay at the moment, and it won't go for much but it has a vintage pair of Carradice rear panniers that would justify the price on their own. I see this kind of thing quite a lot.
Funny eh?
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Post by velocipete on Oct 16, 2014 6:44:56 GMT
Ssssh,don't let on,prices will rise!
Cheers,
Pete.
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Post by Jem on Oct 16, 2014 8:41:31 GMT
Ssssh,don't let on,prices will rise! Cheers, Pete. I'll just have to learn to keep my voice down! Although, I think we all expected Viscount prices to rise a year or two back with the big CTC thread etc, but I don't really see that in the real world. They've stayed put in my humble opinion |
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Post by velocipete on Oct 16, 2014 9:53:25 GMT
There's still some nice bikes at reasonable prices,and I've noticed that the people
who listed bikes at daft prices are slowly bringing them down.Long may that continue!
Cheers,
Pete.
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Post by Jem on Oct 16, 2014 12:23:03 GMT
I like to think that although we are passionate about Lambert & Viscount, we are not blinkered fools who will buy at any price. Therefore , those that have them up for silly money just never sell them.
They might confuse out enthusiasm for something else.
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Post by velocipete on Oct 16, 2014 15:32:16 GMT
Not loaded with cash that's for sure!!!!
Cheers,
Pete.
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Post by lewisg on Oct 17, 2014 22:43:16 GMT
On the subject of mudguards - do you guys have any hints on re-shaping the flap at the back of the front guard? I was just going to remove it as I'm not keen on them really but it could help my Sport to look more 'work-horse' tourer than town bike (as I fear may happen). The flap on my guards is curled in on itself at the sides - forwards if the guard were fitted. There is a tear towards the top of the flap which may be causing or at least adding to this. I know I should start a new thread in the Tech section but couldn't be bothered.  ? |
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Post by Jem on Oct 18, 2014 5:22:28 GMT
On the subject of mudguards - do you guys have any hints on re-shaping the flap at the back of the front guard? This happens relatively quickly doesn't it!? I had mine in the back of the car for a day and rushed putting it in and didn't see mudflap was folded. Aesthetically a total 'no no'. Mine popped out after a day or so. If I were pushed to come up with a solution for it, I might heat it with warm water or a hair dryer...? |
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Post by velocipete on Oct 18, 2014 6:37:31 GMT
As it's split I'd replace it.You could fit a nice leather Brooks flap,this would cost more than some of us paid for our bikes!
Alternatively,go the "Blue Peter" route and make one out of a plastic bottle.As it's for a Viscount,it would have to be a beer
bottle!Quick and easy to do,and the shape you want.Remember,don't handle sharp tools immediately after consuming the contents!
Cheers,
Pete.
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Post by Jem on Oct 18, 2014 9:51:10 GMT
I'd go for the Bargain Booze 'White Lightening' ,rough cheap cider in a plastic bottle for a Viscount mudflap  |
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Post by velocipete on Oct 18, 2014 13:56:43 GMT
Cheapskate,and I was being tight!
Cheers,
Pete.
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Post by lewisg on Oct 18, 2014 18:53:13 GMT
Ha ha!
Now you both know full well I have a better taste in cider than White Lightning!
Think I'll still just chop it off for now and see how the bike looks as it comes together.
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Post by velocipete on Oct 18, 2014 19:40:46 GMT
What's your loved one going to say if you just chop it off,sounds a bit extreme,even if you have been
imbibing high quality cider!
Cheers,
Pete.
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Post by Jem on Oct 18, 2014 19:59:52 GMT
Ha ha! Now you both know full well I have a better taste in cider than White Lightning! Think I'll still just chop it off for now and see how the bike looks as it comes together. I know you are a proper cider man Lewis,we sampled your wares at DFR2, I was just being daft...even when desperate, the hardened drinkers don't want White Lightening with it's foul mixture of alcohol and additives! |
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Post by velocipete on Oct 18, 2014 21:00:22 GMT
Well,,,,needsmust in times of desperation.Anything is better than John Smiths!!!!
With the possible exception of tea!
Cheers,
Pete.
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Post by lewisg on Oct 19, 2014 16:02:03 GMT
Well,,,,needsmust in times of desperation.Anything is better than John Smiths!!!! With the possible exception of tea! Cheers, Pete. Definitely agree on the John Sniths front Pete - Less so the tea ("for any old ailment, cough or wheeze, for christ's sake have a cuppa tea"). Do we need a booze section in the next forum tidy up? |
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Post by velocipete on Oct 19, 2014 17:21:33 GMT
I'll drink to that lewis!
Cheers,
Pete.
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Post by velocipete on Oct 20, 2014 20:36:35 GMT
I am watching a Raleigh Twenty on eBay at the moment, and it won't go for much but it has a vintage pair of Carradice rear panniers that would justify the price on their own. I see this kind of thing quite a lot. Funny eh? Only one bid,now I wonder who has some nice cheap panniers? Cheers, Pete. |
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Post by Jem on Oct 21, 2014 5:21:42 GMT
I am watching a Raleigh Twenty on eBay at the moment, and it won't go for much but it has a vintage pair of Carradice rear panniers that would justify the price on their own. I see this kind of thing quite a lot. Funny eh? Only one bid,now I wonder who has some nice cheap panniers? Cheers, Pete. It wasn't me. I can't justify 4 hrs in a car to fetch it. I did mail the seller a few hrs before end of the auction , saying if it got no bids would he sell me the panniers & post out. Ah well....it's a nice bargain for someone. |
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