Jaz,
I'm with you on the British cars; as long as we're talking Bentley. Just picked up the lowest milage Bentley R Type known to exist (11,054 origi nal miles) last week.
But I consider this akin to passing on the Raleigh and getting a Ron Coo per or Bill Herlow or something of that ilk.
Brian Baylis La Mesa, CA So what if it's in a million pieces, I'll make sure it gets back togethe r correctly.
You guys make a good point. However, while I wouldn't consider myself an
anglomaniac, I also own a couple British cars and the appeal is similar.
While I agree, they may not be the most consistent in workmanship and th ere are plenty of choices for better rides, they do have a unexplainable qua lity that connects to some other, perhaps emotional, attribute; not unlike a Series I Jag XKE or Austin-Healey 3000. I've also had my '74 longer than all others so there's admittedly a nostalgic aspect there as well. Neverthel ess, I don't see paying $1,000 (or more) for one, no matter how "mint."
Jaz Kokeny Aspen CO USA
On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 9:30 AM, dean 53x13 <dpcowboy54@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I know there is a certain appeal to these old Raleigh Pro and
> International frames, but really, people, and I know this is MY OPINIO
N
> only, which may not be worth much...but they are not a good value. The
se
> bikes were pretty poorly brazed....I worked in Raleigh shops for years
as a
> teenager and college student, and we had a lot of bad ones. They rode
okay,
> but on the stiff and dull side, at least IMHO.
> Just two cents.
> Dean Patterson
> Alpine, CA USA
>
> *Peter Naiman <hetchinspete1@yahoo.com>* wrote:
>
> Jack; I was cruising the web doing my usual Hetchin's search and noti
ced
> the advert which I think you're referring to. Below is the URL to the
advert
> on Craigslist.
> http://boston.craigslist.org/
>
> I called as well and if the bike is mint why the seller using a stock
> photo on Craigslist, and
> willing to email photos. He might be honest, but seems a bit fishy. Pl
us
> the advert has been around for a while. The only way to buy is if you
know
> someone close by who could check out the bike and purchase it for you.
My
> thoughts !!
>
> Peter Naiman
> Milwaukee, WI USA
>
>
>
> Jackson Kokeny wrote:
> Careful with this one. If the fluctuation in model year and list price
> isn't
> enough of a red flag, I offered the guy $700 (this was on the 1974 $1,
000
> version from a few weeks ago). He accepted and I haven't heard from hi
m
> since. Could be he's just playing the market or could be he's collecti
ng
> numbers (*no emails*) for his boss at for 24 Hour Fitness. In any case
,
> I'm
> not touching it, but I did manage to get a few fuzzy photos of it if
> anyone
> else wants to have a go. Hit me up off list and I'll share the pics. O
ther
> than some hideous bar tape (which I ironically just replaced on my
> non-mint
> '74), it does appear to be a nice mount.
>
> Jackson Kokeny
> Aspen CO
> USA
>
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> Alpine, CA, USA
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