Over on adverts

Quigs Snr

Don't laugh now. Its like new despite being about 10 years old and would cost you 2000 in a shop. They must be charging VRT on antique bikes now..

Although on the other hand it was owned by a professional enthusiast, so thats got to be worth something right ? Right ?

http://www.adverts.ie/showproduct.php?product=87544&cat=52

Gavin

hahah I saw that and was tempted to post it up alright. Some chancer

Diarmuid

That's a good one. I like how he specified "two drink holders" but doesn't mention the size of the frame.

"Car for sale. It's got 4 wheels and a drink holder €20000"

Chips Lovell

You'd think he'd clean the shagging thing before asking for that price.

E@gle.

Can i call myself a professional enthusiast since i dont have a job??

blorg

Of course he's way off on what it's worth but bike prices really have come down massively in the last number of years, while the equipment has got only better. I paid €450 for a secondhand Trek 1000 (Sora) in the US Postal Colours a number of years ago, think it was a 2001 year model, and I considered that I had got a very good deal. Certainly had no problem shifting it for the same money a few months later when my back gave in. This was the bike (not this very bike but the same paint job and I remember the red wheels well )

Quigs Snr

I had that same bike Blorg, got it for 700 punts new in 2001 (rode it once and didn't ride it again until 2005). Great little bike in its day. My fastest ascent of Mahon falls was done on that bike, should never have sold it at the start of 2006 for 400 euro. It was a minter when I got rid of it.

I do have a 2000 model Trek 5500 though which would have cost in excess of 5000 punts back in the day (Lances 99 tour bike, the one in your picture is a budget lookalike of it)... Prices have come down a lot for high end bikes. Well, many of them anyway. Yay !

I don't think that the 1500 though would have ever cost more than 1500 punts new. I have seen them go for 1350 euros as recently as 2003 (

Wez

Adverts Guy.. wrote:

Owned by professional road race cyclist enthusiast before me.

Wow! An enthusiast owned it!? I'll double it..

Funkyzeit

Verb wrote: »

hahah I saw that and was tempted to post it up alright. Some chancer

I see you have !! Have to say - a Professional Enthusiast....quality....

NeilMcEoigheann

i was just thinking it looked shabby enough to be a fixie project,he misplaced the decimal right....right?

Hungrycol

Jeebus guys you're coming across as nasty on the advert. Chillax, the seller obviously hasnt a clue what he's got or it's a genuine typo. Some eejit probably said "Sure Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France on one of those" and the seller though he found a lost treasure.

New years resolution: See the good in people as well as not saying the word "Recession" ever again.

Lumen

Hungrycol wrote: »

New years resolution: See the good in people as well as not saying the word "Recession" ever again.

Or the word "Chillax". Please.

kenmc

Lumen wrote: »

Or the word "Chillax". Please.

I add "Jeebus".

Diarmuid

Hungrycol wrote: »

Jeebus guys you're coming across as nasty on the advert.

Just looked at the advert again. It's a classic. I think one of the Trotters must be selling it.

dub_skav

To be fair though the bike stand does show how much of a pro-race enthusiast this guy was

Hungrycol

kenmc wrote: »

I add "Jeebus".

Jeebus is a Homer reference when he was being smuggled onto a missionary plane .... "but I dont even believe in Jeebus"

Chillax makes me sould hip and cool Yo man dude narly in-da-shack.

Gavin

Hungrycol wrote: »

Jeebus guys you're coming across as nasty on the advert. Chillax, the seller obviously hasnt a clue what he's got or it's a genuine typo. Some eejit probably said "Sure Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France on one of those" and the seller though he found a lost treasure.

New years resolution: See the good in people as well as not saying the word "Recession" ever again.

Or else he's trying to fleece some unsuspecting buyer.

Quigs Snr

This ones not much better.

http://www.adverts.ie/showproduct.php?product=86676&cat=52

Apparently its a red bike for women or men in standard size. On the plus side it will suit a 29 year old. Sigh.

kenmc

the seller wrote:

Its red gents/ladies bicycle standard size not to small not to big. May meet you tomorow in City center if interested.

Does anyone else reading between the lines see the missing words "cos I'll be in there tomorrow robbing another one anyway". Or is it just me?

short circuit

kenmc wrote: »

Does anyone else reading between the lines see the missing words "cos I'll be in there tomorrow robbing another one anyway". Or is it just me?

It might be a case of .... here's the bike rack ... the one you like is yours for 50 yoyos ...