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Topic: Interesting bike Interesting price..

Posted By: G.R.F.
Subject: Interesting bike Interesting price..
Date Posted: 03 Oct 12 at 10:35am

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Moulton-New-Series-Double-Pylon-bicycle-/251158083500?_trksid=p4340.m1982&_trkparms=aid%3D555001%26algo%3DPW.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D29%26meid%3D2463117141652572340%26pid%3D100009%26prg%3D1013%26rk%3D1%26sd%3D120993151807%26#ht_1910wt_1037 - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Moulton-New-Series-Double-Pylon-bicycle-/251158083500?_trksid=p4340.m1982&_trkparms=aid%3D555001%26algo%3DPW.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D29%26meid%3D2463117141652572340%26pid%3D100009%26prg%3D1013%26rk%3D1%26sd%3D120993151807%26#ht_1910wt_1037

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Posted By: Neptune
Date Posted: 03 Oct 12 at 12:09pm

utter madness, even when it reached 1% of its current bid

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Posted By: AlexM
Date Posted: 03 Oct 12 at 12:33pm

I don't get it?

Is it cool?

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Posted By: pondmonkey
Date Posted: 03 Oct 12 at 12:40pm

£15k new apparently... bargain?

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Posted By: G.R.F.
Date Posted: 03 Oct 12 at 12:40pm

I don't either, it is advertised elsewhere at £16500, I wondered if it was some sort of viral publicity stunt, or an auction spoil attempt on a stolen bike.

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Posted By: AlexM
Date Posted: 03 Oct 12 at 12:43pm

Not a chance!
That looks like something that's been made in a garden shed with bits from the scrappy (By me! who can't build anything).

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Posted By: pondmonkey
Date Posted: 03 Oct 12 at 12:45pm

a quick google reveals that it's a designer brand (highly fashionable in Asian markets) and that the lucky bidder will be able to export for around a £20k return to Japanese clients who want to get ahead of the 14 month waiting list at the Moulton factory.

Sounds like a good deal, but I don't know enough about the target destination market to take the punt.

Besides if enough folks find out that it's cool and get them, it's no longer cool right?

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Posted By: AlexM
Date Posted: 03 Oct 12 at 12:47pm

Yes just looked it up............... (I know nothing on bikes apart from Halfords)
http://www.fudgescyclestore.com/index.php?p=174114

I bet i'll never see one of those up here!

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Posted By: pondmonkey
Date Posted: 03 Oct 12 at 1:00pm

Originally posted by AlexM

I bet i'll never see one of those up here!

you might at Piccadilly just before the 13:22 arrives from Lime Street.

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Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 03 Oct 12 at 1:00pm

If that's a bit cheap for you, there's this piece of http://megadeluxe.com/bicycles/the-coren-the-urban-carbon-bike - industrial-design-w4nk at a mere $33,000.

Go to their http://www.ubc-coren.com/?lang=en - website for some utter toss spouted about the design and manufacturing philosophy

That bent top tube design is especially idiotic- after all, that'll add weight compared to a straight tube.

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Posted By: ex laser
Date Posted: 03 Oct 12 at 2:13pm

google alex moulton and see what a great designer he has been for the last 60 odd years.

he has been a major innovator ( and eccentric ) in the bike and car industry.

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Posted By: ASok
Date Posted: 03 Oct 12 at 2:26pm

Originally posted by alstorer

Go to their http://www.ubc-coren.com/?lang=en - website for some utter toss spouted about the design and manufacturing philosophy

That bent top tube design is especially idiotic- after all, that'll add weight compared to a straight tube.

Yes but its an extremely sexy piece of kit!

I do prefer a more classic bike though. My current commuter is a retro steel fixey. The older and more classic the better in my opinion.

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Posted By: Ruscoe
Date Posted: 20 Oct 12 at 9:06am

That Coren is a stunning looking thing. To me a millionaires pub bike! Bloody awesome.

Check this out:

http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/the-70000-wooden-bicycle-35571/ - http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/the-70000-wooden-bicycle-35571/

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