Without cheating, how much do you reckon this went for on ebay today?
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/32746168@N08/4977333464/ ]para bike[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/32746168@N08/ ]ten_sim[/url], on Flickr
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/32746168@N08/4977333526/ ]para bike 2[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/32746168@N08/ ]ten_sim[/url], on Flickr
umm.. a tenner?
£250
Come on then! £120.00 from me.
Fifty quid, ish
Depends if the op bought it or not.
£500.
Well if the buyer was German it could be into the 1000s.
£135 - what do I win?
WW2 Paratrooper folding bicycle (MK1)? Probably a stupidly high amount 😯
3 and 6
So how much??
Were searching for an Airborne...?
[url= http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160476614482&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT ]£510...WW2 PARABIKE NO: R7401 Parachute folding airborne bike[/url]
Rather cool folding bike eh what!? 8)
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I suppose it's worth what someone is willing to pay for it, I only see scrap value myself. Am I missing something?
It's only got 1 wheel
£510? what!?
The hinges on that door need oiling.
Retro? Just a piece of rusty old crap.
Phiveundrdantenpahynds?
What price history?
Where's the parachute then? I can't even see a paranoid schizophrenic.
The more important question is whether that's what the seller wanted for it, or whether he'll tell the winning bidder it's no longer for sale because he didn't get what it's "worth". 🙄
I've got the exact same middlemoore saddle as in that second pic on my tourer!
The more important question is whether that's what the seller wanted for it, or whether he'll tell the winning bidder it's no longer for sale because he didn't get what it's "worth".
Now now... 🙂
I get you though. And fair comment.... 😉
grrrrr... 😡
my friend in Holland has one of those in perfect condition..
maybe it was left after ze Germans legged it 😆
will email him for pics to send if you want
Fair comment Psychle. You've not exctly covered yourself in glory now, have you?
I still love you though. 🙂
Fair comment Psychle. You've not exctly covered yourself in glory now, have you?
'twas all sorted out in the end... everyone happy (well, except for me, [url= http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260656321351&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT ]I still reckon they went for a song (click on link for an example!)[/url]
I still love you though. 🙂
awww, shucks... 😳
my friend in Holland has one of those in perfect condition..
maybe it was left after ze Germans legged it
will email him for pics to send if you want
It's probably worth a couple of grand if this one's anything to go by!
proberly why he wouldnt swap it for a 1950`s Raleigh sport i have then although he really wants a British classic 😮
Am I right in thinking that even bikes designed for parachuting soldiers had gears?....
that looks just like a pashley tuberider or paramount.
It might do, but was built for paras to land, sulk, then cycle off to kill people.
what tyres for sulking and untimely death?
If I was a Para, I'd land, sulk a bit, then go and kill people.
In fact I'd happily do the latter if I could get away with it. Ah, bloody laws, eh?
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I thought it was a tube rider
well, if you look at the original pashley called a "Paramount" there might be a clue in the name!
what's retro about it?