What the HELL is this?! (a fantastic demonstration of how mad eBay is!)

I didn’t think there were that many stickers in the world. After every orange or banana he must have stuck that little sticker you get on them on his bike….in fairness though the orange is up to £500..

Anyone got a pic of the downhill bike that had a sort of motorbike seat. Think it had 2 seatposts and its what we were all going to be riding now.

I would love to get hold of all three bikes.

No, they must go to different buyers in distant parts of the country. Just in case they try to breed.

Zippy, you mean this?
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/most-wanted-iconic-mountain-bikes/page/3#post-4691451

Scott octane.

IS that Josh Benders bike?

Yup. For those about to huck..

maccruiskeen – Member

Drive by LEGO Technics

He’s in Portsmouth? Anyone want me to go and see if they are real/rideable?
I’ve just emailed my brother, we’re goin test riding 😀

he’s also selling a brand new Nissan 300ZX bumper….its unpainted as well so obviously he hasn’t figured a way to attache it to any of the bikes and has run out of stickers…
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Go do it. Photos and video please

havent read all this so might have been mentioned but even Orange Bikes are featuring the patriot on their Facebook page.

Buy it Dez, and bring it to mine in June…..
60 south downs miles should be a breeze, given all the fancy gearing….

DrP

These “bikes” remind me of this:

http://www.darksidezoo.com/apokalypseII.html

etc.

These “bikes” remind me of this:

HOLY FRANKENSTEIN BALLS!!! 😯 😯 😯

STW better be making an article on this Whole thread!

Looks like them monsters roaming around the Trash City Field at Glasto!

I could not resist sending him a brief message;

Hello mate, just looking at the bikes you have for sale and wanted to ask a question.
What the hell were you smoking when you put those things together?

Thanks

Reply:

No I have not got it like that from America….an I think is made in England…to much money enough to buy a car an thnx mate

So yeah, interesting bloke.

Thing is, they’re not that far away and I have a couple of hours spare on Saturday but I’m genuinely a bit afraid of meeting someone capable of that, I don’t think they’d be impressed by my brand of humour (sort of know it all sarcasm popular round here).

From the “correspondence” I get the impression that English is not the vendor’s first language. Would love to know the backstory to these…

Oooh – disk brake linked to chain rather than hub…

One thing relying on a chain to make you go…
….it’s another hoping it will stop you!

DrP

^^^ WTF?!?!
looks like that disc caliper is bolted to a plastic backplate….
death is an inevitability!!

i had to have a look at his buying/selling history….
seems like he has sold quite a few random bike parts off….which could suggest that he has access to a lot of dubiously acquired bikes and sells off the bits he doesn’t need…but then again he seems to be very active in the buying department so could it be he is buying random parts and just sticking them all together to make them work or not….

i think this will be his next project…
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Me: What the hell? That’s not a bike! What’s the tank on the frame? Where do all the hoses go? Did you build this yourself? When was it bought?

Him: On top of frame is call coil over fork is to drop a oil inside the fork made by FOX….Is not for sell is belong to my other fork works on both…the fork on the bike works without it

So I guess I won’t be placing a bid if it means I don’t get the tank of magic juice with the bike.

^^^ so not only is he selling death traps but the ‘best’ parts of them AKA the ‘coil over tank’ are not included?

RIP OFF MERCHANT!

I’ve just read all of this thread…………this is how I feel-

After you ride one of these bikes, that is how you will LOOK!

Muahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaa aa a

“Condition:
Used: An item that has been previously used. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended. This item may be a floor model or an item that has been returned to the seller after a period of use. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.”

Um, I’ve met the seller…the bikes belong to a black guy we see every now and then when he tries to sell us parts. Showed me pictures of the bikes on his mobile phone months ago!

You’ve MET the guy?!? Spill the beans man, we need details!!!!!

Um, I’ve met the seller…the bikes belong to a black guy we see every now and then when he tries to sell us parts. Showed me pictures of the bikes on his mobile phone months ago!

utterly bizarre bike, but i’m not sure what the colour of his skin has to do with it 😐

but i’m not sure what the colour of his skin has to do with it

It’s a descriptive term. He could have said ‘tall guy’ or ‘ginger guy’ or ‘nutty guy’, and you’d have said nothing. 🙂

but what difference would the colour of his hair or height have to do with it either?

also, if he’d said white guy i would have also commented…. it just doesn’t make any logical sense to mention the guys race, like that has a bearing on what’s going on.

nutty guy would have made sense mind

It was clearly a typo. He meant ‘Black gay’ obviously 🙂

On a serious note – the bikes really are ‘dark’, I sort of understand the modifications and their intent.

The delivery however seems unhinged.

OKOKOKOK – moving on, how mad is he? Tell us more midnitedrive!!

but what difference would the colour of his hair or height have to do with it either?

It’s a way of describing him. People do that, you know, describe people that is! FFS lighten up! 🙂

I *think* I’ve read this whole (epic) thread over the last few days, but forgive me if this has already been posted… our friends at CRC have got hold of it too. Can’t help but feel their blog post has been inspired by STW…

There’s a few more Franken-bikes on there, including his “Patriot”, but none that really touch this chap’s collection 😯

PeterPoddy – Member
It’s a way of describing him. People do that, you know, describe people that is! FFS lighten up!

i’m fairly “light and breezy” this morning if truth be known… however, i stand by the statement that to mention the guys race is utterly and completely irrelevant and no bearing on the sentence he made in the slightest. i was confused, and remain stumped, to it’s inclusion in the sentence… it’s not like i have an axe to grind, or am screaming “racism”…

anyway, this is starting to go off topic…

thanks, rob: 36, white, brown hair, own teeth, sleepy. 😀

Can we agree on carbon based life form?

But all that aside, is he crazy? does he actualy ride them himself? (they do look VERY clean), is he a self confessed rider of the bouncy bicycle?

I learned a new word today

‘Interrobang’

utterly bizarre bike, but i’m not sure what the colour of his skin has to do with it

..aaaaaand we’re back at in normal STW. 🙄