Huge collection of vintage bikes goes on sale on eBay for €35,000
Collection features 60 steel road bikes and 15 frames
If your New Year's resolution was to buy a huge collection of vintage bikes and frames with which to fill your garage, then you're in luck, as that's exactly what one German collector is selling on eBay.
Yours for just €35,000 (£29,750), the collection features 60 steel road bikes and 15 frames which the have been acquired by the seller over the last thirty years.
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Among the bikes are models from classic Italian brands such as Bianchi, Colnago, Pinarello, and Chesini, as well as a few French models from Peugeot, Motobecane, and Mercier. There's even a British bike in there from Raleigh.
Details of the listing are a little on the short side, with the seller only giving a list of some of the brands of bikes in the collection, with potential buyers being told to get in contact through WhatsApp to receive further details and photos.
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This is certainly not the first sizeable vintage bike collection to go on sale on eBay, with a collection of 150 vintage Italian bikes being sold for nearly £65,000 in 2015.
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Henry Robertshaw began his time at Cycling Weekly working with the tech team, writing reviews, buying guides and appearing in videos advising on how to dress for the seasons. He later moved over to the news team, where his work focused on the professional peloton as well as legislation and provision for cycling. He's since moved his career in a new direction, with a role at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
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