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Private Classified => Bikes For Sale => Topic started by: Bowland Rider on November 09, 2010, 09:17:36 pm

Title: Blue Thorn Raven Tour for Sale
Post by: Bowland Rider on November 09, 2010, 09:17:36 pm
This is not mine but its lost within the ebay listings, not indexed correctly under Thorn Bikes.  The size isnt listed but the owner is 5'11 so likely to be too big for me :( 

Listing.Item number: 250723899369

Starting bid is £500.  Bargain!
Title: Re: Blue Thorn Raven Tour for Sale
Post by: rualexander on November 09, 2010, 10:43:28 pm
here's the link (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250723899369&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2F%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp3984.m570.l1313%26_nkw%3D250723899369%2B%2B%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1#ht_500wt_1156)
seems a bit odd, only done 300 miles 4/5 years old, seller says 'not a bike person so don't know about technical info'
Might be selling it for someone else I guess?
Title: Re: Blue Thorn Raven Tour for Sale
Post by: Fred A-M on November 10, 2010, 09:44:18 am
Stolen goods?   Otherwise, seems a bit a of a bargain!
Title: Re: Blue Thorn Raven Tour for Sale
Post by: stutho on November 10, 2010, 11:16:07 am
Stolen goods?   Otherwise, seems a bit a of a bargain!

It is being sold with it's original receipt so that is unlikely
Title: Re: Blue Thorn Raven Tour for Sale
Post by: rualexander on November 10, 2010, 11:25:50 am
Not likely to go for £500 though, worth keeping an eye on though.
Title: Re: Blue Thorn Raven Tour for Sale
Post by: Bowland Rider on November 10, 2010, 10:33:31 pm
I was wondering about it myself.  Is it possible to age a bike using the colour of the Rohloff hub?  When was the black one first sold?
Title: Re: Blue Thorn Raven Tour for Sale
Post by: olekje on November 11, 2010, 07:14:43 am
I was wondering about it myself.  Is it possible to age a bike using the colour of the Rohloff hub?  When was the black one first sold?
Haven't Rohloff hubs got a serial no. ?
Title: Re: Blue Thorn Raven Tour for Sale
Post by: Bearbait on November 11, 2010, 04:56:15 pm
5'11" with 82cm standover...must have short legs.  Seat is really high in photos.
Title: Re: Blue Thorn Raven Tour for Sale
Post by: Bowland Rider on November 11, 2010, 09:56:36 pm
Would it be worthwhile me buying this bike off ebay, getting a right size frame from Thorn and transferring the bits across?  Would i save significant cash over a new one?  This bike is currently at £560 on Ebay, a new RST is over 2 grand!

Comments welcome :)
Title: Re: Blue Thorn Raven Tour for Sale
Post by: Bowland Rider on November 11, 2010, 10:09:16 pm
UPDATE: The frame size on this is 537L  Will it fit someone who is 5'7 tall?
Title: Re: Blue Thorn Raven Tour for Sale
Post by: Bearbait on November 12, 2010, 02:59:47 am
More like 5"9' or an 83 standover
Title: Re: Blue Thorn Raven Tour for Sale
Post by: Bowland Rider on November 12, 2010, 06:45:33 pm
More like 5"9' or an 83 standover

Thanks for the comment, it really helped :)
Title: Re: Blue Thorn Raven Tour for Sale
Post by: Bowland Rider on November 15, 2010, 11:18:46 pm
SOLD for £1,145