RobT Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Using your signature as a clue, is it an Itera plastic bike? fantasio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inconsistant Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 Right, it's on... I'm heading there now. There's been a few guesses, some sensible and some not so sensible. Won't be long now until all is revealed. Ooh, here comes the train... Coprolalia, Junkman and garethj 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inconsistant Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 Just been through a really interesting tunnel. It was built by Isobel King Dong Brunels dad Mark, under the Thames. First tunnel ever under water, built in the latter part of the olden days: rml2345 and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 A lot of men drowned building that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantingYoof Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 A lot of men drowned building that Snorkels only provided limited assistance when flailing at a riverbed with a shovel. cms206, michael t and Supernaut 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inconsistant Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 Change trains... no time for coffee or croissants. Junkman and outlaw118 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobT Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 No, I don't need another car....Just re-read your first post, so ignore my stupid guess. Am looking forward to seeing what it is. inconsistant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethj Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 You can fit more stuff in a Volvo estate than on one of those trains, and that's a fact* outlaw118 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyboy406v6 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Train in Swedish colours, very appropriate ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inconsistant Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 1980s Volvo: But it's not that one. Junkman, Shep Shepherd, Nyphur and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inconsistant Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 Subaru Legacy spotted:Except Olympic not Subaru. As in Olympic Legacy. It was meant to be a light hearted observation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Bastard. I got excited for a second then saw the "But it's not that one." part. inconsistant and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantingYoof Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 You naughty tease you. Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk inconsistant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inconsistant Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 Lol. So I found the sellers place, a unit accessed via an alley.. Had a look over my new purchase to confirm all was as described, handed over the key, shook hands, and off I headed, trying to find my way back south of the river. outlaw118, Coprolalia and Junkman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Talk about a suspense thriller here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobT Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Come on, what is it! inconsistant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleon-Fonte Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 I'm betting 300 series. Or 700/900 diesel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inconsistant Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 Oh yeah, sorry I forgot to say what it was, silly me.And the Burger King cardboard crown for King of Guessing goes to...Drum roll...Pause and count to 10...And with an Olympic bit of deduction the winner is...RobT!!!!!Well done Rob, a crisp £5 note is winging its way to you as you read this.(Sorry!)Its awesome! I've been on the look out for one for a few years, and this one is a beauty. It's the 80s overpriced underdeveloped plastic bike no one wanted.My phone battery is almost dead, so I'll add more photos and a review of the riding experience in a bit when I get home. catsinthewelder, The Moog, skattrd and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobT Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Oh blimey I was right. Doesn't happen often..! mk2_craig, Skizzer, inconsistant and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Very appropriate colour scheme. RobT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 I am feeling a bit deflated now! Inconsistent-you need to go out and buy a 1980s Volvo car so I can sleep restfully! NorfolkNWeigh, inconsistant, anonymous user and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Completely unexpected! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 I am feeling a bit deflated now! Inconsistent-you need to go out and buy a 1980s Volvo 240 estate and then sell it cheaply to anonymous user inconsistant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 That's proper shite that bike. Total bobbins. inconsistant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Now that is one hell of a curve ball. It's even Autoshite beige! inconsistant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Bet it's gone all brittle .. and the forks will snap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw118 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Glad you didn't need mine and BlindFux help now..... That's horrible. Well done. inconsistant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 I want my money back. inconsistant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inconsistant Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 I like a bit of cycling and I've got a thing for unusual/shite bikes. I grew up with a Chopper, then got another one when I was at college and a bit too old really to be riding one. Anything a bit unusual is of interest. I got my first folding bike by dragging it out of a skip... it was a cheapo badly made rusty heap, which I named the 'Skipton' (like Brompton, Bickerton... get it?)I sold that for £5, making a clear £5 profit. My next folder was a Strida, that weird triangular bike from the 80s with plastic wheels, drum brakes and a kevlar belt for a chain. They still make it, but the latest version is much more sensible. I then got a Brompton, which I've had for about 12 years, and is used almost daily. I've got a couple of other sensible bikes too. At the 2013 NEC classic car show on the Volvo club stand I came across, in the biblical sense, these Itera Bikes. I'd never heard of them before, despite having a few books 'encyclopeadias' on odd bikes and subscribing to Velovision mag for a few years. They were the most exciting thing at the show for me. I started to research them to try to find out a bit more. And just, you know, casually look around to see if they ever came up for sale, and for how much... Junkman, Bucketeer, Skizzer and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 That looks utterly horrific to ride. Top work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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