1980s Volvo...the Itera Plastic bicycle

[RobT]

Using your signature as a clue, is it an Itera plastic bike?

[inconsistant]

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...

 

[inconsistant]

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:

 

[Christine]

A lot of men drowned building that

[rantingYoof]

A lot of men drowned building that

 

Snorkels only provided limited assistance when flailing at a riverbed with a shovel.

[inconsistant]

Change trains... no time for coffee or croissants.

 

[RobT]

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.

[garethj]

You can fit more stuff in a Volvo estate than on one of those trains, and that's a fact*

[billyboy406v6]

Train in Swedish colours, very appropriate !

[inconsistant]

1980s Volvo:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But it's not that one.

[inconsistant]

Subaru Legacy spotted:



Except Olympic not Subaru.

 

As in Olympic Legacy. It was meant to be a light hearted observation.

[Supernaut]

Bastard. I got excited for a second then saw the "But it's not that one." part.

[rantingYoof]

You naughty tease you.

 

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[inconsistant]

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.

[Felly Magic]

Talk about a suspense thriller here!

[RobT]

Come on, what is it!

[Cleon-Fonte]

I'm betting 300 series. Or 700/900 diesel.

[inconsistant]

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.

[RobT]

Oh blimey I was right. Doesn't happen often..!

[Tayne]

Very appropriate colour scheme.

[Six-cylinder]

I am feeling a bit deflated now!

 

Inconsistent-you need to go out and buy a 1980s Volvo car so I can sleep restfully!

[vulgalour]

Completely unexpected!

[anonymous user]

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

[Eddie Honda]

That's proper shite that bike. Total bobbins.

[Felly Magic]

Now that is one hell of a curve ball. It's even Autoshite beige!

[Christine]

Bet it's gone all brittle .. and the forks will snap 

[outlaw118]

Glad you didn't need mine and BlindFux help now.....

 

That's horrible. 

 

Well done.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

I want my money back.

[inconsistant]

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...

[Supernaut]

That looks utterly horrific to ride. Top work!