Author Topic: free agent on the bay (Read 2746 times)

kdw712 · « **on:** January 22, 2006, 11:02 PM »

moose
you seen this auction yet ?

wonder if any one will hit the buy now button .....

ebay auction link

dordymush · « **Reply #1 on:** January 22, 2006, 11:05 PM »

greg did you have one of them mate :o.

Moose · « **Reply #2 on:** January 23, 2006, 01:58 AM »

Yeah, I've seen the auction thanks Kev. The seller contacted me a while a go through VBMX, not 100% on how the story goes, but I think he had an offer of $2000 then the 'buyer' pulled out after realising the condition (had a hole drilled in the platform and was a bit rough around the edges).

It's still only the 3rd one we know of for definate. I now own the one Greg found and my old frame went to the USA to be paired up with the forks.

Any excuse for pictures.

stuntmaster · « **Reply #3 on:** January 23, 2006, 07:26 AM »

look better in chrome than white

theRuler · « **Reply #4 on:** January 23, 2006, 09:37 AM »

wacky looking frames!!!

nice but not 2k nice!

Frosty · « **Reply #5 on:** January 23, 2006, 09:55 AM »

They sure is beefy!!

Moose · « **Reply #6 on:** January 23, 2006, 11:22 AM »

They're very sought after by collectors of early freestylers and also by those who collect VDC stuff. When this surfaced on VBMX there was alot of interest, more than I expected, but it seems to have wained.

I don't think it'll reach the BIN price, but it may well hit $1000. As you all know, it only takes 2 collectors who want it to push the price up.

kdw712 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 23, 2006, 01:15 PM »

so its 3 known globally - wow

is there any info on numbers produced
or is it typical VDC / Free agent - numbers etc unknown

Moose · « **Reply #8 on:** January 23, 2006, 01:35 PM »

No Idea on total numbers, but looking at the frame number at least 170 were made. That one is a Jan '85 with the later drop-outs and mid-fork pegs. The one I have is an early one (mid/late '84) with campy drop-outs and the high pegs. My old frame was a Nov '84, the forks now matched up to this are low peg forks (same as the VDC freestyle forks only with FA drop-outs).

theRuler · « **Reply #9 on:** January 23, 2006, 02:56 PM »

what is a campy drop out?

retrogeezer · « **Reply #10 on:** January 23, 2006, 03:01 PM »

Quote from: theRuler on January 23, 2006, 02:56 PM

what is a campy drop out?

Heh, it's the w4nky 'pressed' type of dropout people take the p!ss out of on a Team Murray!

theRuler · « **Reply #11 on:** January 23, 2006, 03:08 PM »

is that the same as a "campy" hubbed skyway?
anything to do with campognola (as in campy cranks?) :o

OrgasmDonor · « **Reply #12 on:** January 23, 2006, 03:12 PM »

love them me, very nice

motomagII · « **Reply #13 on:** January 23, 2006, 04:16 PM »

i let that go cheap then ?

only joking mate

retrogeezer · « **Reply #14 on:** January 23, 2006, 04:42 PM »

I'm the VDC man - it should have been mine!!

motomagII · « **Reply #15 on:** January 23, 2006, 05:57 PM »

i didnt offer it to any member on here .moose helped me out big style to get the frame and forks and sell one of my rides so i was obliged and very happy to send the frame to him at his price and we both benefited from the deal .i coyuld have put it on rad for grabs but we had verbally agreed to do the deal and we both stick to what we have said .if it hadent have been for moose i wouldnt have got the freeagent at all i dont think as i wasnt sure what it was at all he knew straight away .

gmac · « **Reply #16 on:** January 23, 2006, 06:05 PM »

Must be something wrong with me then, cos I don't like it.

retrogeezer · « **Reply #17 on:** January 23, 2006, 07:22 PM »

Hey G....I said that tongue in cheek matey - wasn't having a whinge at you!

TBH, I don't realy like it that much but it would fit nice with my VDC stuff.

What is really annoying is that I saw the original one Moose had on the kings cycles website about 3 years ago when I worked at Tricky bikes.

Tim said he had rung them and they said it was just a test page on their website!! Why the hell he said that I have no idea coz I would have bought it straight away.

S

Moose · « **Reply #18 on:** January 23, 2006, 07:27 PM »

I'd like to take this oppourtunity to thank Greg again - the deal was a smooth one.

It's funny how I'd forgotten all about the Free Agent from BITD, but when someone posted a picture of the prototype on VBMX, it came flooding back and it became a 'Holy Grail' of mine.

I think I've been very lucky to own both the frame and this frameset that I have now. Hopefully it will be built up soon with mostly original survivor parts and some NOS bits.

'Campy' drop-outs are indeed Campagnolo

retrogeezer · « **Reply #19 on:** January 23, 2006, 07:32 PM »

Quote

it came flooding back and it became a 'Holy Grail' of mine.

then it ended up in the right hands!

Moose · « **Reply #20 on:** January 23, 2006, 07:39 PM »

Thanks Buddy

All I know is that IF I ever have to sell my stuff, it will be the last thing to go.

motomagII · « **Reply #21 on:** January 23, 2006, 07:40 PM »

yeah im still waiting to see it built up and minted mate sorry i couldnt get you the bars too but cant get hold of the guy /

motomagII · « **Reply #22 on:** January 23, 2006, 07:43 PM »

ps yes good deal for both and i know it went to the right man

you owe me 1000 mate

get it built seriously bike of the year material right there and lots of drooling .if you ever do sell it id have it back build it and sell it again like that so its prob best i didnt keep it

billstup · « **Reply #23 on:** January 23, 2006, 07:45 PM »

What bars were they Greg ?

gmac · « **Reply #24 on:** January 23, 2006, 07:46 PM »

I'd like to ask if you like it so much because of the way it looks, or is it because of it's rarity, or is there a more nostalgic reason ?

I'm not dissing it, just not my cup of tea, and I wondered if I was missing something

Cheers

Guy

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