[rollei_list] Fwd: Re: New old toy..

  • From: "Peter K." <peterk727@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 08:50:12 -0700

Are they very pricey.

On 6/7/06, Frederic Fichter <ffichter@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Recumbents are nice bikes. Mine is american : http://www.cyclegenius.com/cgx30.htm

Fred

On Jun 7, 2006, at 9:22 AM, David Restall - System Administrator wrote:

> Hi Jerry,
>
>> To "make a recumbent"  what?  Recumbent is an adjective, where
>> is the noun?
>
> It's a feet  first bike, see :-
>       <http://www.dutchbikes.nl/bodies_uk/frame_ks2.htm>
> for the actual model.
>
> It's a good job I didn't use "bent" which is often used instead of the
> whole word :-)
>
> TTFN
>
>
> Dave
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>> David Restall - System Administrator wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Group,
>>>
>>> I went to an auction today to buy an old bicycle to saw up to make a
>>> recumbent.
>>>
>>> While waiting for the bike to come round, I bid for and won a
>>> Rollei TL=
>> R :-)
>>>
>>> I know impulse buying etc. I hadn't checked it beforehand but it
>>> only
>>> set me back =C2=A342.00 (about $80.00 USD) including buyer's
>>> premium.
>>>
>>> It is pretty tidy (been suffering from neglect but all in all I'm
>>> pretty chuffed with it) and I think it's in fair condition to say
>>> it's
>>> approaching 50 :-)  Everything seems to work, the wind on, the
>>> counter
>>> the shutter etc., don't know about the light meter I need some
>>> help the=
>> re
>>> with how to operate it especially as to what all the buttons do
>>> and how
>>> the table works on the back with the button (shown in pic 214
>>> below).
>>>
>>> Serial number is 1751149 which as far as I can find is a 3.5E,
>>> however
>>> looking at the photos on Sui Fai's site, it is different from the
>>> E2 an=
>> d the
>>> E3.  Can anybody give me a more accurate model number.  I have
>>> taken a
>>> few pictures of it and you can see them at :-
>>>
>>>         <http://dave.restall.net/rollei/dscn0213-800x600.jpg>
>>>         <http://dave.restall.net/rollei/dscn0214-800x600.jpg>
>>>         <http://dave.restall.net/rollei/dscn0215-800x600.jpg>
>>>         <http://dave.restall.net/rollei/dscn0216-800x600.jpg>
>>>         <http://dave.restall.net/rollei/dscn0218-800x600.jpg>
>>>         <http://dave.restall.net/rollei/dscn0219-800x600.jpg>
>>>
>>> Can anybody shed some light on its operation and use ?  I have a
>>> 6008i
>>> and a 3.5 Automat and the manuals for these are not really
>>> appropriate.
>>>
>>> One other thing, there appeared to be a film in it, I could feel it
>>> dragging when I wound on to 7 and the numbers indicated it was set
>>> to ISO200.  I took another 6 shots and wound it on.  I opened the
>>> back
>>> and there was a roll of Kodak Tri-X in it.  I'd like to develop
>>> this bu=
>> t
>>> have never done Tri-X before, I tend to be conservative and use
>>> Ilford =
>> and
>>> ID11.  Will Tri-X develop in ID11 or have I got to use something
>>> else ?
>>>
>>> I was outbid on my bike - I dropped out at =C2=A315.00 and it
>>> went to =C2=
>> =A355.00,
>>> but I still came out with a grin on my face.
>>>
>>> And finally, what do you all think of my buy ?  Was it a good one
>>> or wa=
>> s
>>> I ripped off ?
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Dave
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