Heck at that price, I might get out my pair that I paid less than $20 for and sell them. I also use them on my Trek tourer.
Michael Hendricks San Jose, Ca.
-----Original Message-----
>From: Howard Darr <hdarr@localnet.com>
>Sent: Jul 13, 2006 9:19 AM
>To: "Anderson, Robert" <randerson2@grey.com>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Subject: [CR]Bata Bikers
>
>Bring 'em back, and maybe even some vintage shot putters would buy some.
>
>Howard Darr
>Clymer PA
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Anderson, Robert" <randerson2@grey.com>
>To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 10:32 AM
>Subject: [CR]"Track" sells!
>
>
>> Check out this completed auction for a pair of Bata bikers:
>>
>> http://ebay.com/
>> sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1
>>
>> Or ebay # 220004591258
>>
>> Someone paid $92.50 for "Vintage Bata Cycling Shoes NOS Track / Fixed /
>> Toeclips"
>>
>> I find this amusing because I regularly search ebay for Bata bikers. They
>> come up fairly often and rarely sell for more than $20. But put the word
>> Track in there and you reach a much larger audience and the price goes up
>> 5-fold. No matter that they're touring shoes.
>>
>> I use mine for commuting/errands and I do get a lot of comments on them
>> from
>> the messenger/fixed-gear crowd here in NYC. Maybe some company should
>> re-issue them.
>>
>> Rob Anderson
>> Brooklyn, NY