Inspired by @
jeirvine in this reply
over here.
Have you ever bought a bike out of the "Craigslist eBay finds" thread? We'd all love to see it and a short write-up about it! I'm talking about this thread, this hot-link will take you to the end of the thread:
https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...t-ii-9999.html
When posting, if you have it handy, please include the reply# from the top corner of the post where you found the bike. Or right-click that number and "copy hyperlink" to paste it. Talking about this number at the top of each reply in non-mobile version (maybe mobile version too, I forget):
I'll start it off. Found this $100 Campy/DuraAce equipped Viner Professional Special. Posted it, then no more than 5 minutes later realized the seller is only a couple miles away and reached out. I know, not quite "the norm" to go buy your own stuff, but ... I couldn't help myself. Here's a pic from the ad:
It was reply 53721, direct link here:
https://www.bikeforums.net/21298158-post53721.html
Here's the bike once I got it home. It had no shortage of issues, a lot of under-paint rust and a gnarly whack in the non-drive-side chainstay as you see here. It'll take a lot of work to get back healthy again, but I think it's worth it!
