Great Craig's List post (bike for sale)
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Great Craig's List post (bike for sale)
Replacing my MTB with something a little lighter. I came across this one on my local CL:
One-Gear Punishment. Can You Handle The SuperBeast?
I'm tempted to buy it just because!
One-Gear Punishment. Can You Handle The SuperBeast?
I'm tempted to buy it just because!
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As long as you're ok with the warning that's printed clearly in the ad:
Sorry all you tragically hip out there, the hipster crowd will most likely shun you at the coffee shop if you show up on this.
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It is an awesome ad. The ad will be gone in a week. This thread may live for years, so in the interest of history, here is the text:
The legendary Raggedy Ass Single Speed™ is for sale!
Single speed bike made from a melange of random kit out of the spares pile. Very simple to operate - has 2 modes: Go and Stop.
Features VERY Chic gen-u-ine homemade chain tensioner as well (actually it's just a repurposed derailleur - hooray for recycling).
What this bike is:
Purple.
Ugly (but then again, eye of the beholder)
Single speed.
Functional. Aside from the random and/or unknown origins of the parts, it has been assembled with care by a knowledgeable bike mechanic.
Relatively theft-proof. Seriously, if you were a thief, would YOU steal it?
Actually reliable and low maintenance as well (all things considered).
And a surprisingly nice ride as well. 38x18 gearing works well for cruisin' around.
What this bike is not:
Expensive.
Guaranteed in any way.
Pretty.
All original.
Cool. Sorry all you tragically hip out there, the hipster crowd will most likely shun you at the coffee shop if you show up on this.
A Fixie. Again, sorry you hipsters, the rear wheel has a freewheel. If you want it fixed, then you will have to buy the cog yourself and thread it on.
Besides, fixies aren't REALLY cool unless you make it out of an old Schwinn you paid waaaay too much for. So if you're too cool for the room, don't bother.
What this bike has:
Functioning (although old) brakes
New cables
Relatively true wheels.
A seat.
Pedals.
18" Cromoly frame.
A cantankerous theft-deterring front quick release.
Tires that, well, kinda suck. but they hold air and are round (mostly).
An aura of trashyness that, while not exactly cool, is at least approaching the outskirts of the neighborhood of cool. However, if you are a Dockers wearing suburbanite and you buy this bike,
you will most likely get one of 2 responses from people in your neighborhood:
1. (usually from a divorced soccer mom): "Wow, I never knew Brent was so cool. And sexy!"
2. (usually from everyone else): "Damn, yet another mid-life crisis emerges. What is he, like 40? Out of shape and on a single speed. What's next, a convertible? Sheesh!"
Seriously though, If you want a cheap bike for toolin' around, or you are curious about single speeding, then this thing is for you. On top of that, the single speed specific rear wheel
and 18 tooth freewheel alone would cost you more in the bike shop that what I'm selling the whole damn bike for so it's not just a bargain, it's a Super-Duper bargain.
Asking $75 but if you show up with a 12-pack of Yuengling you may be able to talk me down to $60 (but only if it's cold). PBR will work too - but that s**t's so cheap you will need a case (again, cold).
Hey, I'll even do the math for you.
Handy purchasing formulae:
3 Jacksons + 1 Hamilton + 1 Lincoln = Bike
>= 3 Jacksons + 12 Yuengling(cold, bottle only please) = Bike
>= 3 Jacksons + 24 PBR (cold, bottle only please) = Bike
As always, cash only, local sale, and no wagering. Keep the rubber side down.
The legendary Raggedy Ass Single Speed™ is for sale!
Single speed bike made from a melange of random kit out of the spares pile. Very simple to operate - has 2 modes: Go and Stop.
Features VERY Chic gen-u-ine homemade chain tensioner as well (actually it's just a repurposed derailleur - hooray for recycling).
What this bike is:
Purple.
Ugly (but then again, eye of the beholder)
Single speed.
Functional. Aside from the random and/or unknown origins of the parts, it has been assembled with care by a knowledgeable bike mechanic.
Relatively theft-proof. Seriously, if you were a thief, would YOU steal it?
Actually reliable and low maintenance as well (all things considered).
And a surprisingly nice ride as well. 38x18 gearing works well for cruisin' around.
What this bike is not:
Expensive.
Guaranteed in any way.
Pretty.
All original.
Cool. Sorry all you tragically hip out there, the hipster crowd will most likely shun you at the coffee shop if you show up on this.
A Fixie. Again, sorry you hipsters, the rear wheel has a freewheel. If you want it fixed, then you will have to buy the cog yourself and thread it on.
Besides, fixies aren't REALLY cool unless you make it out of an old Schwinn you paid waaaay too much for. So if you're too cool for the room, don't bother.
What this bike has:
Functioning (although old) brakes
New cables
Relatively true wheels.
A seat.
Pedals.
18" Cromoly frame.
A cantankerous theft-deterring front quick release.
Tires that, well, kinda suck. but they hold air and are round (mostly).
An aura of trashyness that, while not exactly cool, is at least approaching the outskirts of the neighborhood of cool. However, if you are a Dockers wearing suburbanite and you buy this bike,
you will most likely get one of 2 responses from people in your neighborhood:
1. (usually from a divorced soccer mom): "Wow, I never knew Brent was so cool. And sexy!"
2. (usually from everyone else): "Damn, yet another mid-life crisis emerges. What is he, like 40? Out of shape and on a single speed. What's next, a convertible? Sheesh!"
Seriously though, If you want a cheap bike for toolin' around, or you are curious about single speeding, then this thing is for you. On top of that, the single speed specific rear wheel
and 18 tooth freewheel alone would cost you more in the bike shop that what I'm selling the whole damn bike for so it's not just a bargain, it's a Super-Duper bargain.
Asking $75 but if you show up with a 12-pack of Yuengling you may be able to talk me down to $60 (but only if it's cold). PBR will work too - but that s**t's so cheap you will need a case (again, cold).
Hey, I'll even do the math for you.
Handy purchasing formulae:
3 Jacksons + 1 Hamilton + 1 Lincoln = Bike
>= 3 Jacksons + 12 Yuengling(cold, bottle only please) = Bike
>= 3 Jacksons + 24 PBR (cold, bottle only please) = Bike
As always, cash only, local sale, and no wagering. Keep the rubber side down.
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It is an awesome ad. The ad will be gone in a week. This thread may live for years, so in the interest of history, here is the text:
The legendary Raggedy Ass Single Speed™ is for sale!
...
Hey, I'll even do the math for you.
Handy purchasing formulae:
3 Jacksons + 1 Hamilton + 1 Lincoln = Bike
>= 3 Jacksons + 12 Yuengling(cold, bottle only please) = Bike
>= 3 Jacksons + 24 PBR (cold, bottle only please) = Bike
As always, cash only, local sale, and no wagering. Keep the rubber side down.
The legendary Raggedy Ass Single Speed™ is for sale!
...
Hey, I'll even do the math for you.
Handy purchasing formulae:
3 Jacksons + 1 Hamilton + 1 Lincoln = Bike
>= 3 Jacksons + 12 Yuengling(cold, bottle only please) = Bike
>= 3 Jacksons + 24 PBR (cold, bottle only please) = Bike
As always, cash only, local sale, and no wagering. Keep the rubber side down.
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I respectfully disagree. Bottles are the ONLY way to buy beer.
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Light is what makes beer skunky, so cans are superior in this respect. Besides, it doesn't really matter what it comes in, a good beer deserves to be poured into and drunk from a glass. (Note, I said "good" beer, so this statement is moot for PBR. )
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Glass beer bottles suck, require all beer bottles be the plastic ones that the beer companies came up with when glass became prohibited from many beaches.
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Never seen plastic beer bottles 'round here. They got aluminum "bottles", though.
But really guys, glass bottles don't kill bike tires, people do!
I wouldn't pay more than $50 for a Cignal, no matter how many speeds it has.
But really guys, glass bottles don't kill bike tires, people do!
I wouldn't pay more than $50 for a Cignal, no matter how many speeds it has.
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I would buy this bike just to meet the guy.... and have a few beers with him.