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03-23-20, 09:33 PM
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03-24-20, 05:25 PM
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One of the new short wheelbase models. Looks like it'd have snappy handling.
https://cnj.craigslist.org/bik/d/tre...091079941.html
Parts or Repair............ "DAMAGED FRAME"..................TREK DOMANE AL3 bicycle.Looks nearly new but was involved in a mishap.Has Bontrager seat and 700x28 matched tires on rims.Made of 100Alpha aluminum.This is a high-end bicycle.See all pictures for details and condition.Asking $250.00..........FIRM on the price,Non-negotiable.Call or text me at show contact info
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TREK DOMANE AL3 Bicycle - $250 (Ewing Township,N.J.)
https://cnj.craigslist.org/bik/d/tre...091079941.html
Parts or Repair............ "DAMAGED FRAME"..................TREK DOMANE AL3 bicycle.Looks nearly new but was involved in a mishap.Has Bontrager seat and 700x28 matched tires on rims.Made of 100Alpha aluminum.This is a high-end bicycle.See all pictures for details and condition.Asking $250.00..........FIRM on the price,Non-negotiable.Call or text me at show contact info
if interested in purchasing.
03-24-20, 06:15 PM
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Probably worth $250 for parts, but how does it get folded in half like that with no (apparent) damage to front wheel or fork?
03-24-20, 06:20 PM
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^^^^ Been up at least once before. Alas, TinEye (image reverse search without the spyware) shows no hits.
03-24-20, 06:30 PM
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My guess is garage door or similar on-top-of-car clearance issue at slow speed. $250 for parts is a killer, even if one wheel is toast. If both are fine, lotta bang for the buck.
03-24-20, 07:47 PM
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Is this (https://gobikerid.com) a scam using Competitive Cyclist?
https://seattle.craigslist.org/est/b...097119854.html
https://seattle.craigslist.org/est/b...097119854.html
03-24-20, 07:59 PM
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03-24-20, 08:03 PM
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Is this (https://gobikerid.com) a scam using Competitive Cyclist?
https://seattle.craigslist.org/est/b...097119854.html
https://seattle.craigslist.org/est/b...097119854.html
03-24-20, 08:29 PM
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03-25-20, 06:48 AM
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^^^ Yikes!
03-25-20, 06:51 AM
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I've seen a number of bikes set up like that (mainly on here) and I have yet to figure out how someone uses the brakes. Do they sort of hover their hands over the levers and then press down when the time comes?
03-25-20, 07:28 AM
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I tend to think they're riding upright, and holding on to the bars with fingertips, rather than allowing their palms to carry weight. They'll brake with their thumbs and palms; far from ideal.
03-25-20, 07:38 AM
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That's pretty common. A bike gets into a powerful head-on collision, and the frame buckles and not the wheel or fork, or the fork buckles but not the frame or wheel, or the wheel buckles and not the frame or fork.
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03-25-20, 11:42 AM
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he had that AL3 listed last year but no takers...tineye wont find that since the old ad got deleted i guess
03-25-20, 06:07 PM
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So it's the same location / seller? Sometimes you see a pic like that in some wacky ad, then the same pic, months later, in an ad in a completely different location. Usually means one or both ads are a scam.
03-25-20, 07:49 PM
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Trek Al3
Yep, same location. I saw the ad around Christmas near Philadelphia, and it's still just across the Delaware. Guess they're having trouble selling these components with the wreck still attached. I heard roof rack/garage collision, but don't hold me to it.
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03-27-20, 10:57 PM
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Another one of those scam ads with the link to gobikerid (see posts 10527-10528 above). This time it's another legit Milwaukee ad for a nice-ish old Performance roadie with a lugged frame, text and drive-side photo hijacked for the scam ad. The scammer even trims the photo a bit, perhaps to evade image search matching by tineye, et al. I *ALMOST* fell for this one, since the map in the scam ad indicated my neighborhood.
Scam ad (flagged, so may not show):
https://madison.craigslist.org/bik/d...099979868.html
Real ad:
https://milwaukee.craigslist.org/bik...099884231.html
Wonder how widespread this is becoming. Seems like they target ads with good photos. For those who do sell on CL, I wonder what might be a useful watermark to put on one's photos, to discourage this kind of thing.
Scam ad (flagged, so may not show):
https://madison.craigslist.org/bik/d...099979868.html
Real ad:
https://milwaukee.craigslist.org/bik...099884231.html
Wonder how widespread this is becoming. Seems like they target ads with good photos. For those who do sell on CL, I wonder what might be a useful watermark to put on one's photos, to discourage this kind of thing.
03-27-20, 11:39 PM
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Another one of those scam ads with the link to gobikerid (see posts 10527-10528 above). This time it's another legit Milwaukee ad for a nice-ish old Performance roadie with a lugged frame, text and drive-side photo hijacked for the scam ad. The scammer even trims the photo a bit, perhaps to evade image search matching by tineye, et al. I *ALMOST* fell for this one, since the map in the scam ad indicated my neighborhood.
Scam ad (flagged, so may not show):
https://madison.craigslist.org/bik/d...099979868.html
Real ad:
https://milwaukee.craigslist.org/bik...099884231.html
Wonder how widespread this is becoming. Seems like they target ads with good photos. For those who do sell on CL, I wonder what might be a useful watermark to put on one's photos, to discourage this kind of thing.
Scam ad (flagged, so may not show):
https://madison.craigslist.org/bik/d...099979868.html
Real ad:
https://milwaukee.craigslist.org/bik...099884231.html
Wonder how widespread this is becoming. Seems like they target ads with good photos. For those who do sell on CL, I wonder what might be a useful watermark to put on one's photos, to discourage this kind of thing.
03-28-20, 01:49 AM
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595 pounds - 'ow much?!
Second hand bike prices have gone up, but this is mad.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/223929572417
Second hand bike prices have gone up, but this is mad.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/223929572417
03-29-20, 04:48 PM
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