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05-11-20, 07:07 PM
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I came across another 1996 Koga-Miyata SilverAce on Marktplaats in the exact same size and colour as mine.
Though upon closer inspection, there is something wrong with the rear triangle...
Seller describes it as "only needs new tyres and is perfect as a train station bike".
Though upon closer inspection, there is something wrong with the rear triangle...
Seller describes it as "only needs new tyres and is perfect as a train station bike".
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05-11-20, 08:16 PM
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I came across another 1996 Koga-Miyata SilverAce on Marktplaats in the exact same size and colour as mine.
Though upon closer inspection, there is something wrong with the rear triangle...
Seller describes it as "only needs new tyres and is perfect as a train station bike".
Though upon closer inspection, there is something wrong with the rear triangle...
Seller describes it as "only needs new tyres and is perfect as a train station bike".
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05-11-20, 08:23 PM
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Someone should tell Koga Miyata that the chain stays, and not the seat stays, are supposed to be curly.
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05-11-20, 08:31 PM
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Someone really try to force it to move with the ring lock engaged?
05-11-20, 10:39 PM
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A few things caught my eye... These vintage "light weights", the tubing sticker on the "Green" and of course, the optimistic pricing.
https://newjersey.craigslist.org/bik...119392482.html
https://newjersey.craigslist.org/bik...119392482.html
05-12-20, 03:13 AM
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Just bang it with a big hammer from the other side right?
It's a known way to break these older ring locks if you are drunk and don't care about breaking some things on the bike. Just run with your rear wheel lifted and just drop the bike.
Still, it shouldn't be this easy to bend it like this.
I contacted the seller and he told me he never noticed and would be okay with a €10 bid if somebody that bid €30 didn't want it.
It would make for a good parts bike for me and a way to take a look inside the tubing to look at the butting.
It's a known way to break these older ring locks if you are drunk and don't care about breaking some things on the bike. Just run with your rear wheel lifted and just drop the bike.
Still, it shouldn't be this easy to bend it like this.
I contacted the seller and he told me he never noticed and would be okay with a €10 bid if somebody that bid €30 didn't want it.
It would make for a good parts bike for me and a way to take a look inside the tubing to look at the butting.
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05-12-20, 05:35 AM
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Excellent photography, this shot belongs in a coffee table book. Bike belongs in a land fill, sadly. And what's with the heart-shaped pedals? May as well train girls early to do this sort of thing??? And what's with the child carrier? Babies having babies?
*wrings hands*
https://fresno.craigslist.org/bik/d/...107915581.html
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05-12-20, 07:28 AM
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Excellent photography, this shot belongs in a coffee table book. Bike belongs in a land fill, sadly. And what's with the heart-shaped pedals? May as well train girls early to do this sort of thing??? And what's with the child carrier? Babies having babies?
*wrings hands*
https://fresno.craigslist.org/bik/d/...107915581.html
*wrings hands*
https://fresno.craigslist.org/bik/d/...107915581.html
(https://www.moma.org/collection/works/51630)
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05-12-20, 09:44 AM
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Seller claims this is a 2017 and made of carbon fiber. It is a 2009 and made of aluminum. It's on page 71 of the Cannondale 2009 catalog. When I presented this information to them in a polite manner, they told me to "F__k off". What's wrong with people? There is even a bike fork in the photo background indicating they have bike knowledge. Please help flag this ad to protect buyers. Thank you.
https://sanantonio.craigslist.org/bik/7122100642.html
https://sanantonio.craigslist.org/bik/7122100642.html
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05-12-20, 09:59 AM
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Seller claims this is a 2017 and made of carbon fiber. It is a 2009 and made of aluminum. It's on page 73 of the Cannondale 2009 catalog. When I presented this information to them in a polite manner, they told me to "F__k off". What's wrong with people? There is even a bike fork in the photo background indicating they have bike knowledge. Please help flag this ad to protect buyers. Thank you.
https://sanantonio.craigslist.org/bik/7122100642.html
https://sanantonio.craigslist.org/bik/7122100642.html
*ping! *ping!
"I love the bright ring of a sound carbon frame, don't you?"
Edit to add: looking at the bike setup, I wouldn't necessarily conclude that the seller knows anything about bikes, except maybe that they're held together with threaded fasteners.
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05-12-20, 11:13 AM
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Sadly, Cannondale hasn't used this sticker since 2010.
05-12-20, 01:57 PM
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Speaking of stickers, I'll bet that warning sticker at the lower end of the downtube is the warning about checking the _aluminum_ frame welds before every ride.
05-12-20, 05:19 PM
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Excellent photography, this shot belongs in a coffee table book. Bike belongs in a land fill, sadly. And what's with the heart-shaped pedals? May as well train girls early to do this sort of thing??? And what's with the child carrier? Babies having babies?
*wrings hands*
https://fresno.craigslist.org/bik/d/...107915581.html
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05-12-20, 05:21 PM
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05-12-20, 07:20 PM
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ZOMG, that 60000 grade Al must be like 10x better than my bike!!
ZOMG, that 60000 grade Al must be like 10x better than my bike!!
05-12-20, 07:50 PM
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I think that's a doll carrier. It's hysterical.
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05-12-20, 08:02 PM
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05-12-20, 09:08 PM
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"Mind if I do a nickel test?"
*ping! *ping!
"I love the bright ring of a sound carbon frame, don't you?"
Edit to add: looking at the bike setup, I wouldn't necessarily conclude that the seller knows anything about bikes, except maybe that they're held together with threaded fasteners.
*ping! *ping!
"I love the bright ring of a sound carbon frame, don't you?"
Edit to add: looking at the bike setup, I wouldn't necessarily conclude that the seller knows anything about bikes, except maybe that they're held together with threaded fasteners.
+1 The forks are a prop. Maybe he was just having a bad day... (Riiiight
.)
05-12-20, 09:09 PM
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05-13-20, 05:53 AM
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Dream of some day setting a world hour record? Well, here ya go, come up with 325 smackers, a skin suit and a velodrome, and you're all set. Your welcome.
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1986 Nishiki LINEAR Pursuit/Time Trial frame Made in Japan 62cm - $325 (Sacramento)
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05-13-20, 06:13 AM
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It's even my size...
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