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12-12-18, 12:49 AM
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A couple of Fauxnagos..........a couple thousand invested
https://vancouver.craigslist.org/pml...769885299.html
https://vancouver.craigslist.org/pml...769885299.html
12-12-18, 06:18 AM
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A couple of Fauxnagos..........a couple thousand invested
https://vancouver.craigslist.org/pml...769885299.html
https://vancouver.craigslist.org/pml...769885299.html
It looks like it was done on a decent frame to start with, but will be a tough sell in the price range the seller is wanting.
12-12-18, 06:23 AM
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Hard to say if this one deserves the Wacky Thread or the "Are you Looking" thread.
COLNAGO Ladies in Regal Purple and Gold Plate - $6500 (Port Coquitlam)
It is a sweet looking ride, but awfully ambitious on the pricing.
COLNAGO Ladies in Regal Purple and Gold Plate - $6500 (Port Coquitlam)
It is a sweet looking ride, but awfully ambitious on the pricing.
12-12-18, 07:42 AM
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I'll have to dig out some photos. Back in my repping days I called on a Lynchburg shop where the guys were into downhill and after hours took their bikes up to Thunder Ridge on the Blue Ridge Parkway, the start of a 13 mile downhill stretch of the road. Converted BMX frames is what they used.
12-12-18, 08:58 AM
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A couple of Fauxnagos..........a couple thousand invested
https://vancouver.craigslist.org/pml...769885299.html
https://vancouver.craigslist.org/pml...769885299.html
Best, Ben
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12-12-18, 09:48 AM
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12-12-18, 11:48 AM
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It started off as basically taking a BMX and putting the handlebars forward and calling it BMX GPV.
But along the way people realized you could go way faster with fairings.
(Some downhill action Circa 88)
But the problem is not everyone has access to mountains or is willing to ride down them. But at the same time the BMX retailers wanted to sell more of these bikes. So they looked at bikes like the Hutch (Which is honestly a 20'' MTB) took the fairings off and created a band new sport called BMX Formula One which was circuit racing. This didn't last long as you mays well race a full sized road bike lol
But along the way people realized you could go way faster with fairings.
But the problem is not everyone has access to mountains or is willing to ride down them. But at the same time the BMX retailers wanted to sell more of these bikes. So they looked at bikes like the Hutch (Which is honestly a 20'' MTB) took the fairings off and created a band new sport called BMX Formula One which was circuit racing. This didn't last long as you mays well race a full sized road bike lol
12-12-18, 12:01 PM
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^^^^^ Need to run Reece's voice through a Kiwi-to-English translator......
What's cooler, the reporter's hair, or the Ford Ute at the start line?
What's cooler, the reporter's hair, or the Ford Ute at the start line?
12-12-18, 01:10 PM
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It looks like some of those BMX bikes are the precursors to the mini-velo bikes which are still popular in some countries/cultures.
Large chainrings may be needed to compensate for the tiny wheels.
Large chainrings may be needed to compensate for the tiny wheels.
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^^^^^ Need to run Reece's voice through a Kiwi-to-English translator......
What's cooler, the reporter's hair, or the Ford Ute at the start line?
What's cooler, the reporter's hair, or the Ford Ute at the start line?
It looks like some of those BMX bikes are the precursors to the mini-velo bikes which are still popular in some countries/cultures.
Large chainrings may be needed to compensate for the tiny wheels.
Large chainrings may be needed to compensate for the tiny wheels.
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Would you list your unfinished project bike for sale on CL with a pic like this? Just a snip with a scissors would immensely improve your chances, IMO.
https://delaware.craigslist.org/bik/...771652059.html
https://delaware.craigslist.org/bik/...771652059.html
12-13-18, 10:36 AM
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Would you list your unfinished project bike for sale on CL with a pic like this? Just a snip with a scissors would immensely improve your chances, IMO.
https://delaware.craigslist.org/bik/...771652059.html
https://delaware.craigslist.org/bik/...771652059.html
12-13-18, 03:17 PM
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^^^^^ Nasty/icky saddles on CL ads are one of my wife's pet peeves, and are def. value-killers. Gotta love how he mentions the "new chainrings", drawing attention to (but conveniently declining to mention) the... err... umm.... "unorthodox" means of attachment.
12-13-18, 03:33 PM
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2018 big ripper
"$450 New odi grip New Odyssey brake cable Reflex kit Limited edition rims Kool stop brakes WILL TRADE FOR A BMX PLUS CASH"
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...44205482707219
(I am not familiar with style of spoking. If it's not wacky, then my apologies.)
"$450 New odi grip New Odyssey brake cable Reflex kit Limited edition rims Kool stop brakes WILL TRADE FOR A BMX PLUS CASH"
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...44205482707219
(I am not familiar with style of spoking. If it's not wacky, then my apologies.)
12-13-18, 03:37 PM
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12-13-18, 04:06 PM
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2018 big ripper
"$450 New odi grip New Odyssey brake cable Reflex kit Limited edition rims Kool stop brakes WILL TRADE FOR A BMX PLUS CASH"
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...44205482707219
(I am not familiar with style of spoking. If it's not wacky, then my apologies.)
"$450 New odi grip New Odyssey brake cable Reflex kit Limited edition rims Kool stop brakes WILL TRADE FOR A BMX PLUS CASH"
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...44205482707219
(I am not familiar with style of spoking. If it's not wacky, then my apologies.)
I think it looks cool. Might even adapt the idea for my commuter. Would be cool with those reflective plastic spoke things
12-13-18, 04:29 PM
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If you look close you can tell it's not spokes, it's decorations on regular spokes. Not sure what they're using, maybe even just plain white plastic straws?
I think it looks cool. Might even adapt the idea for my commuter. Would be cool with those reflective plastic spoke things
I think it looks cool. Might even adapt the idea for my commuter. Would be cool with those reflective plastic spoke things
12-13-18, 04:41 PM
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^^^ Looks like the old-school wire garden edge fencing, looped into a circle.
12-13-18, 04:43 PM
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I think spokes are laced traditionally. If you look closely you can see them continuing on the "loops". The illusion is created using spoke sleeves which sometimes follow the spokes and other times peal off the actual spoke to create the looping shapes. Make sense?
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No, where those loops are you can see regular spokes continuing straight and crossing on their way to the hub. You can see it most clearly on the front wheel at 9:00 and 10:00 and 5:00 and 4:00
12-13-18, 11:05 PM
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^^^ You guys are right I had to zoom in to see the regular non-white spokes.Maybe it's time for me to get some glasses lol
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Also like the flowering language of the ad: "new petals"
12-14-18, 12:54 PM
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It actually looks fairly complete. So, $5 at the co-op for bolts, and it may be ready to go. Tuning the front and rear derailleurs?
Of course, one has to question the quality of all the work done. There is clearly plenty of grease in the headset.
I'm not sure about the seat cover. The weave is interesting, and might hold for a while. Is that just white/cream tape? I had wondered if the loose ends were supposed to be that way. Whiskers?
Completing the project, and the seller could likely have asked $150 or more, and the bike would have been easier to sell.