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Crashed McCain Mirage only $310
This ad is priceless:
"49cm modok McCain mirage good condition "
https://desmoines.craigslist.org/bik...772771804.html
"49cm modok McCain mirage good condition "
https://desmoines.craigslist.org/bik...772771804.html
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I’ve been looking a long time for a nice modok McCain. Too bad this one is too small.
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01-01-19, 01:34 PM
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Is it wrong that I really want that fork for an experiment?
In other news - nothing like a basic bike shop Schwinn and a Kent for $400:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2-bikes-for...temCondition=4
-Kurt
In other news - nothing like a basic bike shop Schwinn and a Kent for $400:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2-bikes-for...temCondition=4
-Kurt
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Can I sell the valve caps for $5 each?
01-01-19, 05:56 PM
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01-01-19, 06:15 PM
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This ad is priceless:
"49cm modok McCain mirage good condition "
https://desmoines.craigslist.org/bik...772771804.html
"49cm modok McCain mirage good condition "
https://desmoines.craigslist.org/bik...772771804.html
-Kurt
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01-01-19, 06:27 PM
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Based on that shot of the headbadge, it actually looks straight. The rack in the background would be at an angle left or right if the headtube and seat tube were not in-line).
But, based on the number of bikes in the background, and the price being on a tag, seller should NOT be posting as "by owner". Seller should post as "by dealer" and pay for the ad, which is what keeps CL free for the rest of us.
But, based on the number of bikes in the background, and the price being on a tag, seller should NOT be posting as "by owner". Seller should post as "by dealer" and pay for the ad, which is what keeps CL free for the rest of us.
01-01-19, 06:35 PM
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I know that focal lengths can distort the appearance of a bike frame and such, but I swear, there are a few angles where I'm genuinely convinced that Motobecane frame has been twisted (headttube not on the same sideways plane as the seattube) from a T-bone crash. The replacement fork just reinforces that perception.
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I'm not seeing what you're looking at with alignment, but for a bike that small, the HT is rarely steeper than the ST. There may be barely perceptible TT/DT bends from a head on collision.
That is a fairly late model Mirage, but I don't think I'd be interested in a $300+ Mirage.
01-01-19, 06:37 PM
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Based on that shot of the headbadge, it actually looks straight. The rack in the background would be at an angle left or right if the headtube and seat tube were not in-line).
But, based on the number of bikes in the background, and the price being on a tag, seller should NOT be posting as "by owner". Seller should post as "by dealer" and pay for the ad, which is what keeps CL free for the rest of us.
But, based on the number of bikes in the background, and the price being on a tag, seller should NOT be posting as "by owner". Seller should post as "by dealer" and pay for the ad, which is what keeps CL free for the rest of us.
If that is a replacement fork, it looks bent!!!
I'm not seeing what you're looking at with alignment, but for a bike that small, the HT is rarely steeper than the ST. There may be barely perceptible TT/DT bends from a head on collision.
That is a fairly late model Mirage, but I don't think I'd be interested in a $300+ Mirage.
I'm not seeing what you're looking at with alignment, but for a bike that small, the HT is rarely steeper than the ST. There may be barely perceptible TT/DT bends from a head on collision.
That is a fairly late model Mirage, but I don't think I'd be interested in a $300+ Mirage.
-Kurt
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"khs ss vintage 10 speed ready to ride"
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Motor trike/bike part out - $1 (Brookings)
Perhaps it is fortunate that the thing is being disassembled... Maybe...
Perhaps it is fortunate that the thing is being disassembled... Maybe...
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^^^^^ Golly, what's the gasoline for?.....
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Love the cable routing on the front shifter.
01-03-19, 07:32 AM
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Hmmm... I wonder what the seller means by "MINT" and "Campagnolo Super Record" in the Guerciotti title?
The only redeeming value in that bike may be that hollow brake caliper mounting nut, rusty, of course.
With $90 shipping, I wonder if the seller would entertain offers of $50? Hmmm... Auto declined.
The only redeeming value in that bike may be that hollow brake caliper mounting nut, rusty, of course.
With $90 shipping, I wonder if the seller would entertain offers of $50? Hmmm... Auto declined.
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Look it's aero! Campy
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Campagnolo-Right-Hand-Downtube-Shifter-braze-on/323611770959?_trkparms=aid%3D333202%26algo%3DCOMP.CATCARDS%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20171010181720%26meid%3D 2e70a3207414492ea10969d5733e922b%26pid%3D100889%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26sd%3D292880248404%26itm%3D32361 1770959&_trksid=p2056116.c100889.m5204
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Hmmm... I wonder what the seller means by "MINT" and "Campagnolo Super Record" in the Guerciotti title?
The only redeeming value in that bike may be that hollow brake caliper mounting nut, rusty, of course.
With $90 shipping, I wonder if the seller would entertain offers of $50? Hmmm... Auto declined.
The only redeeming value in that bike may be that hollow brake caliper mounting nut, rusty, of course.
With $90 shipping, I wonder if the seller would entertain offers of $50? Hmmm... Auto declined.
The bike wouldn't even be worth the money if the frame was intact and the original Guerc fork came with it. The paint is rough, the post is slammed, the parts are in bad shape, the set-up is a complete joke, and the Campagnolo items are lower-end and not NR, SR or Record C.