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"Vintage Road Bike with a downtube shifter" That shifter is waaay down that tube.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...83042378895800

05-27-22, 05:38 PM

#21052

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Quote:

Originally Posted by thumpism

"Vintage Road Bike with a downtube shifter" That shifter is waaay down that tube.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...83042378895800

what happens when you shorten a cable to repair a fray.

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05-27-22, 06:21 PM

#21053

thumpism

Bikes are okay, I guess.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by swampyankee2

what happens when you shorten a cable to repair a fray.

Nah, I'll bet the band clamp was never fully tightened and the guy was always wondering where that cable slack came from.

05-29-22, 09:00 PM

#21054

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Who needs a steerer on their fork....

Asking $100

https://classifieds.ksl.com/listing/68076318

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05-30-22, 08:49 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by WGB

damn decent of the seller to give the buyer $950

posted 7hrs ago

https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/b...487302171.html

classic German bike from 1977 "The Raleigh" - $50 (Seattle-Pioneer Square)

This is a classic, and it will sell for $1,000+ at an antique store. It has the classic _suicide gears"
Take it cheap for $50
Thanks, Mike

Mike in Pioneer Square is whacked, as are many others in that area. The square has transitional housing and plenty of homeless. For a while from the late 70's the area improved, the improvement has waned and the area is better than the 70's still has many hobo.

05-30-22, 12:05 PM

#21056

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jamesdak

Who needs a steerer on their fork....

Asking $100

https://classifieds.ksl.com/listing/68076318

Nothing a little duct tape couldn't fix.

05-31-22, 11:39 AM

#21057

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnDThompson

Nothing a little duct tape couldn't fix.

Along with another "N" to fix the spelling error.....

05-31-22, 04:17 PM

#21058

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Quote:

Originally Posted by WGB

First it was a German Raleigh - now they're Italian????

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...34797246624181

Vintage Raleigh street bike Italian
$100
Listed 2 days ago in Lancaster, NY

Condition Used- Good

First it was the Polish bikes, then the French and now English, what’s next, the world???

05-31-22, 05:50 PM

#21059

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A simple Google search and all this could've been avoided.

05-31-22, 07:15 PM

#21060

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Peugeot on Kijiji in Cambridge Ontario

Check this Peugeot ad out
https://www.kijiji.ca/v-road-bike/ca...4979?undefined

Seller used to build them but can’t tell the difference between an A08 and a PX10

06-05-22, 11:41 AM

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So Many Questions...

Bicycle Frame
$40

Listed a week ago in Myrtle Beach, SC

Details

Condition
Used - Good

Myrtle Beach, SC

Link.

06-07-22, 03:56 PM

#21062

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Vintage Univega Supra Sport Bike 60cm frame - $25 (Broomfield, CO)

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...type=top_picks

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06-07-22, 04:24 PM

#21063

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Trek Bicycle - $800 (Battle Ground, WA)

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...type=top_picks

Condition Used - Good

Road bicycle. Circa 1992. Trek 6061t6 1000. Functional. Needs new tires and a tune up. Great classic brand. Keywords: cycle, bike, vintage, road race, barn find, sport gear.

06-08-22, 09:46 AM

#21064

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Quote:

Originally Posted by thumpism

"Vintage Road Bike with a downtube shifter" That shifter is waaay down that tube.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...83042378895800

Not for this fellow.

Best, Ben

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06-08-22, 12:10 PM

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I love that tape job!!

Vintage Univega Supra Sport Bike 60cm frame - $25 (Broomfield, CO)

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...type=top_picks

06-08-22, 01:51 PM

#21066

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Quote:

Originally Posted by WGB

I love that tape job!!

I've never seen anything like this. They chopped the drops off and rotated the bar 90 degrees. Then everything got swathed in tape: stem, cables, whatever got in their way!

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06-08-22, 09:22 PM

#21067

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Bikes are okay, I guess.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Clang

...Then everything got swathed in tape: stem, cables, whatever got in their way!

Don't forget crookedizing the shifters.

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06-08-22, 11:49 PM

#21068

bulgie

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Quote:

Originally Posted by thumpism

Don't forget crookedizing the shifters.

That's for the gentleman who dresses to the left.

06-09-22, 03:48 AM

#21069

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bulgie

That's for the gentleman who dresses to the left.

Ah, another historian. “To the Wayback machine, Sherman.”

06-09-22, 06:45 AM

#21070

thumpism

Bikes are okay, I guess.

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Semi-outrageous price for the grimy condition (what you can tell from the crappy photos), barely intelligible text; all good indicators of the deal to be had.

https://richmond.craigslist.org/bik/...493945524.html

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06-09-22, 02:10 PM

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nice road bike i belive its a 2p speed 900obo - $900 (Richmond)

Quote:

Originally Posted by thumpism

Bike is in good condition. I haven’t risen it in 3 years so the tires are flat
bicycle frame material: steel
bicycle type: road
frame size: 29cm
suspension: none (rigid)
wheel size: other/unknown

Yeah it's weird that a recent resto-modded bike would have an ad written by someone who doesn't know or care about bikes. Like when they admit that they didn't bother to pump up the tires that's a bad sign.

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06-09-22, 06:05 PM

#21072

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Clang

nice road bike i belive its a 2p speed 900obo - $900 (Richmond)

Bike has died, bike has risen, bike will ride again?

06-10-22, 10:23 AM

#21073

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Um, wrong picture?

So it's $650 for a brandless bike and some fish.

https://omaha.craigslist.org/bik/d/o...491792681.html

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