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06-07-23, 09:00 AM
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I guess for some people this would be tall. I guess you could argue that the fork was straight also.
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/bik...629711777.html
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/bik...629711777.html
Trek Road bike for a tall 5.6-5.11 person in great working condition - $240 (lower pac hts)
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06-07-23, 11:07 AM
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Huffy in the Witness Protection Program? They're not foolin' me; only place that has that bright sunlight at midnight in February is Antarctica.
https://madison.craigslist.org/bik/d...625554546.html
https://madison.craigslist.org/bik/d...625554546.html
bike duro sports. 26" - $50 (middleton)
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06-08-23, 07:49 PM
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You know when it says "rare" it's gonna be overpriced
https://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/...630055150.html
https://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/...630055150.html
Very Rare 1997 Vintage Kona ManoMano Full- Suspension Mountain Bike - $1,000 (escondido)
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06-09-23, 12:29 AM
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You Do What You Gotta Do Sometimes?
Rides nicer with the handlebar right way round.
06-09-23, 07:44 AM
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I'm assuming that the description (or at least some of it) is trying to be humorous, but then again this is Florida so...
Colnago C40 Custom Hybrid Roadbike Bicycle Carbon Fiber - $4,800 (Kissimmee)
https://orlando.craigslist.org/bik/d...627050203.html
Colnago C40 Custom Hybrid Roadbike Bicycle Carbon Fiber - $4,800 (Kissimmee)
https://orlando.craigslist.org/bik/d...627050203.html
06-09-23, 03:03 PM
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We've seen this before, but imagine trying to steer a tandem this way.....
https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/b...628784752.html
And once again, if we take the seller at his word, that it hasn't been used, I guess it's not really a surprise to see it assembled at the dealer this way, given that it's a Pacific brand.
https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/b...628784752.html
new tandem bicycle - $600 (Libertyville)
And once again, if we take the seller at his word, that it hasn't been used, I guess it's not really a surprise to see it assembled at the dealer this way, given that it's a Pacific brand.
06-13-23, 02:10 PM
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06-13-23, 09:58 PM
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RAT-ROD E-BIKE - $475
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A race bike in any era is a highly personal choice that at its "best" balances the requirements of fit, weight, handling, durability and cost tempered by the willingness to toss it and oneself down the pavement at considerable speed. ~Bandera
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06-15-23, 08:12 AM
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In addition to tubes, I suspect this will also need tires soon
Maybe the tubes are OK and seller meant to say tires.
Maybe the tubes are OK and seller meant to say tires.
06-15-23, 09:47 AM
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06-16-23, 03:09 AM
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Not too wacky, but I found it amusing. Actually, this looks to be a pretty nice one. We used to make these with a board and a few bricks.
Bike ramp $100
https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/...624544083.html
Bike ramp $100
https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/...624544083.html
06-16-23, 09:11 AM
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I once bought a cheap plastic bike ramp about those dimensions. I tried it out, came at it hard, it slipped out from under me sideways, and I slammed down hard. Cracked a rib and got pneumonia.
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06-16-23, 06:19 PM
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Not too wacky, but I found it amusing. Actually, this looks to be a pretty nice one. We used to make these with a board and a few bricks.
Bike ramp $100
https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/...624544083.html
Bike ramp $100
https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/...624544083.html
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06-17-23, 11:00 AM
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Paramount? Looks more like coop fodder
https://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/b...631887868.html
Is this a Paramount?
https://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/b...631887868.html
Is this a Paramount?
06-17-23, 03:38 PM
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Paramount? Looks more like coop fodder
https://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/b...631887868.htmlIs this a Paramount?
https://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/b...631887868.htmlIs this a Paramount?
06-17-23, 06:48 PM
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Fork's (not?) Bent
I not sure why "It doesn't work" or how the "Forks are Blend"
https://offerup.com/item/detail/1594905069
I not sure why "It doesn't work" or how the "Forks are Blend"
https://offerup.com/item/detail/1594905069
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06-18-23, 08:13 PM
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06-18-23, 09:00 PM
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How about an Ultegra 6700 crankset? Don't let the FSA Gossamer graphics fool ya! It's Ultegra, I promise! The tags on the box say so!
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...90638051113561
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...90638051113561
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06-18-23, 10:54 PM
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Anyway....
Words fail.....
https://madison.craigslist.org/bik/d...628959108.html
SCHWINN CROSSFIT HYBRID COMFORT BIKE - $80 (NEENAH)
06-19-23, 02:06 AM
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Six pics of a $300 sealed box in Portland, OR. 
https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/...627062696.html
https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/...627062696.html
06-19-23, 09:32 AM
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It's now listed as a Schwinn, so I guess we can add "C-E-N-T-U-R-I-O-N" as another way to misspell it....
Anyway....
Words fail.....
https://madison.craigslist.org/bik/d...628959108.html
Anyway....
Words fail.....
https://madison.craigslist.org/bik/d...628959108.html
SCHWINN CROSSFIT HYBRID COMFORT BIKE - $80 (NEENAH)
06-19-23, 01:41 PM
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Anyone want to argue with them? Seems it would have been easier to write France.
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/bik...629738897.html
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/bik...629738897.html
Follis Vintage Lugged Steel Switzerland 10-speed Road Bike Eroica 53cm - $495 (palo alto)
‹image 1 of 24›The decals are all wrong, and it's almost certainly a repaint, though they did take the time to hand-paint the blue, white and red on the seatstay tops like original.
This bike probably rides real nice! Look at the rapid-taper on the fork blades, these are the ones that are extra small diameter through the generous rake.
The lugs have brass fillets laid over the lugs to make a larger swoopier transition from one tube to the other, a time-consuming step that can't be automated or given to an unskilled worker. Follis had a full range, and some of their slightly cheaper frames used the same lugs but without the extra fillet and finishing; you can see the sharper, smaller-radius transitions typical of formed sheet-metal lugs on those. Most consumers won't notice the difference, so this was only done on the flagship model.
The internal routing through the TT is also very well done. The Nervex Pro crown on mine also has some brass added here and there to let them file it up to a pleasing shape — looks like this bike might have that treatment too.
This would have had Beborex sidepulls for sure, probably sew-ups. The only possibly-original part I see is the 49d crankset. Even the Allvit and Pivo stem are too new for this frame.
Note, if anyone's interested, mine easily takes 650 x 42b tires, with Raid brakes. I know, sacrilege to bastardize such a pedigreed race bike, but I made it into a bike I'll actually ride. I friggin' love it.
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06-19-23, 05:58 PM
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Described as a good rider. I have my doubts.
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