OK 50+'rs - What think you? Evaluation needed.
07-01-06, 06:43 PM
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The air valve on the front wheel seems stuck at the 11 O'Clock position as well...so throw that in the owner's face as you negotiate! And while the classic Merckx bend of the bars is great, Eddy has retired, so how the hell are you going to turn the bike without him???
07-01-06, 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by NOS88
I like the red and yellow, and I believe I saw Levi L. riding a white saddle this morning on a short little jaunt... i.e., TT @ TdF.
This should be a great negotiation, Dnvrfox! You have all kinds of ammunition...
07-01-06, 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by old99
Might as well put yourself on and join the group. We already ignore you 
07-01-06, 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by DnvrFox
OK - with a larger, "sharpened" view, can you find any more faults, BP?
07-01-06, 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Big Paulie
That seatpost is kind of squiggly, isn't it? And the QR levers are kind of dodgy as well...
BTW, Those MAVIC OPEN 4 CD - 700C Road clincher- 28, 32 or 36 Hole - HARD ANODIZED $ 49.
07-01-06, 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Grampy™
Whew, for a minute there I thought I was in bed with the wife......... getting ignored again.
07-01-06, 07:05 PM
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Wow, I just realized, the spoke count is 35/31....good luck trying to find spoke nipples packaged in those quantities at Walmart...
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I don't care for aluminum frames but if those components were on a Trek steel frame from that era, I would not hesitate to buy it at that price. Could be the just bike for you, if you like aluminum. You will like the way that suntour group shifts. My latest bike has a very similar set of components and it is very smooooth.
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Originally Posted by DnvrFox
OK - with a larger, "sharpened" view, can you find any more faults, BP?
Personally, I love the color scheme. And we all agree that Suntour Superbe is all that. But what about the frame? As I think about it, those early aluminum frames were ultra-harsh. Can you test ride it?
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07-02-06, 12:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Blackberry
Personally, I love the color scheme.
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07-02-06, 12:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Big Paulie
Off-off topic, and nothing against Blackberry's always articulate use of language, but who the hell decided that an arrangement of color should be rerred to as a "scheme?" Like it's a plot to rob a bank or defraund investors?
From dictionary.com:
Main Entry: scheme
Function: noun
1 : a combination of elements (as statutes or regulations) that are connected, adjusted, and integrated by design : a systematic plan or program <an administrative inspection scheme>
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07-02-06, 12:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Digital Gee
Sigh...
From dictionary.com:
Main Entry: scheme
Function: noun
1 : a combination of elements (as statutes or regulations) that are connected, adjusted, and integrated by design : a systematic plan or program <an administrative inspection scheme>
From dictionary.com:
Main Entry: scheme
Function: noun
1 : a combination of elements (as statutes or regulations) that are connected, adjusted, and integrated by design : a systematic plan or program <an administrative inspection scheme>
Besides, DG was the bloke who brought up the lousy color combination of the bike in the first place.
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07-02-06, 12:43 AM
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Maybe it's a geared track bike...with water bottle cage just in case you get thirsty, and a pump in case you get a flat, and brake calipers in case you want to add brake cables later on when it's time to stop? Works for me!!!
07-02-06, 12:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Big Paulie
Yeah, yeah, whatever. Maybe it's the cynic in me, but "scheme" means a plot with no good intention!
Besides, DG was the bloke who brought up the lousy color combination of the bike in the first place.
Besides, DG was the bloke who brought up the lousy color combination of the bike in the first place.
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Originally Posted by Digital Gee
Yep...because I thought the colors were lousy, and the design had no good intention!
EVERYONE'S an artist!!!!
07-02-06, 05:26 AM
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"Scheme" is what I do every Sunday morning as I unlock the church: "Which color stole will look best with my black robe?" Unfortunately I don't have any yellow-red combinations, but I think if Dnvr likes the bike, he should just "Trust and Obey." (He'll know what I mean!)
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Originally Posted by pastorbobnlnh
"Scheme" is what I do every Sunday morning as I unlock the church: "Which color stole will look best with my black robe?" Unfortunately I don't have any yellow-red combinations, but I think if Dnvr likes the bike, he should just "Trust and Obey." (He'll know what I mean!)
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does it have horizontal rear dropouts??? Could make a great fixie! (then you don't have to worry about the obsolete Suntour parts...)
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Originally Posted by DnvrFox
You lock your church!?!?
Edit: I think I miss-understood what you were driving at, Dnvr. Yes the church is locked when no one is present. I'd be surprised if your church IS NOT locked if no one is around. Insurance deems such a policy. Unfortunately you can't trust people to respect property. Just think about all the churches that have been burned during the last decade. Very sad.
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schweet!
seems purr-fect to me...
the Turbo saddle is worth some scheckels just on itz own.
Suntour, Mavic Open4, nice stem and bar - just add eggbeaters, new rubber if needed
my idea of a bike...
57, yust my size...
seems purr-fect to me...
the Turbo saddle is worth some scheckels just on itz own.
Suntour, Mavic Open4, nice stem and bar - just add eggbeaters, new rubber if needed
my idea of a bike...
57, yust my size...