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https://atlanta.craigslist.org/bik/1175827980.html
Hmmm....vintage English bike fixie conversion. Fillet brazed, no lugs. Sealed bearing BB. Odd looking chain ring...yep, that's a Viscount. And yep, it's got itself one fine spray-painted Death Fork.
Hmmm....vintage English bike fixie conversion. Fillet brazed, no lugs. Sealed bearing BB. Odd looking chain ring...yep, that's a Viscount. And yep, it's got itself one fine spray-painted Death Fork.
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$500 ???
Montgomery Ward Three Speed Bike For Sale - $500 (Bedford, VA)
Reply to: sale-jhe7g-1173738921@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Date: 2009-05-16, 11:07AM EDT
Montgomery Ward Three Speed Bike For Sale $500.00
PostingID: 1173738921
Montgomery Ward Three Speed Bike For Sale - $500 (Bedford, VA)
Reply to: sale-jhe7g-1173738921@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Date: 2009-05-16, 11:07AM EDT
Montgomery Ward Three Speed Bike For Sale $500.00
- Location: Bedford, VA
- it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
PostingID: 1173738921
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Here's one:
https://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/bik/1175637118.html
ALL RIGHT, SO IT'S VINTAGE! STOP SHOUTING AND SHUT UP!
-Kurt
https://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/bik/1175637118.html
I have a Raleigh Royal Scot 3 speed, THIS BIKE IS VINTAGE!!!!Full fenders and chain guard,has a back rack,blue color,Vintage made in England,there is some surface rust here and there(Image shown is a stock picture)
-Kurt
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Once again, I'M sad to inform you that Denver has the biggest lunatic scam artists in the world....:
https://denver.craigslist.org/bik/1175747348.html
https://denver.craigslist.org/bik/1176118692.html
https://denver.craigslist.org/bik/1176324535.html
https://denver.craigslist.org/bik/1175747348.html
https://denver.craigslist.org/bik/1176118692.html
https://denver.craigslist.org/bik/1176324535.html
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Ooooh, I always wanted a Miyata with the custom offset front wheel and wiggly fork!
https://cgi.ebay.com/MIYATA-SPORT-10-...3%3A3|294%3A50
Tom
https://cgi.ebay.com/MIYATA-SPORT-10-...3%3A3|294%3A50
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One thing I've noticed so often is Ebay and CL sellers (and elsewhere for that matter) who don't know how to measure or express the size of a bicycle in a generally useful way. You get stand-over with flat tires, downtube length, seattube length with contact points not specified, measurements in inches with unknown rounding up/down/sideways, guesses, "It's about right for someone 5'9," "I'm 5'9" and it's great for everyone I know," as well as top tube length and effective top tube length. It's really a crap shoot unless you ask a good question, actually get an answer, and become convinced that the requested measurements were done right.
You have to be prepared to get something that's wrong, if you can't check it out in person.
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You have to be prepared to get something that's wrong, if you can't check it out in person.
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Gets here just on pure simple ugly, plus the combo of steel rims and back brake only for a special, one of a kind death ride:
https://richmond.craigslist.org/bik/1176669267.html
I think the lightning bolt is the one Zeus is gonna hit you with if you dare to ride this thing...
https://richmond.craigslist.org/bik/1176669267.html
I think the lightning bolt is the one Zeus is gonna hit you with if you dare to ride this thing...
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It was a 2008 Cervelo SLC-SL for $1200.Turned out "owner" lived in Romania and a broker in Virginia would send you the bike after payment. lol
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Sometimes I just can't take it any more:
"That would translate to perhaps 50 Jeunets, IN TOTAL, still surviving in America in 2009!"
https://cgi.ebay.com/JEUNET-FRANCHE-C...3%3A6|294%3A50
This means I've had something more than 1/10th of the surviving Jeunets in my hands over the years. This guys hyperbole is a bit over the top; try reading the whole thing. I dunno if the price is fair, it seems high to me, but the market is pretty weird, but then again, he refuses to ship...
"That would translate to perhaps 50 Jeunets, IN TOTAL, still surviving in America in 2009!"
https://cgi.ebay.com/JEUNET-FRANCHE-C...3%3A6|294%3A50
This means I've had something more than 1/10th of the surviving Jeunets in my hands over the years. This guys hyperbole is a bit over the top; try reading the whole thing. I dunno if the price is fair, it seems high to me, but the market is pretty weird, but then again, he refuses to ship...
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I never knew bikes had clutches? (or am I the numb skull here?)
scott mountain/tour bike - $150 (yuma)
Reply to: sale-mgsh7-1176764816@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Date: 2009-05-18, 9:22AM MST
scott mountain bike needs a tune up runs good 3 pc crank, clutch gear shift,exp tires(euro inner tubes),alloy rims team columbia type bike serious inquiry only make offer will negotiate if serious contact :hector 4804679972
https://yuma.craigslist.org/bik/1176764816.html
scott mountain/tour bike - $150 (yuma)
Reply to: sale-mgsh7-1176764816@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Date: 2009-05-18, 9:22AM MST
scott mountain bike needs a tune up runs good 3 pc crank, clutch gear shift,exp tires(euro inner tubes),alloy rims team columbia type bike serious inquiry only make offer will negotiate if serious contact :hector 4804679972
https://yuma.craigslist.org/bik/1176764816.html
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Just came across another one, seems like a great bargain:
https://yuma.craigslist.org/bik/1180982699.html
Specialized Rock Hopper - $125
Reply to:sale-uqtkd-1180982699@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Date: 2009-05-20, 3:42PM MST
Green Rock Hopper
Ape Handle bars
Needs a new tire
https://yuma.craigslist.org/bik/1180982699.html
Specialized Rock Hopper - $125
Reply to:sale-uqtkd-1180982699@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Date: 2009-05-20, 3:42PM MST
Green Rock Hopper
Ape Handle bars
Needs a new tire
- it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
#274
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Yeah. New tire. That's what that bike needs. Then it will be totally fine, not an abomination at all!!
On a tangentially related note, I have recently learned that the Craigslist apartment ads are a haven for scammers. I really have to wonder if anyone ever falls for the "I'm working in East Africa and I really need someone to take good care of my condo while I'm gone, that's why it's so cheap! Just send me a moneygram with the deposit and I'll send you the keys by DHL Courier! Oh, and I will send more pictures of the inside if you want, but it's complicated for you to see it in person because I'm in Africa you see." (No kidding, I had 3 of these in a row and they all specified that particular courier. No idea why).
(I was quite relieved to find a place that I could actually enter, with an actual landlady there, and therefore I signed a 3 month lease very quickly indeed. (There's a workbench for bikes! And a cubby to park my trailer! Whee!).)
On a tangentially related note, I have recently learned that the Craigslist apartment ads are a haven for scammers. I really have to wonder if anyone ever falls for the "I'm working in East Africa and I really need someone to take good care of my condo while I'm gone, that's why it's so cheap! Just send me a moneygram with the deposit and I'll send you the keys by DHL Courier! Oh, and I will send more pictures of the inside if you want, but it's complicated for you to see it in person because I'm in Africa you see." (No kidding, I had 3 of these in a row and they all specified that particular courier. No idea why).
(I was quite relieved to find a place that I could actually enter, with an actual landlady there, and therefore I signed a 3 month lease very quickly indeed. (There's a workbench for bikes! And a cubby to park my trailer! Whee!).)
#275
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https://easttexas.craigslist.org/bik/1181440332.html
Title: "Vintage bike - $1000"
Entire Text of Ad: "Vintage bicycle for collector. $1000 OBO"
Title: "Vintage bike - $1000"
Entire Text of Ad: "Vintage bicycle for collector. $1000 OBO"
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