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08-11-23, 05:21 AM
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72+76 Super Course, 74 P-10+ 79 Tandem Paramounts, 84 Raleigh Alyeska, 84 Voyageur SP, 85 Miyata Sport 10 mixte and a queue
72+76 Super Course, 74 P-10+ 79 Tandem Paramounts, 84 Raleigh Alyeska, 84 Voyageur SP, 85 Miyata Sport 10 mixte and a queue
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08-11-23, 09:55 AM
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And here I thought it was customary to hacksaw the derailleur hanger off the dropout... clearly it's easier to just cut the dropout in half... same effect, right?
It goes faster with a torch, too.
cheers -m
It goes faster with a torch, too.
cheers -m
08-11-23, 01:29 PM
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Perhaps this troglodyte was cutting up a broken frame with a torch and noticed this bit, and the only tool handy is the aforementioned torch?
08-12-23, 11:24 AM
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$50 Huffy. "Right Seat stay slightly bent. Repairable"
https://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/b...647885748.html
https://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/b...647885748.html
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08-12-23, 12:28 PM
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Bike Racing
$600Listed 6 days ago in Richmond, VA
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Used - like new
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...12773373067324
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08-12-23, 02:34 PM
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08-12-23, 08:15 PM
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"Frame got bent but have 2 extra wheels"
When you are trying to sell a lemon, just focus on promising lemonade!"
When you are trying to sell a lemon, just focus on promising lemonade!"
08-13-23, 08:34 AM
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08-13-23, 10:24 AM
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Bike Racing
$600Listed 6 days ago in Richmond, VA
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Used - like new
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...12773373067324
Best, Ben
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08-13-23, 04:54 PM
Bikes are okay, I guess.
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08-13-23, 09:39 PM
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This is not as wacky as it would first appear as the seller knows it is rust bucket and seems to be poking fun at it him/herself.
There has been much talk about how Ross's made in Far Rockaway, near the Atlantic Ocean were always prone to rust. I guess that is true.
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08-15-23, 05:42 AM
Bikes are okay, I guess.
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The ad for this Nishiki calls the model name "Oculus" three times. Seller must have a Transformers fixation.
https://richmond.craigslist.org/bik/...653280639.html
https://richmond.craigslist.org/bik/...653280639.html
08-15-23, 04:06 PM
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composer of this listing managed to get nearly everything wrong:
date
model
wheel size
value
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composer of this listing managed to get nearly everything wrong:
date
model
wheel size
value
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08-16-23, 03:33 AM
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08-16-23, 11:22 AM
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^^^^^ I've been meaning to post about this seller.
https://madison.craigslist.org/bik/d...653889639.html
https://madison.craigslist.org/searc...rch=1~list~0~0
For a hilarious fall into a rabbit hole, follow his "More ads by this user" link (second link). The guy has EVERYTHING, from 20th-Century PC software to a $27 million meteorite. EVERY one of his 377 ads, right down to the dollar-apiece Mexican flags, requires you to send a photo of the cash. Among the bikes, most are incomplete, some in inexplicable ways (e.g. one pedal). Prices range from overinflated ($50 Kent BSO) to.... well... see above.
Edit - I'm tempted to send him a pic of 98 very randomly scattered pennies in reply to the Mexican flag ad, just to see if he counts them before replying.
https://madison.craigslist.org/bik/d...653889639.html
https://madison.craigslist.org/searc...rch=1~list~0~0
For a hilarious fall into a rabbit hole, follow his "More ads by this user" link (second link). The guy has EVERYTHING, from 20th-Century PC software to a $27 million meteorite. EVERY one of his 377 ads, right down to the dollar-apiece Mexican flags, requires you to send a photo of the cash. Among the bikes, most are incomplete, some in inexplicable ways (e.g. one pedal). Prices range from overinflated ($50 Kent BSO) to.... well... see above.
Edit - I'm tempted to send him a pic of 98 very randomly scattered pennies in reply to the Mexican flag ad, just to see if he counts them before replying.
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08-16-23, 02:57 PM
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08-16-23, 03:57 PM
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Right Ben!
Definitely the loosest Carpet Fiber weave I have experienced. And great color selection for the layers of CF instead of the usual black. Smiles, MH
Definitely the loosest Carpet Fiber weave I have experienced. And great color selection for the layers of CF instead of the usual black. Smiles, MH
08-17-23, 09:09 AM
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When ugly is ok...
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/bik...655712257.html
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/bik...655712257.html
Tequila/Smoothie Blender Bike - $480 (sunnyvale)
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08-17-23, 10:57 AM
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^^^^ Fork's bent
08-17-23, 11:43 AM
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Schrader vs presta
Local seller in Montana has many ads. Different bikes but he/she always makes the comment Presta valve gives you a stronger wheel than Schrader. Hmmm
08-18-23, 06:41 AM
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two grand but it does have 'tiny pedals'
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08-18-23, 06:46 AM
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Those are like the pedal blocks my dad put on my Schwinn Speedster when I was a kid...except he didn't use cable ties and he stapled an old inner tube to the wood for more traction.
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08-18-23, 08:21 AM
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When ugly is ok...
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/bik...655712257.html
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/bik...655712257.html
Tequila/Smoothie Blender Bike - $480 (sunnyvale)
‹image 2 of 4›Although the blender, is there a mechanical connection? Are the gear ratios high enough to actually make the blades go blender speed? Or is there just a battery somewhere?
08-18-23, 09:47 AM
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"Clydesdale fork" is actually pretty cool
Although the blender, is there a mechanical connection? Are the gear ratios high enough to actually make the blades go blender speed? Or is there just a battery somewhere?
Although the blender, is there a mechanical connection? Are the gear ratios high enough to actually make the blades go blender speed? Or is there just a battery somewhere?
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I got to operate an early version of that fender blender at a gathering at Saris HQ ca 2008; it was loud as all get-out, but it definitely got the blade up to speed. Someone should make an overlay for an indexed rear thumbie with "Chop, Blend, Puree, Liquefy...."
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