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07-22-21, 02:27 PM
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"Needs some work."
Off the top of my head I can think of one easy adjustment.
"Needs some work."
Off the top of my head I can think of one easy adjustment.
07-22-21, 06:00 PM
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Bicycle Hoard - $15,000 (Eugene)
It looks like a unique collection. Some nice stuff mixed in, and I can't tell about the rest.
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07-22-21, 06:21 PM
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07-22-21, 08:53 PM
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07-22-21, 09:23 PM
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07-23-21, 02:16 AM
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Bicycle Hoard - $15,000 (Eugene)
It looks like a unique collection. Some nice stuff mixed in, and I can't tell about the rest.
I suppose one day someone will have to clean up after me too.
I really don't see that lot selling for anywhere near that amount, regardless of what's all there most folks will only buy if they feel they're getting a deal. Most seem to have trouble parting with a $20 bill let alone $15k.
07-23-21, 07:12 AM
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Yeah, getting the $15k might be hard, but I'd love to go there and pick through it.
07-23-21, 08:27 AM
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https://omaha.craigslist.org/bik/d/o...346636442.html
"Needs some work."
Off the top of my head I can think of one easy adjustment.
"Needs some work."
Off the top of my head I can think of one easy adjustment.
07-23-21, 11:55 AM
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Pile of center pulls and Mafacs?
What I fear is that if one carefully split it up and put everything on E-Bay, and building a few bikes to sell locally, one would spend a year worth of labor and get $15,000 back.
Perhaps give it a few weeks, then see if the seller is willing to negotiate.
07-23-21, 12:03 PM
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Oh yeah, absolutely, it'd be hard work to get the $15k back, but there appeared to be a few high end wheels there, and some decent cranksets in there amongst all that. Frames all too small for me, but I would enjoy pawing through it all. Heck, things like those rolls of jagwire housing can come in handy.
07-23-21, 10:52 PM
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It's a great bike. 
bicycle type: cyclocross
frame size: 54
wheel size: 27.5 in
Specialized - $150
bicycle frame material: aluminumbicycle type: cyclocross
frame size: 54
wheel size: 27.5 in
07-25-21, 07:52 PM
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I understand wanting your bikes back but........
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07-25-21, 08:31 PM
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Maybe taken in a garbage sweep?
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07-26-21, 05:30 PM
Bikes are okay, I guess.
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Disregard those Ross decals and badges on the bike. Seller says it's a Fuji. Twice.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...64159808575213
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...64159808575213
07-27-21, 05:22 AM
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https://omaha.craigslist.org/bik/d/o...346636442.html
"Needs some work."
Off the top of my head I can think of one easy adjustment.
"Needs some work."
Off the top of my head I can think of one easy adjustment.
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07-27-21, 10:31 AM
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07-27-21, 10:32 AM
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Disregard those Ross decals and badges on the bike. Seller says it's a Fuji. Twice.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...64159808575213
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...64159808575213
07-28-21, 01:04 AM
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07-28-21, 04:50 AM
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07-28-21, 05:18 AM
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I'm willing to overpay for a Takara and I have in the past. To that end I would give $37.50 for a Deluxe Touring in nice survivor condition because I had one as a kid. But $375 for this wreck?
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...64511168246804
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07-28-21, 12:00 PM
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^ Right pedal is pre-egg beater. 
07-28-21, 01:49 PM
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^ ^ I think you could see those reflectors from space too.
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07-28-21, 07:30 PM
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07-28-21, 11:49 PM
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Those are reflectors? I thought they were solar panels powering that little motor on the driveside of the front wheel 
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07-30-21, 05:37 AM
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I love how the seller has the audacity to say the bike is in "decent shape" yet takes a photo of what appears to be terminal rot. $60 worth in parts for sure, but I would say this is a rolling death trap.
Seventies Vintage Corelli steel bike with Campagnolo & Shimano 600. - $60 (bernal heights)
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/bik...358183942.html
