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01-30-17, 11:39 AM

#13851

thumpism

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Originally Posted by hilltowner

Not exactly sure of the motion required to operate this but it would seem that if you put this on a trainer you'd have your own stair machine.

Pretty much. I've ridden one. Each crankarm swings through about 90 degrees of arc with each pedal stroke and then returns to the upper position. They're weird.

01-30-17, 02:11 PM

#13852

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This may be something, but the photos are awful.

Vintage Peugeot Bicycle

01-30-17, 02:23 PM

#13853

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Looks like the bastard love child of a bicycle and a stairstepper

01-30-17, 02:37 PM

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Here's a vid of a Alenex in motion. For the price it looks like a fun bike...Until you get to a hill.

01-30-17, 05:26 PM

#13855

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OMG! I used to have this exact bike when I was a kid...in 1984. I was 6 and it's the bike I learned to ride on!

I saw a CL ad for 1 a few hours away (in Black Diamond) and the guy wanted $75 for the rusty hulk. Too bad I don't live in Wisconsin

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02-01-17, 12:32 PM

#13856

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Vintage Motobecane 12 speed, Tall frame

02-01-17, 12:52 PM

#13857

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Originally Posted by cb400bill

Vintage Motobecane 12 speed, Tall frame

Me: Hmmm... I like the bike, but I really was hoping to get something as a package including a box of old coffee mugs and a few pre-opened packages of paper plates.

Seller: Have I got a deal for you!

02-01-17, 01:24 PM

#13858

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i love it. the first pic is an extreme fire hazard shot.. blocked door, toaster oven with a fan next to it pointed toward papers and plastics and highly flammable children's toys. its just a warning if you are coming for the bike you may not get out alive.

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02-01-17, 01:34 PM

#13859

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Originally Posted by jeirvine

Drewed Ciocc in DC:My favorite is that they ground of the top tube cable guides, and replaced them with cable clamps.

Wow: so much win with this bike. As with all of the misguided ghetto fixies conversions for sale on my local Craigslist, it is ridiculously over-geared.

Bonus: the Spinergy death wheel (on the front!) for maximum injury potential. No front brake, because no front brake caliper will reach the rims. Why? Because the wheel is a 650 size....

02-01-17, 01:43 PM

#13860

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I'm guessing maybe a Grand Jubilee on the Motobecane. Well worth the $150 asking price.

My guess is the bike is part of an Estate Sale. So... you can probably snag the Toaster + Box of Cups too

02-01-17, 01:43 PM

#13861

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For The (sch)Win(n)?

TREK MOUNTAIN BIKE - $75

https://charlotte.craigslist.org/bik/5984792911.html

02-01-17, 02:56 PM

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Sorry isn't good enough.

Diamond Back Sorrento bicycle - $150 (Chelsea, AL)

Diamond Back Sorrento bicycle

Selling my Diamond Back Sorrento 20" mountain bike. Sorry about the picture quality. Call or text. Thanks!

02-01-17, 03:07 PM

#13863

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Originally Posted by Clang

Sorry isn't good enough.

Diamond Back Sorrento bicycle - $150 (Chelsea, AL)

Diamond Back Sorrento bicycle

Selling my Diamond Back Sorrento 20" mountain bike. Sorry about the picture quality. Call or text. Thanks!

Its a ghost bike

02-01-17, 05:12 PM

#13864

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Originally Posted by base2

How much for Bender?

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02-02-17, 07:38 AM

#13865

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Clang

Sorry isn't good enough.

Diamond Back Sorrento bicycle - $150 (Chelsea, AL)

Diamond Back Sorrento bicycle

Selling my Diamond Back Sorrento 20" mountain bike. Sorry about the picture quality. Call or text. Thanks!

Better buy it quick. It's getting pulled into a space-time vortex.

02-03-17, 12:43 AM

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North Carolina Doesn't Clown Around

Apparently the spate of mad clown sightings last year put the kibosh on the clowning industry?

Mini circus bike - $60 (Concord)

"For sale mini Runt "circus bike". $60.00 Thanks Mark"

https://charlotte.craigslist.org/bik/5972642084.html

(It has a kickstand!)

02-03-17, 12:51 PM

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Very Special Specializeds

Yes, we finally have captured images of the elusive "Specialized Bikes" with our hidden game cameras. Or, they might be pictures of Sasquatch. You be the judge...

Specialized Bikes

"Specialized Dolce-used-silver-55.6/57.0 ---400.00 OBO
Specialized Dolce-used-blk,blue,white-53.2/54----400.00 OBO"

https://wilmington.craigslist.org/bik/5987986331.html

(Dude, speed kills; may want to back off on the coffee for a while?)
(More space/time rift bikes coming through?)

02-03-17, 01:43 PM

#13868

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Originally Posted by machinist42

Yes, we finally have captured images of the elusive "Specialized Bikes" with our hidden game cameras. Or, they might be pictures of Sasquatch. You be the judge...

Specialized Bikes

Th pics are blurry because the bike looks that fast even standing still!

02-03-17, 02:02 PM

#13869

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The Specialized bikes must be related to the Diamonback.

02-03-17, 02:10 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Clang

Sorry isn't good enough.

Diamond Back Sorrento bicycle - $150 (Chelsea, AL)

Diamond Back Sorrento bicycle

Selling my Diamond Back Sorrento 20" mountain bike. Sorry about the picture quality. Call or text. Thanks!

Maybe he's just demonstrating the hydraulics?

02-03-17, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by bikecrate

Better buy it quick. It's getting pulled into a space-time vortex.

Think of all the grams you save when half the bike is phased into another dimension.

02-04-17, 10:50 AM

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I wonder how much for his girlfriend:
Beautiful Refurbished Single-Speed Road Bike (Non-Fixie) - $100 (albany / el cerrito)
Beautiful Refurbished Single-Speed Road Bike (Non-Fixie)

02-04-17, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by 2cam16

I wonder how much for his girlfriend:
Beautiful Refurbished Single-Speed Road Bike (Non-Fixie) - $100 (albany / el cerrito)
[url=https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/bik/5989211779.html]Beautiful Refurbished

Very odd

No doubt the value depends on the day of the week.