Would you believe??!!!
08-06-09, 04:02 AM
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Would you believe??!!!
Here's a guy who doesn't believe in taking too many things apart when selling components off a bike :
https://cgi.benl.ebay.be/Campagnolo-1...d=p3286.c0.m14
'complete crankset + chainset + bottom axle' - you can say that again; you even get part of the frame thrown in for free!
https://cgi.benl.ebay.be/Campagnolo-1...d=p3286.c0.m14
'complete crankset + chainset + bottom axle' - you can say that again; you even get part of the frame thrown in for free!
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08-06-09, 05:34 AM
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No pedals? No sale!
08-06-09, 06:26 AM
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I regularly use a grinder to remove things when I can't find the right Allen key. I go through a lot of frames that way. But I save valuable seconds.
08-06-09, 11:41 AM
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Wow thats terrible.
08-06-09, 12:03 PM
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Yeah, but I'll bet welding those little bits of frame into your existing bike kills all the time-savings anyway.
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08-06-09, 12:10 PM
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We can only imagine what type of frame this came off of!
08-06-09, 12:23 PM
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We can pray it was badly wrecked with a bent fork and down tube!
08-06-09, 12:29 PM
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Here's a guy who doesn't believe in taking too many things apart when selling components off a bike :
https://cgi.benl.ebay.be/Campagnolo-1...d=p3286.c0.m14
'complete crankset + chainset + bottom axle' - you can say that again; you even get part of the frame thrown in for free!
https://cgi.benl.ebay.be/Campagnolo-1...d=p3286.c0.m14
'complete crankset + chainset + bottom axle' - you can say that again; you even get part of the frame thrown in for free!
08-06-09, 12:49 PM
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Good luck using that hub- there's no way to remove the freewheel now, and the spokes can't be threaded without removing it. Maybe a person could build the hub into junk rim using just the other flange, and then remove the freewheel- but that could twist the hub right in half.
dumbass.
dumbass.
08-06-09, 01:22 PM
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08-06-09, 01:24 PM
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Good luck using that hub- there's no way to remove the freewheel now, and the spokes can't be threaded without removing it. Maybe a person could build the hub into junk rim using just the other flange, and then remove the freewheel- but that could twist the hub right in half.
dumbass.
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08-06-09, 01:44 PM
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ive done it before.. basically you take the freewheel apart which allows you to get at the spokes, lace the whole hub to a rim, and then use a vice to remove the remains of the freewheel, not a fun job, but a worthy challenge if you like challenges I guess.
08-06-09, 02:08 PM
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that's a real pain on a low flange hub. You may have some luck holding the hub body with wooden jaws and using a chisel on the freewheel.
With those components, that probably was a pretty nice bike. They look like they are in decent condition too. Wonder if it was stolen.
With those components, that probably was a pretty nice bike. They look like they are in decent condition too. Wonder if it was stolen.
08-06-09, 02:23 PM
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You could probably use the flexible emergency spokes to lace the hub to a junk rim, could get expensive though.
And while I'm not throwing an accusation out there, but I'm wondering if there is a strong u-lock or heavy chain still hanging where a bike used to be locked up at? Sometimes it's easier to chop a frame than to remove a lock with a lost key. Not saying anything about the seller, just curious is all.
And while I'm not throwing an accusation out there, but I'm wondering if there is a strong u-lock or heavy chain still hanging where a bike used to be locked up at? Sometimes it's easier to chop a frame than to remove a lock with a lost key. Not saying anything about the seller, just curious is all.
08-06-09, 02:27 PM
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08-06-09, 02:32 PM
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It would appear the seller formerly ran an automotive chop shop for stolen cars, and has moved to bicycles, bringing his years of expertise with him.
08-09-09, 06:12 AM
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You could be onto something. Like using the sliding hammer dent puller for removing stuck seat posts and stems instead of steering column locks?
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I bet its stolen some kid hacked into someones nice bike to feed the habbit!
08-09-09, 06:28 AM
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Good luck using that hub- there's no way to remove the freewheel now, and the spokes can't be threaded without removing it. Maybe a person could build the hub into junk rim using just the other flange, and then remove the freewheel- but that could twist the hub right in half.
dumbass.
dumbass.
Someone with lots of ingenuity could probably figure a way to use the existing spokes & attach them to a wheel. It would take tons o work & some luck as well.
08-09-09, 09:32 AM
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old expression: "to a man with a hammer every problem looks like a nail".
To a man (used loosely) with an angle grinder...it slices, it dices, it chops, cubes and juliennes!
To a man (used loosely) with an angle grinder...it slices, it dices, it chops, cubes and juliennes!
08-09-09, 09:42 AM
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I wonder why he didn't include the 5" section of down tube underneath the shifters? He probably could have chopped it off faster than unscrewing the shifter band binder nut/bolt.