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Land Shark Part III -- "The School"

Old 08-10-10, 08:34 AM
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Land Shark Part III -- "The School"

OK, I'm now on the wagon. I'm done for a while. I haven't looked at CL for a week. I have a great little collection of C&V bikes and certainly don't need anymore.

However, for some reason, I continue to be coerced to buy Land Shark bikes at low ball prices by sellers who insist I take them.

Thus, my third Land Shark. With this one, the seller and I went back and forth by email until he forced me to accept a low ball price I couldn't pass up.

It is a 1991 Road Shark; Dura Ace drivetrain, brifters and brakes; Mavic Open Pros and hubs; and Kestrel carbon fork painted to match the frame and stem. Here it is:











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Wow, that thing is wild. I like it a lot!
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sweet lookin stem!

I don't know about Land Shark bikes...is that Jimmy Buffet's own brand?
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Is that a pump peg peeking out of the headtube? Make's it kinda like a jolly old Englishman on holiday doesn't it? Great looking bike, perfect for rides down Palm lined streets!
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Another one! Nice Grab!

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Diggin' that stem!

She's a beauty.

Fast bike, fun bike.

Nice find.

By the way, I said I was on the bike wagon four bikes ago.

At least I haven't bought one in a month.
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great looking bike. next time someone insist you buy a lowcost 59 or 60 let me know. thx
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Is that your size, and is it a 54?
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If it's got wild paint, it must be a Land Shark...
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That be a bike KHatfull likey...dang. The painted-to-match stem just really completes it doesn't it?
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All that acid I did in the 60's must be kicking in because that is a wild paint job.

I was following a Land Shark on E-bay that was listed 3 or 4 times at a super high starting price. I thought one day he would convert it to lower starting bid. Eventually I think he just gave up.
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Bahh I love it!
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I've wanted a Land Shark since I found out that Andy Hampsten's '88 Giro bike was a re-branded Land Shark.
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Ok, Ok, since you guys insist, here are the pics of the rest of the school:



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Oh that's just too sweet a bike to turn down! Awesome paint, hat's off to Mrs. Land Shark. I like this one a lot.
And yeah, you do have a serendipitous collection of bikes. If I had them, I'd probably set up a hammock in the garage, sip iced tea and admire them all. But it's too bloody hot.

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hey wait a minute....are those Shimano pedals ALSO painted?
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all vurrah, vurrah kool, rob....
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Nice! Land Shark, GO!!! Eat up the road.........
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I forget what post I gleaned this from but I think it was a landshark. the few I had seen, mostly MTBs, always had cool paint schemes.

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Originally Posted by WNG
Oh that's just too sweet a bike to turn down! Awesome paint, hat's off to Mrs. Land Shark. I like this one a lot.
And yeah, you do have a serendipitous collection of bikes. If I had them, I'd probably set up a hammock in the garage, sip iced tea and admire them all. But it's too bloody hot.

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hey wait a minute....are those Shimano pedals ALSO painted?
I've actually done that in the Mancave. And now that I have a TV there, I'm ready for better weather.
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Originally Posted by Bianchigirll
I forget what post I gleaned this from but I think it was a landshark. the few I had seen, mostly MTBs, always had cool paint schemes.

That is the famous Brook Trout bike. Each bike has a one-of-a-kind paint job by John Slawta.

https://www.landsharkbicycles.com/about.html
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