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Old 07-03-11, 05:37 AM
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i think the girls who are really into biking won't be looking for a "girl's bike"

one time the girlfriend of a buyer can with him.. thats the only girl i've ever seen while selling a bike. i occasionally get emails from women in San Francisco looking for a bike but San Jose is also known as "Man Jose"..
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Originally Posted by khatfull
All the decals are on the surface so I suppose I could remove them and stealth it out a tad.
New decals are cheap on eBay: https://compare.ebay.com/like/2004921...=sbar&_lwgsi=y
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Originally Posted by KD5NRH
That is just cruel

...and yet, I think I need at least one of those as a headbadge.
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Originally Posted by Chris_in_Miami
That is just cruel

...and yet, I think I need at least one of those as a headbadge.
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Originally Posted by khatfull
Well, the 14yo is in love, looks like a semi-KHatfull rehab for this one. The 6yo daughter also said WOW so this one might be hanging around.

Lets see, what could I do to it:

Replace icky saddle.
Replace steel seatpost with aluminum.

(those two would probably drop a pound or two )

Basket.
Bell.
And...finding some dual pivot brakes might be nice. But there's that whole nutted mount thing
What's not to love? I'd have your daughter try the current saddle before tossing it. I acquired a free Huffy with the same saddle and transferred to a hybrid I flipped. I rode the hybrid a mile or two and the saddle was quite comfortable.
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