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11-18-08, 06:29 PM
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Craigslist never ceases to amaze
Today's find- https://newyork.craigslist.org/wch/bik/924700079.html
Yes, that's right. As small a headtube as physically possible combined with a.. well, I don't know what that is. A stack of spacers I guess.
Platform pedals.
Cross brake levers.
Amazing.
Yes, that's right. As small a headtube as physically possible combined with a.. well, I don't know what that is. A stack of spacers I guess.
Platform pedals.
Cross brake levers.
Amazing.
11-18-08, 06:57 PM
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What the **** is wrong with people?
11-18-08, 07:17 PM
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Nothing wrong with platforms. I'd go with a cruiser or an upright if I wanted that kind of angle, though.
11-18-08, 07:18 PM
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Awesome. I love that computer sensor mount. You could mount up some longer housing so the bike would be bar spin compatible.
11-18-08, 07:21 PM
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Is there a problem?
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11-18-08, 07:28 PM
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There's no way that's the factory fork. Which means the LBS had to order a fork, since it's not like you can swap with a fork from a taller bike.
But hey, even fat people with bad backs / necks are allowed to have a nice bike.
But hey, even fat people with bad backs / necks are allowed to have a nice bike.
11-18-08, 07:49 PM
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11-18-08, 08:12 PM
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triathlete? roadie? MTB?
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I know a couple of people with pedals like that. They commute to school a long distance (10+ miles), and use cleats and clipless pedal side for the commute, and then change and ride around school using the platforms and regular shoes.
As for the rest of the bike, well, not really my style.
As for the rest of the bike, well, not really my style.
11-18-08, 08:17 PM
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Perhaps one of those shoppers who demands the 'best thing in the shop.' Then complains they don't like it and the poor shop guys bend over backwards to do just what the customer wanted.
So long as someone got some exercise out of it...
And it wouldn't be hard to put to right.
So long as someone got some exercise out of it...
And it wouldn't be hard to put to right.
11-18-08, 08:19 PM
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When I'm old, fat, and broken I'll be on one just like it.
11-18-08, 08:30 PM
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Its Freakin HammerTime!!!
Thats funny, my wifes uncle did it too. Hes 55 and he came up to ride one day and BAM, he had his bars jacked up in the sky, I was like wtf?
11-18-08, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by CL
This bike has about 500 miles on it, all on smooth roads and bike paths. It was ridden by a 50-something year old guy, was always taken care of, kept indoors, and has never been dropped.
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I hate to get rid of this bike, but I'm not using it and I need to lighten up. This is your chance to get a super bike cheap.
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I hate to get rid of this bike, but I'm not using it and I need to lighten up. This is your chance to get a super bike cheap.
11-18-08, 08:40 PM
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Haha love it. BTW, I have those pedals (shimano PD-M324)...they're good for commuting.
11-18-08, 09:18 PM
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That's what you bastids who bag on recumbelators will be riding when you should move to the 'tard side.