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Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-01-17, 12:52 PM
Replies: 22,326
Views: 4,641,561
Posted By Wilfred Laurier

Me: Hmmm... I like the bike, but I really was...

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...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-26-17, 12:04 PM
Replies: 22,326
Views: 4,641,561
Posted By Wilfred Laurier

You people don't know how to write a good haiku...

You people don't know how to write a good haiku about bicycles.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-25-17, 06:19 AM
Replies: 22,326
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Posted By Wilfred Laurier

i don't get it. Besides being overpriced by x2...

i don't get it. Besides being overpriced by x2 or x3 what is so funny?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-11-17, 02:29 PM
Replies: 22,326
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Posted By Wilfred Laurier

Sorry, but no.

Sorry, but no.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-11-17, 01:31 PM
Replies: 22,326
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Posted By Wilfred Laurier

OK. It's not for sale. Why are you posting it in...

OK. It's not for sale. Why are you posting it in this thread?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-10-17, 08:17 AM
Replies: 22,326
Views: 4,641,561
Posted By Wilfred Laurier

Is seller just overconfident, a BS artist, or a...

Is seller just overconfident, a BS artist, or a pathological liar?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-13-16, 10:49 AM
Replies: 22,326
Views: 4,641,561
Posted By Wilfred Laurier

Wou! I hev nivar hed a bicikle weth mure thun 6...

Wou! I hev nivar hed a bicikle weth mure thun 6 spid!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-09-16, 10:28 AM
Replies: 22,326
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Posted By Wilfred Laurier

VINTAGE GT ROAD RACING BICYCLE / BIKE...

VINTAGE GT ROAD RACING BICYCLE / BIKE (http://fortmyers.craigslist.org/lee/bik/5872883909.html)

Astonishing to learn that GT was building road bikes before thee company even existed, and that...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-19-16, 07:28 AM
Replies: 22,326
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Posted By Wilfred Laurier

Custom short wheelbase model for maneuvering down...

Custom short wheelbase model for maneuvering down rows of tobacco plants.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-18-16, 07:35 AM
Replies: 22,326
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Posted By Wilfred Laurier

Quite possibly the ugliest bike I have ever seen.

Quite possibly the ugliest bike I have ever seen.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-17-16, 07:46 AM
Replies: 22,326
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Posted By Wilfred Laurier

??? Not sure what is different from the...

??? Not sure what is different from the (admittedly ugly) one piece crank and 'classic Ashtabula', as Astabula always was a one piece crank.

Edit: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/opc.html
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-24-16, 01:35 PM
Replies: 22,326
Views: 4,641,561
Posted By Wilfred Laurier

I can't tell why I am so drawn to this bike -...

I can't tell why I am so drawn to this bike - could it be the heat-damaged seat tube from when they tried to get the post out, or maybe the 'Diore groupo' that obviously contains Lee Chi brakes and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-22-16, 10:51 AM
Replies: 22,326
Views: 4,641,561
Posted By Wilfred Laurier

Picture taken while being chased by a bear. ...

Picture taken while being chased by a bear.

Green Boulder Giant 21 Speed (http://tallahassee.craigslist.org/bik/5635170583.html)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-10-16, 10:05 AM
Replies: 22,326
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Posted By Wilfred Laurier

Train your golden to fly!

Train your golden to fly!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-20-16, 11:04 AM
Replies: 22,326
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Posted By Wilfred Laurier

A bike so fast the seller couldn't even get a...

A bike so fast the seller couldn't even get a picture.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-06-16, 11:29 AM
Replies: 22,326
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Posted By Wilfred Laurier

It is a kids sized Sports, probably with 24"...

It is a kids sized Sports, probably with 24" wheels. Here is a similar one from a different era: https://threespeedmania.wordpress.com/tag/raleigh-3-speed-boys-bike/
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-06-16, 11:23 AM
Replies: 22,326
Views: 4,641,561
Posted By Wilfred Laurier

Optimistic pricing, but seller also suffers from...

Optimistic pricing, but seller also suffers from the common ailment of not knowing how to operate a tape measure - he claims it is a 58cm, but it is obviously a 62 or 63.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-17-16, 06:53 AM
Replies: 22,326
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Posted By Wilfred Laurier

Explanation: It's easier to hacksaw through...

Explanation: It's easier to hacksaw through frame tubes than through a U lock.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-15-16, 12:00 PM
Replies: 22,326
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Posted By Wilfred Laurier

Is it a BYOCC (bring your own cable cutters) deal?

Is it a BYOCC (bring your own cable cutters) deal?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-15-16, 11:27 AM
Replies: 22,326
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Posted By Wilfred Laurier

Specilaized also made some ahead-of-their-time...

Specilaized also made some ahead-of-their-time bikes out of carbon and titanium, and their (iirc) extremely brittle mmc. I doubt many have survived to today, unless, as the CL ad says, they were...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-14-16, 03:13 PM
Replies: 22,326
Views: 4,641,561
Posted By Wilfred Laurier

Also, there was never really an era where a good...

Also, there was never really an era where a good mtb was a 'fine handbuilt' bike - well, maybe there was but it didn't last very long, and they didn't make many bikes. Road bikes, however, have had...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-14-16, 02:27 PM
Replies: 22,326
Views: 4,641,561
Posted By Wilfred Laurier

It was common on bikes up to the XT level of...

It was common on bikes up to the XT level of components up to the mid 1990s, so it is possible that is a higher-quality vintage bike... but there is no indication that is what is being sold in that...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-08-16, 02:06 PM
Replies: 22,326
Views: 4,641,561
Posted By Wilfred Laurier

That type of thing is not uncommon from daycare...

That type of thing is not uncommon from daycare suppliers and the like. Just imagine the variety of cargo that a dozen toddlers can conceive of hauling around.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-08-16, 01:20 PM
Replies: 22,326
Views: 4,641,561
Posted By Wilfred Laurier

Wrong thread for this. It looks like a...

Wrong thread for this. It looks like a legitimately interesting vintage tricycle -nothing wacky or weird about it.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-04-16, 02:01 PM
Replies: 22,326
Views: 4,641,561
Posted By Wilfred Laurier

There was a great picture I saw a few months ago...

There was a great picture I saw a few months ago of an older gent riding a carbon racing bike with the bars flipped upside down. Sadly, I can not find that picture now. :(
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-01-16, 08:25 AM
Replies: 22,326
Views: 4,641,561
Posted By Wilfred Laurier

I have seen similar 'aero' steel tubing on old...

I have seen similar 'aero' steel tubing on old (mid '70s - early/mid '80s) road bikes, although this is quite possibly the ugliest example. I believe modern large diameter aero shaped tubes...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-18-16, 12:59 PM
Replies: 22,326
Views: 4,641,561
Posted By Wilfred Laurier

A bigger question is: what did he use to measure...

A bigger question is: what did he use to measure the rim diameter to the thousandth of an inch!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-17-16, 11:15 AM
Replies: 22,326
Views: 4,641,561
Posted By Wilfred Laurier

My favourite line from that ad:

My favourite line from that ad:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-12-16, 08:54 AM
Replies: 22,326
Views: 4,641,561
Posted By Wilfred Laurier

Link?

Link?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-05-16, 09:30 AM
Replies: 22,326
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Posted By Wilfred Laurier

You people are never satisfied! He gave the brand...

You people are never satisfied! He gave the brand name of the spokes and the model number of the Chinese made headset - how can the bike model make any difference? ;)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-03-16, 08:36 AM
Replies: 22,326
Views: 4,641,561
Posted By Wilfred Laurier

My favourite line is "everything works good" when...

My favourite line is "everything works good" when all the moving parts have been removed. It's akin to saying a pry-bar 'works perfectly'.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-02-16, 08:47 AM
Replies: 22,326
Views: 4,641,561
Posted By Wilfred Laurier

Canadians don't use craigslist as much as Kijiji...

Canadians don't use craigslist as much as Kijiji - so here is a set (http://www.kijiji.ca/v-road-bike/petawawa/shimano-wh-r501-30-wheelset/1135783325?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true)of lightly used...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-27-16, 09:06 AM
Replies: 22,326
Views: 4,641,561
Posted By Wilfred Laurier

Yeah, nothing obviously damaged on the GT, but...

Yeah, nothing obviously damaged on the GT, but IIRC, that is one of the bikes that came with 700D wheels, replacements for which no longer exist in the wild - you can ride it until the tires wear out...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-19-16, 11:45 AM
Replies: 22,326
Views: 4,641,561
Posted By Wilfred Laurier

According to the output reading on my hi-tech...

According to the output reading on my hi-tech instrumentation (holding a piece of paper up to the computer screen) both those bikes do have same sized wheels front and rear.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-10-16, 12:15 PM
Replies: 22,326
Views: 4,641,561
Posted By Wilfred Laurier

An authentic cruiser for a beach, or a cruiser...

An authentic cruiser for a beach, or a cruiser for an authentic beach?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-06-16, 02:41 PM
Replies: 22,326
Views: 4,641,561
Posted By Wilfred Laurier

Nah - he was trying to convert it to a fixie.

Nah - he was trying to convert it to a fixie.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-19-15, 10:56 AM
Replies: 22,326
Views: 4,641,561
Posted By Wilfred Laurier

I don't know what a fair price would be for that,...

I don't know what a fair price would be for that, but it looks like a pretty sweet bike. Not like any other electro-forged-gas-pipe, one-pieced-cranked, American-made Schwinn POS I have seen.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-16-15, 09:36 AM
Replies: 22,326
Views: 4,641,561
Posted By Wilfred Laurier

That bike totally gives me a Chubei.

That bike totally gives me a Chubei.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-09-15, 04:04 PM
Replies: 22,326
Views: 4,641,561
Posted By Wilfred Laurier

I think they were made in Mexico for a long time,...

I think they were made in Mexico for a long time, but probably the Mexican company that was building them or selling them ~30 years ago now gets them made in Asia.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-09-15, 04:01 PM
Replies: 22,326
Views: 4,641,561
Posted By Wilfred Laurier

I love Love LOVE the way the rear rack is mounted...

I love Love LOVE the way the rear rack is mounted on the Schwinn. Picture 5 gives the best angle.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-07-15, 02:32 PM
Replies: 22,326
Views: 4,641,561
Posted By Wilfred Laurier

Bike is not nice. Crap-o-la French 10 speed with...

Bike is not nice. Crap-o-la French 10 speed with steel everything. And there aint nothing wrong with slapping yo' mamma.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-13-15, 08:19 AM
Replies: 22,326
Views: 4,641,561
Posted By Wilfred Laurier

My MIL's neighbor's young (~6 YO) son's bike had...

My MIL's neighbor's young (~6 YO) son's bike had the aero swept back fork feature. I told the father about it, and that it is a very easy thing to fix. I was told it came like that from the store...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-06-15, 08:36 AM
Replies: 22,326
Views: 4,641,561
Posted By Wilfred Laurier

Astonishing in its crappiness.

Astonishing in its crappiness.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-02-15, 04:54 PM
Replies: 22,326
Views: 4,641,561
Posted By Wilfred Laurier

You will have to explain why, besides the...

You will have to explain why, besides the potato-cam pick, this ad qualifies as 'wacky'? The 'made in Germany' claim? The missing fender stays? I don't get it.:wtf:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-28-15, 11:30 AM
Replies: 22,326
Views: 4,641,561
Posted By Wilfred Laurier

Seller doesn't know you are supposed to take the...

Seller doesn't know you are supposed to take the potato out of the dirt before you convert it into a camera.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-22-15, 07:18 AM
Replies: 22,326
Views: 4,641,561
Posted By Wilfred Laurier

I have seen a few. My San Remo, for instance.

I have seen a few. My San Remo, for instance.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-22-15, 07:06 AM
Replies: 22,326
Views: 4,641,561
Posted By Wilfred Laurier

Maybe not a Fiori, but has "Hard to find Biopace...

Maybe not a Fiori, but has "Hard to find Biopace Engineered crank case"

I see no reason to suspect it is not a fiori, though. Fiori was not a particularly rare or special brand - generally...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-20-15, 08:16 AM
Replies: 22,326
Views: 4,641,561
Posted By Wilfred Laurier

I would think either a flipper who just pasted...

I would think either a flipper who just pasted the wrong text with the ad, or a scam of some sort, although he is from the "United State's" so you know he is on the up-and-up.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-08-15, 11:54 AM
Replies: 22,326
Views: 4,641,561
Posted By Wilfred Laurier

I am hopeful that that 'Paramount' was a brief...

I am hopeful that that 'Paramount' was a brief mistake by the company as they no longer list any road bikes on their website.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-08-15, 10:22 AM
Replies: 22,326
Views: 4,641,561
Posted By Wilfred Laurier

I don't know about Raleigh USA, but by the mid...

I don't know about Raleigh USA, but by the mid '70s, Raleigh Canada was making bikes for the Canadian market. The Wikipedia article mentions that there was a Raleigh factory in Quebec from 1972 to...
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