Sheldon Brown is selling his fixie!!
08-12-06 | 08:50 AM
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Sheldon Brown is selling his fixie!!
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=290018417701
He's in the bike group I just recently joined so I thought I'd back him up on his sale...Never met the guy though but it's a way of saying thanks for all the info he's posted about bikes...I've learned alot through his website...
He's in the bike group I just recently joined so I thought I'd back him up on his sale...Never met the guy though but it's a way of saying thanks for all the info he's posted about bikes...I've learned alot through his website...
08-12-06 | 11:24 AM
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"Seller's payment instructions
Will ship anywhere, buyer pays actual shipping cost and insurance if desired. Due to the racks and fenders, it may be necessary to ship this in two separate boxes."
racks and fenders???
I used the shipping calculator...$267.00!!!
I know, don't rely on them, but even a bad "guess" puts that WAY to high...I've shipped steel bikes for less...much, much less!
Will ship anywhere, buyer pays actual shipping cost and insurance if desired. Due to the racks and fenders, it may be necessary to ship this in two separate boxes."
racks and fenders???
I used the shipping calculator...$267.00!!!
I know, don't rely on them, but even a bad "guess" puts that WAY to high...I've shipped steel bikes for less...much, much less!
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08-12-06 | 01:20 PM
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why would he be riding a WS terry butterfly?
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08-12-06 | 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by barba
There is something a tad off about that listing. I see no racks or fenders. That bike isn't on Sheldon's page of personal bikes, either. If you are reading, is that legit, Sheldon?
Originally Posted by morbot
hes shipping it freight for some reason, im pretty sure thats more expensive
Originally Posted by morbot
why would he be riding a WS terry butterfly?
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08-12-06 | 03:42 PM
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Sheldon, you have got to come riding with us just once! Maybe at the Handmade Bicycle Show next year? You are one of the original doodes. Good to see you still hanging with the no0bs.
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08-12-06 | 09:25 PM
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Much respect for Sheldon. I blame you more than anyone for getting me into fixed gear bikes, and I also have you to thank for helping me keep all my bikes in good mechanical condition.
But that is one wierdy-mo-beardy bike, and I'm thinking you'd have much better luck parting it out than selling as an almost complete bike. I'm sure you already know that wheel is worth a lot to anyone who wants to convert a bike with vertical dropouts. the frame is probably worth more to someone who doesn't, and there's some rivendell guy out there willing to pay good money for that stem. Of course I could be wrong. I've seen weird things happen on ebay, but I tend to think that that bike is not as good as the sum of it's parts especially in terms of ebay sales.
But that is one wierdy-mo-beardy bike, and I'm thinking you'd have much better luck parting it out than selling as an almost complete bike. I'm sure you already know that wheel is worth a lot to anyone who wants to convert a bike with vertical dropouts. the frame is probably worth more to someone who doesn't, and there's some rivendell guy out there willing to pay good money for that stem. Of course I could be wrong. I've seen weird things happen on ebay, but I tend to think that that bike is not as good as the sum of it's parts especially in terms of ebay sales.
08-12-06 | 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by LóFarkas
You gotta love the mediocre photoshop job on the front wheel
08-12-06 | 10:04 PM
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The Q&A section of the auction is classic. "There's quite a debate going on over at Bike Forums..."
08-13-06 | 12:51 AM
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Originally Posted by LóFarkas
He should have either parted that thing out or added a matching front wheel, really.
You gotta love the mediocre photoshop job on the front wheel
You gotta love the mediocre photoshop job on the front wheel
08-13-06 | 05:00 PM
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https://sheldonbrown.org/ebay/bianchi...0-fixed06.html
why are the trailing spokes running clockwise? that's not what is stated on your website is it!!!
https://sheldonbrown.org/ebay/bianchi...0-fixed06.html
why are the trailing spokes running clockwise? that's not what is stated on your website is it!!!
Last edited by onegear; 08-13-06 at 05:10 PM.
08-14-06 | 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by paule
How in the world can Capt. Sheldon Brown not have an extra wheel to throw on this bike?
Weird...
Weird...
Originally Posted by onegear
https://sheldonbrown.org/ebay/bianchi...0-fixed06.html
why are the trailing spokes running clockwise? that's not what is stated on your website is it!!!
why are the trailing spokes running clockwise? that's not what is stated on your website is it!!!
I think you really mean why are the trailing spokes laced "heads-in." I do the trailing spokes heads-out for _derailer_ wheels, but t'other way 'round for fixed gears.
See: https://sheldonbrown.com/wheelbuild.html#side where I explain the reasons for this.
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