The bike cost me $125. I got it at a place called Subzi Mandi, in Cherry Hill, NJ. It's an indian/"asian" grocery. I was buying cumin,darjheeling, and basmati when I saw one of the side rooms had like 12 very dusty roadsters, with the factory cardboard-and-bubble wrap wrappings. So, yeah, I asked to see em, road home, and came back with my car and rack the next day to buy one.

I've been told that bikes like this (Indian Raleigh DL-1 knock-offs) sell for between $40 and $50 in India. $125seems steep, but not when you consider that until December, YellowJersey.org was selling a similar bike (Eastman) for $400 plus shipping. That particular eastman has a hairpin seat and a full chaincase, so it's arguably more expensive. But, it didn't have a dropstand and rack that appear to be made of wrought-iron, nordid it have a buil-in rear wheellock. Most importantly, even if the finish on the eastmans look to be both durable and shining, they were bereft of any stickers that proved the durability and shiningness of the ride.

I see you're in ABQ, which my decoder ring tells me is another way of saying "NM". If I'm wrong, and you're close to the metro Phila area, PM me. We shall chat. (Or, just drive out to Subzi Mandi yourself.) Shipping on these things would be silly. It's not as heavy as your mom, probably, but it is prolly as heavy as one of your larger nephews. I'm thinking about 75 to 80lbs, due primarily to the stand (which weighs at least as much as my gut and @$$ combined.)

My suggestion is to head out to the largest Indian/Pakistani food emporium in all of New Mexico. You ought to anyway, if you eat food, like spices, or drink tea. (Dirt cheeeeep!) Lurk around, act creepy, maybe even ask about bicycles. If you're as "lucky" as I am, you'll frequent the place for 2 years, and roadsters will magically appear.

-rob

ps-the "your mom" comment might've seemed rude, but this bike is at least half as heavy as the typical mom, so I was trying to use it as a legitimate frame ofreference.