Originally Posted by snarkypup

Yep, here's one on our CL. Pretty bike (waaaay out of my way, and I think a bit much, price-wise, but tempting for my son someday).

http://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/bik/2475541240.html

For her, I'd like to find a a full-size Sports. She almost fits my 21". I mean, she can ride it, and if I lowered the seat, she could really ride it. But $150 is a bit much. I've put too much money into mine to pass it on to her (those aluminum rims rebuilt onto the existing hubs were a $250 investment, as I couldn't do the work myself). But if I can find her a similar bike in the $100 range, I think she'd make good use of it.

Right now, I'm kicking around buying myself another vintage 3-speed. I could have gone to see it this morning, seller's lowered the price to my range... I'm being idiotic about it. I don't need it, and I know I'd have to invest another $150 to get it to a really ridable state (okay, I wouldn't HAVE to put cream Schwalbes on it, but I would). I'm having trouble justifying another $250 bike when I already have a beautiful, ridable Sports. This bike is not a Sports, though. It's not a step-through. It's much older, and not even a Raleigh. So it isn't just like what I already have, and yet... Sigh. I may go see it tomorrow. It would be for me, too, not her, which is even sillier.