Interesting. I overlooked that he was posting that In Response to other ads --- "Since you are Sellling your bike, why not Give me a bike?" I had thought somehow it was in a "classifieds" section or something.

There are enough $5 and $10 bikes on CL that he could, for the $20 a week he claims he can afford, put together parts for a pair or trio ion no time---I used to pick up bikes from dumpsters and the side of the road ( laid out for trash day) and combine bits and pieces. If this guy is so enterprising and all he wants is a bike And he can afford $20 a week, he'd already be riding.