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Old 01-26-07 | 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Airwick
She is rather attractive, no? Almost the equal to your Miss America Superbe.

I just received our Schwalbe Marathons (700 C) for Mary, our Trek 520. You're 100% right, best tires I've ever seen. How much would you pay for the eBay Colt, Aaron?

Airwick
The reserve they guy mentioned in his add on is about the maximum I would think it was worth. IIRC they sold for about $25 less than a new Sports in their day. They were not an inexpensive bicycle by any means. My Superbe is very "shop" worn. It was stored in someone's garage and has a couple of different colors of overspray on it as well as various nicks, scrapes and scratches that really don't show up until you take close ups of it. But none of that affects the rideability of it and that is what I wanted. I can appreciate a beautiful show room nice vintage bike. But I ride all of my bikes and they show it. I don't abuse them, but I don't put them on a pedestal and agonize over every nick and scrape.

Aaron
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