Originally Posted by OneTinSloth
yes. it did. it really bugs me when someone is either a) trying to sell something that they're not ready to part with and thereby inflating the price to a ridiculous amount, or b) someone who's just plain trying to get more money for something that clearly isn't worth it. i've spent enough time and money in shops and been ripped off enough times to know what things are worth. sorry, but $1000 for a bike that was made in the EIGHTIES? out of reynolds 531? hell no.
Fork not included... There's tons of great bikes that come up on Ebay. I just missed a sweet little Colnago frame and someone bought a cherry Bottechia by using the buy it now option.... There's a sweet looking carbon fibre Kestrel up there now for $250 (although the dropouts are pretty much vertical). You can get excellent fixie potential frames like this one for dirt cheap.
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...category=22681
Don't be shy about asking sellers for pictures of the dropouts or asking what their reserve is. There was a cool carbon frame up there (with no photo of the dropouts), disc wheels; a real bad ass bike (except it had 650cc wheels). The guy sent me four photos of the dropouts when I asked and gave me a lengthy history of the bike and why his wife was making him sell it.
I agree with OTS that $1000 is wishful thinking. But maybe he had to pay for a kidney transplant or something. Jeez, you can get an almost new Colnago for $1000
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...category=22681
or this beauty piece of steel, just achin' for a fixie conversion
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...category=22681
All good things to those who wait. Keep an eye peeled and you'll get a choice ride for a good deal.
Cam