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Old 07-13-09 | 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by EraserGirl
there are so damn many vintage fixies on CL right now,
i can't help thinking that the bikes are just being stripped for their parts
and these 'fixies' are actually just someone's leftovers being sold as something trendy.
If you can't lick 'em, join 'em. I don't understand why people can charge so much for ladies' shoes or for computer cables. To me, it means I'm the stupid one, not the customers and certainly not the sellers. It means I'm in the wrong business.
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