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Old 09-29-09, 12:48 PM
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rcschafer
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Originally Posted by T-Mar
Based on what I see in the ads, people were bicycles that were too big, as the saddles are generally too low. I suspect they bought them because they were leftovers at a good sale price. They rode them a few dozen times, then parked them because they were the wrong fit.
In this case the seller was in the 5'6-8" range but he only had the bike because someone had left it behind in a house his family had purchased. It probably accumulated most of the cosmetic wear while it was under his porch!

Originally Posted by T-Mar
BTW, there are qualifications for catch of the Day???
I guess not - it's not as screaming a deal as some but for around here it's pretty decent. I'll post it there, too.
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