I think I can fix this.
06-12-18, 11:31 AM
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I think I can fix this.
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06-12-18, 11:33 AM
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Are you sure it's not just a scratch in the paint?
06-12-18, 11:45 AM
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Actually, if you can address the rust, those are in a good location for some S&S couplers.
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06-12-18, 12:04 PM
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hey @RobbieTunes is looking for a frame for his build.....is this a 54? maybe a little @gugie help?
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06-12-18, 12:45 PM
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06-12-18, 12:46 PM
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I saw a video of someone who cut a bike in those places and used tape on the gaps. He left it out so thieves could take it. He leaned the bike against a tree at the top of the hill. He video'd the thieves riding it down the (grass-covered) hill and wiping out when the bike came apart.
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06-12-18, 01:00 PM
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+1 on the S&S couplers.
06-12-18, 02:13 PM
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I saw a video of someone who cut a bike in those places and used tape on the gaps. He left it out so thieves could take it. He leaned the bike against a tree at the top of the hill. He video'd the thieves riding it down the (grass-covered) hill and wiping out when the bike came apart.
06-12-18, 02:13 PM
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I think so, but I'm not volunteering to help you find it. The prankster lies in the bushes and watches and laughs.
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06-12-18, 02:15 PM
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In the words of the late great John Candy "
" this is the kind of thing I see on CL with a note from the seller, who probably doesn't know a cone wrench from a pedal wrench, confidently saying it shouldn't cost much to fix. 
the rear part might make an interesting shop stool..
the rear part might make an interesting shop stool..
06-12-18, 02:16 PM
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I like the video with the bike hooked to a cable at the top of a hill. People would steal the bike and take off down the hill until the cable tightened.
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06-12-18, 02:25 PM
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They caught quite a few pants on fire.
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06-12-18, 03:05 PM
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^^^^^^ I call BS. So you're a bike thief, you happen upon a parked bike, unlocked, and you DON'T happen to notice two bigeffin' cylinders duct-taped to the seat tube? You DON'T notice that as soon as you grab it, it's about five pounds heavier than it should be? You DON'T notice that the seat looks like it's carved out of Frankenstein's shoulder?
And if they were real thieves, it wouldn't really be "bait" unless the cops were also in on it, ready to take them away.
And if they were real thieves, it wouldn't really be "bait" unless the cops were also in on it, ready to take them away.
06-12-18, 03:18 PM
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Emotionally appealing, but not wise under American tort law.
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True, but it's still sort of a mercy compared to some tales I've heard. Here in PDX, when the messengers caught a bike thief, they'd beat them senseless with their U-locks, then lock them around the neck to street signs, with the words 'Bike Thief' written on their foreheads in Sharpie marker.
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^^^^^^ I call BS. So you're a bike thief, you happen upon a parked bike, unlocked, and you DON'T happen to notice two bigeffin' cylinders duct-taped to the seat tube? You DON'T notice that as soon as you grab it, it's about five pounds heavier than it should be? You DON'T notice that the seat looks like it's carved out of Frankenstein's shoulder?
And if they were real thieves, it wouldn't really be "bait" unless the cops were also in on it, ready to take them away.
And if they were real thieves, it wouldn't really be "bait" unless the cops were also in on it, ready to take them away.
Also, do you really think the one heisting is going to call the police and file a complaint?
No foul hijinks.
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06-12-18, 04:42 PM
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