Numbskull Of The Day...
05-16-06 | 06:49 PM
#226
Dolce far niente
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 10,710
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From: Southwest Idaho
Good description here - what more do you need to know?
https://www.craigslist.org/eby/bik/161516500.html
https://www.craigslist.org/eby/bik/161516500.html
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05-16-06 | 06:54 PM
#227
Dolce far niente
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 10,710
Likes: 33
From: Southwest Idaho
Not really a numbskull, but rather a gifted copywriter. You gotta read this one:
https://www.craigslist.org/sfc/bik/161488395.html
50cm Univega frameset: Castaway Steel Goddess, ready to ride the road! - $128 (north beach / telegraph hill)
She is a gem, a double butted, fully lugged, cromo-steel frame with minimal braze-on’s, CREATED by skilled Japanese “steel-men”. A castaway Steel Goddess is waiting!! Stripped to her steel soul searching for her “single” Savior!
You know you have been searching for this little black beauty. This 50cm of small straight steel sweetness has been waiting over 25 years, silently searching for her new soul-mate! With bonds having been stripped away and being freed from the clamps and cables the once bound her, NAKED STRENGTH pulsates from her slightly scared steel. She silently sings the sad songs of a single soul wanting to bond her steel with the sweat of an owner who will ride her to greatness but will respect her in the morning! Can you hear her call? The plea of a castaway Goddess, ready to ride the road without regret’s OR Gears!
Her Stats!
Make: UNIVEGA (Made by Miyata!)
Color: Black (25 years of life leaves only cosmetic wear that she wears well!)
SIZE: 50cm (seat tube/top tube): 50/53.5
120mm REAR HUB SPREAD!! So Slide that Track wheel right on!!
YEAR: 1980-3 est.
(Age is based on the 120mm rear, the single “Cromo” decal and Univega “BADGE”)
Frame Composition: Miyata CR-MO DB tubing, Miyata Professional lugs
SEXUAL PREFERENCE: She is comfortable between either a Woman OR a Mans legs! She wants only to be ridden!
A Bianchi Pista for $600 that rides like a tin bedpan or a sweet old steel Goddess that will ride smooth forever. Better Steel! Better Build. Better Ride! Better Bang. 25 years from now you will still have this beauty between your legs long after a POS Chinese Pista has been ground into Tsingtao Beer beer cans!!
ONLY $128!! A gift! But to make you feel like you worked to save her I will take a $100! Heck you spend $100 on a haircut! She will not care what your hair looks like!
She is in a North Beach basement WAITING for you to call (408) 828-3695 now while she is still singing to you!!!
https://www.craigslist.org/sfc/bik/161488395.html
50cm Univega frameset: Castaway Steel Goddess, ready to ride the road! - $128 (north beach / telegraph hill)
She is a gem, a double butted, fully lugged, cromo-steel frame with minimal braze-on’s, CREATED by skilled Japanese “steel-men”. A castaway Steel Goddess is waiting!! Stripped to her steel soul searching for her “single” Savior!
You know you have been searching for this little black beauty. This 50cm of small straight steel sweetness has been waiting over 25 years, silently searching for her new soul-mate! With bonds having been stripped away and being freed from the clamps and cables the once bound her, NAKED STRENGTH pulsates from her slightly scared steel. She silently sings the sad songs of a single soul wanting to bond her steel with the sweat of an owner who will ride her to greatness but will respect her in the morning! Can you hear her call? The plea of a castaway Goddess, ready to ride the road without regret’s OR Gears!
Her Stats!
Make: UNIVEGA (Made by Miyata!)
Color: Black (25 years of life leaves only cosmetic wear that she wears well!)
SIZE: 50cm (seat tube/top tube): 50/53.5
120mm REAR HUB SPREAD!! So Slide that Track wheel right on!!
YEAR: 1980-3 est.
(Age is based on the 120mm rear, the single “Cromo” decal and Univega “BADGE”)
Frame Composition: Miyata CR-MO DB tubing, Miyata Professional lugs
SEXUAL PREFERENCE: She is comfortable between either a Woman OR a Mans legs! She wants only to be ridden!
A Bianchi Pista for $600 that rides like a tin bedpan or a sweet old steel Goddess that will ride smooth forever. Better Steel! Better Build. Better Ride! Better Bang. 25 years from now you will still have this beauty between your legs long after a POS Chinese Pista has been ground into Tsingtao Beer beer cans!!
ONLY $128!! A gift! But to make you feel like you worked to save her I will take a $100! Heck you spend $100 on a haircut! She will not care what your hair looks like!
She is in a North Beach basement WAITING for you to call (408) 828-3695 now while she is still singing to you!!!
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"Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin, it’s the triumphant twang of a bedspring."
S. J. Perelman
"Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin, it’s the triumphant twang of a bedspring."
S. J. Perelman
05-16-06 | 06:59 PM
#228
Dolce far niente
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 10,710
Likes: 33
From: Southwest Idaho
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"Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin, it’s the triumphant twang of a bedspring."
S. J. Perelman
"Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin, it’s the triumphant twang of a bedspring."
S. J. Perelman
05-16-06 | 07:11 PM
#229
www.theheadbadge.com
Joined: Sep 2005
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From: Southern Florida
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Originally Posted by bigbossman
Not really a numbskull, but rather a gifted copywriter. You gotta read this one:
...SEXUAL PREFERENCE: She is comfortable between either a Woman OR a Mans legs! She wants only to be ridden!
...SEXUAL PREFERENCE: She is comfortable between either a Woman OR a Mans legs! She wants only to be ridden!
What next, gay bicycles? Straight bicycles? Metrosexual bicycles? Give me a break!
Oy vey.
-Kurt
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Last edited by cudak888; 05-16-06 at 07:17 PM.
05-16-06 | 09:37 PM
#230
It's called an anagram
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 9
Likes: 0
From: Austin, Tx
Is this idiot trying to insinuate that some bicycles are bisexual?
https://austin.craigslist.org/bik/161550586.html
05-16-06 | 11:09 PM
#231
[QUOTE=bigbossman]Not really a numbskull, but rather a gifted copywriter. You gotta read this one:
https://www.craigslist.org/sfc/bik/161488395.html
That's Dallas Adams in S.F. A nice guy who likes bikes alot. He sold me a 1986 Miyata 610 for a very reasonable price. (I had to promise him I wouldn't sell it on ebay)
https://www.craigslist.org/sfc/bik/161488395.html
That's Dallas Adams in S.F. A nice guy who likes bikes alot. He sold me a 1986 Miyata 610 for a very reasonable price. (I had to promise him I wouldn't sell it on ebay)
05-17-06 | 12:16 AM
#232
Dolce far niente
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 10,710
Likes: 33
From: Southwest Idaho
Originally Posted by raverson
Originally Posted by bigbossman
Not really a numbskull, but rather a gifted copywriter. You gotta read this one:
https://www.craigslist.org/sfc/bik/161488395.html
https://www.craigslist.org/sfc/bik/161488395.html
That's Dallas Adams in S.F. A nice guy who likes bikes alot. He sold me a 1986 Miyata 610 for a very reasonable price. (I had to promise him I wouldn't sell it on ebay)
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"Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin, it’s the triumphant twang of a bedspring."
S. J. Perelman
"Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin, it’s the triumphant twang of a bedspring."
S. J. Perelman
05-17-06 | 04:16 AM
#233
Señor Member
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 18,473
Likes: 1,559
From: Hardy, VA
Bikes: Mostly English - predominantly Raleighs
Originally Posted by cudak888
Oh god. Is this idiot trying to insinuate that some bicycles are bisexual?
What next, gay bicycles? Straight bicycles? Metrosexual bicycles? Give me a break!
Oy vey.
-Kurt
What next, gay bicycles? Straight bicycles? Metrosexual bicycles? Give me a break!
Oy vey.
-Kurt
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In search of what to search for.
In search of what to search for.
05-17-06 | 04:40 AM
#234
holyrollin'
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 1,324
Likes: 9
From: L.B.N.J.U.S.A.
Bikes: Raleigh, Rudge, James 3spds., and a cast of many
Originally Posted by bigbossman
Not really a numbskull, but rather a gifted copywriter. You gotta read this one:
https://www.craigslist.org/sfc/bik/161488395.html
50cm Univega frameset: Castaway Steel Goddess, ready to ride the road! - $128 (north beach / telegraph hill)
She is a gem, a double butted, fully lugged, cromo-steel frame with minimal braze-on’s, CREATED by skilled Japanese “steel-men”. A castaway Steel Goddess is waiting!! Stripped to her steel soul searching for her “single” Savior!
You know you have been searching for this little black beauty. This 50cm of small straight steel sweetness has been waiting over 25 years, silently searching for her new soul-mate! With bonds having been stripped away and being freed from the clamps and cables the once bound her, NAKED STRENGTH pulsates from her slightly scared steel. She silently sings the sad songs of a single soul wanting to bond her steel with the sweat of an owner who will ride her to greatness but will respect her in the morning! Can you hear her call? The plea of a castaway Goddess, ready to ride the road without regret’s OR Gears!
https://www.craigslist.org/sfc/bik/161488395.html
50cm Univega frameset: Castaway Steel Goddess, ready to ride the road! - $128 (north beach / telegraph hill)
She is a gem, a double butted, fully lugged, cromo-steel frame with minimal braze-on’s, CREATED by skilled Japanese “steel-men”. A castaway Steel Goddess is waiting!! Stripped to her steel soul searching for her “single” Savior!
You know you have been searching for this little black beauty. This 50cm of small straight steel sweetness has been waiting over 25 years, silently searching for her new soul-mate! With bonds having been stripped away and being freed from the clamps and cables the once bound her, NAKED STRENGTH pulsates from her slightly scared steel. She silently sings the sad songs of a single soul wanting to bond her steel with the sweat of an owner who will ride her to greatness but will respect her in the morning! Can you hear her call? The plea of a castaway Goddess, ready to ride the road without regret’s OR Gears!
"SOMEWHERE west of Laramie there's a bronco-busting girl who knows what I'm talking about. She can tell what a sassy pony, that's a cross between greased lightning and the place where it hits, can do with eleven hundred pounds of steel and action when he's going high, wide and handsome.
The truth is - the Playboy was built for her.
Built for the lass whose face is brown with the sun when the day is done of revel and romp and race. She loves the cross of the wild and the tame. There's a savor of links about that car
of laughter and lilt and light
a hint of old loves and saddle and quirt. It's a brawny thing
yet a graceful thing for the sweep o' the Avenue.
Step into the Playboy when the hour grows dull with things gone dead and stale. Then start for the land of real living with the spirit of the lass who rides, lean and rangy, into the red horizon of a Wyoming twilight."
05-17-06 | 07:28 AM
#235
www.theheadbadge.com
Joined: Sep 2005
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From: Southern Florida
Bikes: https://www.theheadbadge.com
Originally Posted by USAZorro
The man is in SF and knows his market.
-Kurt
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05-17-06 | 08:41 AM
#236
Nut
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 697
Likes: 0
From: Tallahassle, FL
https://gainesville.craigslist.org/bik/160831342.html
"trendy"
even more insanity in gainsville:
https://gainesville.craigslist.org/bik/155410222.html
"crack head"
"trendy"
even more insanity in gainsville:
https://gainesville.craigslist.org/bik/155410222.html
"crack head"
05-17-06 | 10:01 AM
#237
Senior Member
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 17,687
Likes: 12
From: n.w. superdrome
Bikes: 1 trek, serotta, rih, de Reus, Pogliaghi and finally a Zieleman! and got a DeRosa
Originally Posted by infiniteye
even more insanity in gainsville:
I wouldn't put the whole hit by a car thing in an advert for a bike).
I'd be more interested in dad's 6 day machines.
marty
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05-17-06 | 10:07 AM
#238
Originally Posted by bigbossman
Hell, I almost gave him a call and bought the damn thing, just because his copy was so entertaining to read!
05-17-06 | 10:10 AM
#239
Senior Member
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 17,687
Likes: 12
From: n.w. superdrome
Bikes: 1 trek, serotta, rih, de Reus, Pogliaghi and finally a Zieleman! and got a DeRosa
Originally Posted by raverson
Hey bigbossman, if you go to S.F to see Dallas, make sure you bring your bikes because he's in North Beach just a few blocks from the Embarcadero and perfectly situated for a Golden Gate Bridge ride.
(sorry couldn't resist).
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05-17-06 | 10:27 AM
#240
Nut
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 697
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From: Tallahassle, FL
Originally Posted by lotek
a bit spendy but not anywhere near numbskull (well
I wouldn't put the whole hit by a car thing in an advert for a bike).
I'd be more interested in dad's 6 day machines.
marty
I wouldn't put the whole hit by a car thing in an advert for a bike).
I'd be more interested in dad's 6 day machines.
marty
what do you think it's worth then?
I offered 250 and she came back at 900. Looks like mid-range campy/shimano mix on a decent frame, but then I only spend 10-20 on bikes as a general rule.
05-17-06 | 10:43 AM
#241
www.theheadbadge.com
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From: Southern Florida
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Originally Posted by infinityeye
what do you think it's worth then?
I offered 250 and she came back at 900. Looks like mid-range campy/shimano mix on a decent frame, but then I only spend 10-20 on bikes as a general rule.
I offered 250 and she came back at 900. Looks like mid-range campy/shimano mix on a decent frame, but then I only spend 10-20 on bikes as a general rule.
-Kurt
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05-17-06 | 10:58 AM
#242
Nut
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 697
Likes: 0
From: Tallahassle, FL
Originally Posted by cudak888
I just offered $150...we'll see how it sobers her up, or if she begins ranting that Craigslisters are nothing but a bunch of @$$hole lowballers...
-Kurt
-Kurt
Please post your results! If you can get it low enough, I will be happy to go take a look it's way out of my $20.00/bike range anyway, but we can dream...
05-19-06 | 05:46 PM
#244
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From: Southern Florida
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Infinityeye: She ignored the email. Figures!
Raverson & Lotek: You switch your TV to Channel 1980's if you want to see Dallas.
To get back on topic, here's a Numbskull Of The Day for you folks:
https://cgi.ebay.com/Raleigh-Sport-3-...QQcmdZViewItem
It's
Not a Specialized Schwinn Trek.
Not a 20" frame (21").
Not unique.
Not one of a kind.
Not rare.
Oh, and does "oiled back hub" mean that the lubricant is dribbling over the shell?
-Kurt
Raverson & Lotek: You switch your TV to Channel 1980's if you want to see Dallas.
To get back on topic, here's a Numbskull Of The Day for you folks:
https://cgi.ebay.com/Raleigh-Sport-3-...QQcmdZViewItem
It's
Not a Specialized Schwinn Trek.
Not a 20" frame (21").
Not unique.
Not one of a kind.
Not rare.
Oh, and does "oiled back hub" mean that the lubricant is dribbling over the shell?
-Kurt
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05-20-06 | 04:00 PM
#245
www.theheadbadge.com
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From: Southern Florida
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This takes a prize:
Q: is this a braze-on derailleur? thanks
A: It`s for dropouts with thread!
https://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Campagno...QQcmdZViewItem
-Kurt
Q: is this a braze-on derailleur? thanks
A: It`s for dropouts with thread!
https://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Campagno...QQcmdZViewItem
-Kurt
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05-21-06 | 02:03 PM
#246
Senior Member
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 18,782
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Now here's a seller operating from an information deficit:
https://cgi.ebay.com/Raleigh-classic-...QQcmdZViewItem
A Raleigh Grand Prix with "Reynolds 551 chromoly tubing" and "french bottom bracket"? Hmm.
Neal
https://cgi.ebay.com/Raleigh-classic-...QQcmdZViewItem
A Raleigh Grand Prix with "Reynolds 551 chromoly tubing" and "french bottom bracket"? Hmm.
Neal
05-21-06 | 04:47 PM
#247
Gee, could he make selling bike parts any more complicated? He must write tax code for the IRS
https://www.craigslist.org/sfc/bik/163168452.html
https://www.craigslist.org/sfc/bik/163168452.html
05-23-06 | 05:26 PM
#249
Senior Member
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 379
Likes: 0
From: Hatfield, PA
Bikes: '64 Schwinn Traveler, '73 Astra Tour de France, '79 Fuji Gran Tourer, '86 Dahon folder, '94 Specialized Hardrock, '95 GT Timberline, 2005 Jamis Aurora
Originally Posted by nlerner
Now here's a seller operating from an information deficit:
https://cgi.ebay.com/Raleigh-classic-...QQcmdZViewItem
https://cgi.ebay.com/Raleigh-classic-...QQcmdZViewItem
05-25-06 | 07:18 AM
#250
Unique Vintage Steel
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 11,591
Likes: 287
From: Allen, TX
Bikes: Kirk Frameworks JKS-C, Serotta Nova, Gazelle AB-Frame, Fuji Team Issue, Surly Straggler
https://dallas.craigslist.org/bik/164435824.html - I don't care what seat he's put on the bike, it's not worth $800
