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Stacey 09-06-06 09:09 AM


Originally Posted by nlerner
I don't know if this is a numbskull seller or just a numbskull product. Is that "seat" made out of cardboard?

Neal

http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-VINTAGE-COM...QQcmdZViewItem

Probably canvas

caloso 09-06-06 10:21 AM


Originally Posted by BubbaDog
The ad also states "Also available two new/never been worn Bell helmets."

Which means they weren't wearing them when they fell on their noggins and thought these POS bikes were worth $75 each :rolleyes: ....

B'Dog

Are you kidding? That's a bargain. It's less than a dollar a speed!

nlerner 09-06-06 07:31 PM

Here's an awfully vague CL numbskull. Maybe I'll write to see if he has a Sturmey Archer ASC hub.

Neal

BIKE PARTS
Reply to: sale-203873860@craigslist.org
Date: 2006-09-06, 6:28PM EDT


BIKE PARTS

In great Shape -

If Interested, please let me know


THANKS

* this is in or around West Roxbury
* no -- it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/bik/203873860.html

duane041 09-06-06 09:13 PM


Originally Posted by caloso
I can beat your 36 speed bike. Behold the 78 Speed Bike:

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/bik/203323559.html

That one really made me smile. I am oddly intrigued by the "Techno seat". Hmmmmm. Techno.
Oh, and it looks like someone painted these bikes with a broom.

mswantak 09-06-06 10:20 PM

LMAO! The perils of using the Mistral font's numerals. :roflmao:

BubbaDog 09-07-06 07:41 PM

Looks like someone's on the crack pipe again:

vintage trek 520 touring model 1983 remarkable cond - $350

http://houston.craigslist.org/bik/204176024.html

B'Dog

lotek 09-07-06 08:02 PM


Originally Posted by BubbaDog
Looks like someone's on the crack pipe again:

vintage trek 520 touring model 1983 remarkable cond - $350

http://houston.craigslist.org/bik/204176024.html

B'Dog

yo bubba,
check ebay completed auctions for 'Trek 520' the cheapest
is a frame only for about $175.
the $350 asked in this ad is right in the ballpark of what they sell for.
classic bike worth the price.

marty

robtown 09-07-06 09:44 PM

Perform this!

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/n...204410049.html

BubbaDog 09-08-06 10:26 AM


Originally Posted by lotek
yo bubba,
check ebay completed auctions for 'Trek 520' the cheapest
is a frame only for about $175.
the $350 asked in this ad is right in the ballpark of what they sell for.
classic bike worth the price.

marty

I stand (actually sitting) corrected, but it still seems 'high' to me....

B'Dog

duane041 09-09-06 02:39 PM

Uh, what?

http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/bik/205116697.html

At least the placs are silver. I hate those red placs.

peterbarson 09-09-06 03:55 PM


Originally Posted by duane041
Uh, what?

http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/bik/205116697.html

At least the placs are silver. I hate those red placs.

where are the pics?

Bikedued 09-09-06 07:47 PM

Perform this!

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/n...204410049.html





Another well worth the money bike? Vintage BMX and freestyle is extremely hot right now. Seems kind of low actually?,,,,BD

cambridgekid9 09-09-06 10:44 PM

Another Craigslist Find
 
Too bad they only have 1 of these available. Quite a steal at a mere $110. That's what that awesome seat alone is probably worth...

http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/bik/204364166.html

Bikedued 09-10-06 06:39 AM

Funny part is that Huffy made the best kickstand ever during that period. Makes the schwinn models
look like undersprung overweight junk. They work, and continue to work. I hate to admit it but I have four Huffy Aerowind bikes, and all the kickstands work like new. Yep, I am old enough to remember bikes that CAME with kickstands. Aside from the fact that don't look "sporty", why did they stop having them? Makes no sense. Thank goodness for greenfield, hehe.,,,,BD

On condition alone that one is worth about 25-30 bucks. If it was in normal shape, $10 and under.

cudak888 09-10-06 07:52 AM


Originally Posted by Bikedued
Funny part is that Huffy made the best kickstand ever during that period. Makes the schwinn models
look like undersprung overweight junk. They work, and continue to work. I hate to admit it but I have four Huffy Aerowind bikes, and all the kickstands work like new. Yep, I am old enough to remember bikes that CAME with kickstands. Aside from the fact that don't look "sporty", why did they stop having them? Makes no sense. Thank goodness for greenfield, hehe.,,,,BD

On condition alone that one is worth about 25-30 bucks. If it was in normal shape, $10 and under.

Would you believe, Miguel, that one of them failed me once? Wouldn't stay in place. Ended up grinding it out of the frame and putting a Greenfield in it's place.

-Kurt

Citoyen du Monde 09-10-06 10:20 AM

Here are two examples of numbskulls: 1) the fellow trying to pump up his tyre and 2) the fellow driving the Renault 5 with the caravan

http://media.kladblog.com/media/200609/caravan.wmv

For the benefit of the North Americans, the Renault 5 likely had an engine of just about 1 liter capacity and perhaps 60 horse power.

raverson 09-10-06 10:47 AM

Something isn't right here.
http://cgi.ebay.com/PEUGEOT-ROAD-BIK...QQcmdZViewItem

swen0171 09-10-06 01:48 PM


Originally Posted by raverson

Bid history shows a couple of people with zero and two transactions. I don't know, think maybe someone has been bidding on his own bike to get the price up?

sykerocker 09-10-06 02:48 PM


Originally Posted by Citoyen du Monde
Here are two examples of numbskulls: 1) the fellow trying to pump up his tyre and 2) the fellow driving the Renault 5 with the caravan

http://media.kladblog.com/media/200609/caravan.wmv

For the benefit of the North Americans, the Renault 5 likely had an engine of just about 1 liter capacity and perhaps 60 horse power.

Americans know this gem an the Renault Le Car. I wanted to buy one back in the mid 80's. Took a used 81 out for a test drive. It caught fire.

Syke
Deranged Few M/C

Mos6502 09-10-06 06:51 PM


Originally Posted by sykerocker
Americans know this gem an the Renault Le Car. I wanted to buy one back in the mid 80's. Took a used 81 out for a test drive. It caught fire.

Syke
Deranged Few M/C

Actually that's the second generation R5 introduced in 1984. We Americans only had the first generation. I had a '78 and it was my favorite car. Unforunately it overheated blowing the headgasket, and left this world in a giant cloud of boiling antifreeze (like they do on movie sets for fog).

USAZorro 09-10-06 07:01 PM


Originally Posted by Mos6502
Actually that's the second generation R5 introduced in 1984. We Americans only had the first generation. I had a '78 and it was my favorite car. Unforunately it overheated blowing the headgasket, and left this world in a giant cloud of boiling antifreeze (like they do on movie sets for fog).

And I thought that the only vehicles of that era that spontaneously combusted were Volkswagons. :rolleyes:

YoKev 09-10-06 07:30 PM

http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/bik/205542261.html

Bikedued 09-10-06 07:54 PM

Well, volkswagons and 280Z's!! Geez, I never saw so many coolant and gasoline leaks under the hood!!
I had a 77 280 2+2. It had a nice body, but the engine was totally screwy. Datsun(Nissan to you kids) thought it was a great idea to have dozens of tiny lines carrying coolant and gas under the hood. It seemed like once a week it would spring a leak of one liquid or another.,,,,BD

We already saw the red hi dollar huffy, hehe.

YoKev 09-11-06 05:20 AM

Whoops, my bad!

I think the same lister has a 10 speed Murray for $180. I don't have time to go fish it out this morning :)

McDave 09-11-06 06:11 AM

One reason I ride vintage is because the new bikes cost too much...

http://austin.craigslist.org/bik/205584457.html


GT Pelomer BIke like new and Pacific - $300250
Reply to: sale-205584457@craigslist.org
Date: 2006-09-10, 8:41PM CDT


Two bikes for sale one GT Pelomer $300 and second one Pacific for $250 both like new call Tom (512) xxx-xxxx


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