Numbskull of the day part Deux (II)
07-24-08, 09:06 AM
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the age old question: when you "don't know what make it is", how do you know it's worth $200?
https://orlando.craigslist.org/bik/767855956.html
https://orlando.craigslist.org/bik/767855956.html
07-24-08, 09:27 AM
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the age old question: when you "don't know what make it is", how do you know it's worth $200?
https://orlando.craigslist.org/bik/767855956.html
https://orlando.craigslist.org/bik/767855956.html
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So many bikes, so little dime.
So many bikes, so little dime.
07-24-08, 10:06 AM
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07-24-08, 10:23 AM
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There's a guy selling a Motobecane Grand Jubilee for $10 locally. Anything is possible I guess.,,,,BD
Whoever you are with the GJ, PLEASE read your email!! lol
Whoever you are with the GJ, PLEASE read your email!! lol
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07-24-08, 11:33 AM
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07-24-08, 11:36 AM
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07-24-08, 04:44 PM
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Only $100 for a Caliente frame.
With the parts he's taking off, you could build a nice bike that still weighs less than the frame he's selling, lol.,,,,BD
https://houston.craigslist.org/bik/768073731.html
With the parts he's taking off, you could build a nice bike that still weighs less than the frame he's selling, lol.,,,,BDhttps://houston.craigslist.org/bik/768073731.html
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07-25-08, 05:48 AM
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We get those every so often too. The latest one is looking for "banana seat bikes". They're fishing for cheap Stingrays I imagine?,,,,BD
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07-25-08, 08:18 AM
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A "bikes wanted" ad isn't a bad idea and I wouldn't say that's numbskull material. I did that a while back and got 2 replies. One was a junk kids bike that I picked up for parts and the other was a scrapper who wasn't scrapping steel but said he sees a lot of bikes in the trash "making his rounds." I saved a lot of bikes from the dump that way and paid for my new bike and a bunch of other stuff by fixing and flipping the "garbage" bikes. I also have a huge stockpile of cheap parts and reflectors!
07-25-08, 08:37 AM
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07-25-08, 08:59 AM
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07-25-08, 09:42 AM
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I like the no derailler/dork disc/single speed look, too.
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07-25-08, 10:16 AM
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Someone got up on the wrong side of the bed.
https://austin.craigslist.org/bik/769310514.html
https://austin.craigslist.org/bik/769310514.html
Old Sears and Kmart bikes for sale
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Date: 2008-07-25, 10:35AM CDT
If you have an old bike sitting in your garage that you picked up from Sears, Wal-Mart, Acadamy, Gibson's or KMart 20 or 30 years ago, please don't post an ad claiming them to be Classic or Vintage. They are just crummy old bikes. This includes Free Spirit, Huffy, Murray and several other brands.
it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
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Date: 2008-07-25, 10:35AM CDT
If you have an old bike sitting in your garage that you picked up from Sears, Wal-Mart, Acadamy, Gibson's or KMart 20 or 30 years ago, please don't post an ad claiming them to be Classic or Vintage. They are just crummy old bikes. This includes Free Spirit, Huffy, Murray and several other brands.
it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
PostingID: 769310514
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07-25-08, 11:47 AM
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https://chicago.craigslist.org/nch/bik/769497254.html
Vintage Bianchi Veloce, All Campy - $5000 (Lake Forest, IL)
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Date: 2008-07-25, 12:14PM CDT
Pristine Vintage (circa 1979) Bianchi Veloce, Totally Campangnolo
Custom leather wrapped bars.
Everything original, even the water bottle and pump.
I'm the original owner.
Don't ask me why I'm selling, because I don't really know.
$5000
847-971-1622 Cell
Vintage Bianchi Veloce, All Campy - $5000 (Lake Forest, IL)
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Reply to: sale-769497254@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-07-25, 12:14PM CDT
Pristine Vintage (circa 1979) Bianchi Veloce, Totally Campangnolo
Custom leather wrapped bars.
Everything original, even the water bottle and pump.
I'm the original owner.
Don't ask me why I'm selling, because I don't really know.
$5000
847-971-1622 Cell
07-25-08, 01:49 PM
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07-25-08, 03:48 PM
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Numbskull Craigslister Nomination of the day:
Woke up today at 7:30 this morning to meet (at 8:30) some fellow who supposedly had a chrome fork for the '78 Guerciotti. Said it was 700C, chrome, 220mm steer tube, and most likely Italian thread.
Met the guy (10 miles south of the general area of town he said he was in), and found that he had a 700C fork all right - with a jammed (and hammered) steel stem from a Huffy stuck in it - and yes, it was all fitted on a 61cm Cannondale (Italian threading? Hah!) frame that had been crudely spraypainted in black, white, and Day-Glo yellow. Looked like a bike thief's reject on the third try. Sorry thing had a pair of NR/SR crankarms and a Triomphe headset on it.
Did I mention the fork was black too? I questioned this point, as he had sworn the fork was chrome as I requested in my ad. His response?
"It IS a chrome fork - it's CROMOLY!"
I didn't know whether to laugh or cry at that - but I swore to myself that I'd post that line here if it was the last thing I would ever do.
-Kurt
Woke up today at 7:30 this morning to meet (at 8:30) some fellow who supposedly had a chrome fork for the '78 Guerciotti. Said it was 700C, chrome, 220mm steer tube, and most likely Italian thread.
Met the guy (10 miles south of the general area of town he said he was in), and found that he had a 700C fork all right - with a jammed (and hammered) steel stem from a Huffy stuck in it - and yes, it was all fitted on a 61cm Cannondale (Italian threading? Hah!) frame that had been crudely spraypainted in black, white, and Day-Glo yellow. Looked like a bike thief's reject on the third try. Sorry thing had a pair of NR/SR crankarms and a Triomphe headset on it.
Did I mention the fork was black too? I questioned this point, as he had sworn the fork was chrome as I requested in my ad. His response?
"It IS a chrome fork - it's CROMOLY!"
I didn't know whether to laugh or cry at that - but I swore to myself that I'd post that line here if it was the last thing I would ever do.
-Kurt
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07-25-08, 04:37 PM
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These always give me a giggle. https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/bik/769889254.html
07-25-08, 04:42 PM
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This is like one of those "how many things can you find wrong in this picture?" games I use to play as a kid.
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/bik/769663541.html
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/bik/769663541.html
07-25-08, 06:06 PM
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This is like one of those "how many things can you find wrong in this picture?" games I use to play as a kid.
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/bik/769663541.html
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/bik/769663541.html
-Kurt
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