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02-12-16, 08:54 AM
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He's quoting the speed in km/hr, but converting to high 40's mph, still a stretch.
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02-12-16, 12:44 PM
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BUILT FOR SPEED
I'm seeing notes of a Bontrager Ti Lite MTB from 97/98.
The suspension fork puzzled me, but this appears to be a 26" to 700c conversion (somewhat like I did with my litespeed). Note the canti pegs visible in a couple of the photos.
It looks like a nice conversion, but I'm surprised the seller doesn't mention it.
I'm seeing notes of a Bontrager Ti Lite MTB from 97/98.
The suspension fork puzzled me, but this appears to be a 26" to 700c conversion (somewhat like I did with my litespeed). Note the canti pegs visible in a couple of the photos.
It looks like a nice conversion, but I'm surprised the seller doesn't mention it.
02-12-16, 01:00 PM
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Not nearly as cool as riding a Giant Iguana!
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02-12-16, 03:12 PM
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02-12-16, 06:48 PM
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Very little in the "correct information" department...
[h=2]CHEAP! road bike - $80 (tucson) [/h]
All aluminum centurion frame 58cm. besides seat post every part is aluminum. Wheels are 28", She currently is a project but needs little to get her on the road. It is a 7 speed and the bike is very light.
It was painted a nice ocean green color.
Need the money for school
$80 obo
Call or text
NEED GONE !
[h=2]CHEAP! road bike - $80 (tucson) [/h]
All aluminum centurion frame 58cm. besides seat post every part is aluminum. Wheels are 28", She currently is a project but needs little to get her on the road. It is a 7 speed and the bike is very light.
It was painted a nice ocean green color.
Need the money for school
$80 obo
Call or text
NEED GONE !
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A race bike in any era is a highly personal choice that at its "best" balances the requirements of fit, weight, handling, durability and cost tempered by the willingness to toss it and oneself down the pavement at considerable speed. ~Bandera
A race bike in any era is a highly personal choice that at its "best" balances the requirements of fit, weight, handling, durability and cost tempered by the willingness to toss it and oneself down the pavement at considerable speed. ~Bandera
02-13-16, 05:50 AM
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BUILT FOR SPEED
I'm seeing notes of a Bontrager Ti Lite MTB from 97/98.
The suspension fork puzzled me, but this appears to be a 26" to 700c conversion (somewhat like I did with my litespeed). Note the canti pegs visible in a couple of the photos.
It looks like a nice conversion, but I'm surprised the seller doesn't mention it.
I'm seeing notes of a Bontrager Ti Lite MTB from 97/98.
The suspension fork puzzled me, but this appears to be a 26" to 700c conversion (somewhat like I did with my litespeed). Note the canti pegs visible in a couple of the photos.
It looks like a nice conversion, but I'm surprised the seller doesn't mention it.
So this could be A early built Bontrager titanium frame or I have no idea?Has two-piece seat stays that Bontrager used on his early frames and looks like a touring or road bike frame..
Bontrager made mostly light mountain bike steel and Ti frames .Kind of interesting to find out what year and model frame this is.I know very little
of Ti and Bontrager frames.
02-13-16, 07:23 AM
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I've ridden some non suspension "26 inch" bikes that have been converted to a front fork like that. It always feels like the center of the steering is balancing on a thread, with a tendency to pull to one side or the other when you enter a turn. You pretty much have to force it back to center when you're done turning. Definitely not something I would spend money to do to one of my bikes. Add that to already funky 700 wheels on a 26 inch wheeled bike handling, and I'd be willing to bet that riding that "hybrid" is not a pleasurable experience. I momentarily converted an MB-5 to 700, or tried to. I rode it around the yard once, and gave up on it. It was spooky with the higher than normal BB.,,,,BD
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02-13-16, 07:24 AM
Bikes are okay, I guess.
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If I had one of those tiny Tsunoda bikes I'd help this guy out.
best of craigslist: Tiny bike to quit job
Tiny bike to quit job
So I am looking to rent a tiny bike to quit a job. I want to roll in there smoking a blunt and or vape pin and laugh sample food and say **** off..... $50 shouldn't take that long. Probably won't call the cops on me cuz they all love and respect me. They will just ask me to leave. We could record it. It would become a YouTube sensation. Lol. Willing to leave collateral for bike. I don't want it.... I want quit in glory.
best of craigslist: Tiny bike to quit job
Tiny bike to quit job
So I am looking to rent a tiny bike to quit a job. I want to roll in there smoking a blunt and or vape pin and laugh sample food and say **** off..... $50 shouldn't take that long. Probably won't call the cops on me cuz they all love and respect me. They will just ask me to leave. We could record it. It would become a YouTube sensation. Lol. Willing to leave collateral for bike. I don't want it.... I want quit in glory.
02-13-16, 07:59 AM
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I have yet to stop laughing at this... It's not messed up or stupidly priced, but what smart ass at Giant had the idea of naming a women's bike the 'butte'? Giant butt? rofl
Giant Butte Lady 21spd
ITT its pronounced 'beaut', not butt. I know. Grow a sense of humor.
Giant Butte Lady 21spd
ITT its pronounced 'beaut', not butt. I know. Grow a sense of humor.
Last year I found a rough one at a local co-op and built it up for her as a Valentines day gift. (I still had most of the accessories from her old bike)
02-13-16, 12:55 PM
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I've ridden some non suspension "26 inch" bikes that have been converted to a front fork like that. It always feels like the center of the steering is balancing on a thread, with a tendency to pull to one side or the other when you enter a turn. You pretty much have to force it back to center when you're done turning. Definitely not something I would spend money to do to one of my bikes. Add that to already funky 700 wheels on a 26 inch wheeled bike handling, and I'd be willing to bet that riding that "hybrid" is not a pleasurable experience. I momentarily converted an MB-5 to 700, or tried to. I rode it around the yard once, and gave up on it. It was spooky with the higher than normal BB.,,,,BD
1997 Bontrager Ti Lite - New and Used Bike Value
Converting to 700c would raise it slightly, but not too much, the 700c tire would be less than 1" larger in diameter, or maybe 1/2" in radius (considering using smaller tires).
I'm a bit surprised it hasn't sold as $500 or $600 for Titanium anything isn't a bad deal.
That is a fairly large frame for a MTB, and one gets a pretty high stack height with the suspension fork (presumably stock), and tall head tube. That may well be the limiting factor, as I wouldn't put anybody less than 6'+ on the bike.
02-13-16, 01:00 PM
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If I had one of those tiny Tsunoda bikes I'd help this guy out.
best of craigslist: Tiny bike to quit job
Tiny bike to quit job
So I am looking to rent a tiny bike to quit a job. I want to roll in there smoking a blunt and or vape pin and laugh sample food and say **** off..... $50 shouldn't take that long. Probably won't call the cops on me cuz they all love and respect me. They will just ask me to leave. We could record it. It would become a YouTube sensation. Lol. Willing to leave collateral for bike. I don't want it.... I want quit in glory.
best of craigslist: Tiny bike to quit job
Tiny bike to quit job
So I am looking to rent a tiny bike to quit a job. I want to roll in there smoking a blunt and or vape pin and laugh sample food and say **** off..... $50 shouldn't take that long. Probably won't call the cops on me cuz they all love and respect me. They will just ask me to leave. We could record it. It would become a YouTube sensation. Lol. Willing to leave collateral for bike. I don't want it.... I want quit in glory.
02-13-16, 01:01 PM
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If I had one of those tiny Tsunoda bikes I'd help this guy out.
best of craigslist: Tiny bike to quit job
Tiny bike to quit job
So I am looking to rent a tiny bike to quit a job. I want to roll in there smoking a blunt and or vape pin and laugh sample food and say **** off..... $50 shouldn't take that long. Probably won't call the cops on me cuz they all love and respect me. They will just ask me to leave. We could record it. It would become a YouTube sensation. Lol. Willing to leave collateral for bike. I don't want it.... I want quit in glory.
best of craigslist: Tiny bike to quit job
Tiny bike to quit job
So I am looking to rent a tiny bike to quit a job. I want to roll in there smoking a blunt and or vape pin and laugh sample food and say **** off..... $50 shouldn't take that long. Probably won't call the cops on me cuz they all love and respect me. They will just ask me to leave. We could record it. It would become a YouTube sensation. Lol. Willing to leave collateral for bike. I don't want it.... I want quit in glory.
So as I understand it, the guy wants to borrow a bike
To ride into his office building smoking a bong (probably legal in Oregon)... ummm, except for no-smoking indoors regulations.
And yell obscenities at his boss.
And probably will get kicked out.
Hopefully the bike won't get confiscated.
Perhaps I should write to him and ask if he wants to borrow a Bike Friday
02-13-16, 02:21 PM
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Bike Friday would be too "normal" for what he has planned. One of these would do better.
02-13-16, 02:27 PM
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There is the mini runt that pops up for sale every once in a while. Certainly it would suffice as a compact, but ridable bike.
02-13-16, 02:32 PM
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Perhaps if he sells the bike, he'll be able to buy a good digital camera.
1953 Raleigh Antique Bicycle - $2000 (Springfield)
1953 Raleigh Antique Bicycle - $2000 (Springfield)
Everything original except tires. Missing tire pump.
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02-14-16, 12:48 PM
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Perhaps if he sells the bike, he'll be able to buy a good digital camera.
1953 Raleigh Antique Bicycle - $2000 (Springfield)
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1953 Raleigh Antique Bicycle - $2000 (Springfield)
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Maybe then he'll be able to afford the electrons to write a full description
02-14-16, 01:37 PM
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Here are the 1951 and 1958 catalogs.
Raleigh Bicycle Catalog for 1951
Raleigh Bicycle Catalog for 1958
I didn't realize they made such a variety of the basic 3-speeds.
Oh, they did offer Reynolds 531 models with the Raleigh Lenton and Raleigh Clubman bikes.
I'm still guessing a basic 3-speed, with the main difference being top bar vs step-through.
Most old Raleigh 3-speeds seem to be around $100. I could imagine a pristine one for maybe $200???
Maybe this is just another fat finger ad... and the seller intended to write $20.00
02-14-16, 04:25 PM
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02-14-16, 04:29 PM
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Don't worry, without brakes, it will soon end up in a rubbish heap.
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Incentive to ride quickly, so the wheels turn into a blur of grey and red!
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Apparently washing a bike off counts as restoring it now... also, dat derailleur hanger >_<
**1970s Restored Vintage Road Bike**
**1970s Restored Vintage Road Bike**