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06-03-17, 02:25 PM
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And in another vein, here's a classic "this is old and obscure and has a name I didn't research, so it must be rare and valuable":
Rare Vintage Beacon 10speed English Racer - $150 (Marigny)
RARE Vintage Beacon English Racer ,Every Moving Part, The Shift lever,the deraileur,the crank is SR Grand Silver..
The bike was manufactured in the early 80's...made for speed
The price I am asking is below the listings I viewed on eBay,and other sites!31inches from ground to bar,36 inches from ground to seat..Tall bike ,perfect for tall person! Also call show contact info awesome deal for a rare bike'They Don't Make Them Like This Anymore"
Hey, every moving part! Tall bike! RARE!
Rare Vintage Beacon 10speed English Racer - $150 (Marigny)
RARE Vintage Beacon English Racer ,Every Moving Part, The Shift lever,the deraileur,the crank is SR Grand Silver..
The bike was manufactured in the early 80's...made for speed
The price I am asking is below the listings I viewed on eBay,and other sites!31inches from ground to bar,36 inches from ground to seat..Tall bike ,perfect for tall person! Also call show contact info awesome deal for a rare bike'They Don't Make Them Like This Anymore"
Hey, every moving part! Tall bike! RARE!
06-03-17, 03:13 PM
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Nope. And check out the seat post. In the photo I linked to, it looks like it's been crimped to fit in the seat tube. Could be an optical illusion, but given the rest of the bike, I suspect not.
BTW, I sent an email to the guy with the hybrid with his fork on backwards. He responded with a genuine thanks.
BTW, I sent an email to the guy with the hybrid with his fork on backwards. He responded with a genuine thanks.
06-04-17, 08:23 PM
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Fortunately for all of us, somebody bought that and is satisfied.
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06-04-17, 08:24 PM
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06-04-17, 09:11 PM
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06-05-17, 08:41 AM
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06-05-17, 08:53 AM
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These have been showing up in CL for the past week in various forms:
https://tampa.craigslist.org/hdo/bik/6162736424.html
2012 carbon roubaix bike 54cm road - $1000
It Would Be Diligently Prepared In Order That It Arrives To You In The Actual Identical Condition That You See In The Photographs. The Following Bike Is An Absolute Goal To Ride And Will Provide The Optimal Match To Any Kind Of Person Who Is 5'7" To 5'9" Tall.
https://tampa.craigslist.org/hdo/bik/6161859723.html
rOUBAIX pRO uLTEGRA eNDURANCE cARBON rOAD bIKE - $1002
mint 2012 sPECIALIZED dI2 54CM
16.5CM. tHAT BRINGS ABOUT STACK AND REACH FIGURES OF 56.3CM AND 38CM RESPECTIVELY. iT OFFERS 100 % CARBON FIBER BUILDING OF BOTH FRAME AND FORK CAST INTO LIGHT-WEIGHT AND
https://tampa.craigslist.org/hdo/bik/6161859701.html
*(((___2012 rOUBAIX 54CM cARBON rOAD bIKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - $1003
WHO IS 5'7" TO 5'9" TALL. tHE BICYCLE IS SIZED 54CM TOGETHER WITH EFFECTIVE TOP TUBE LENGTH OF 54.8CM AND HEAD TUBE LENGTH OF 16.5CM. tHAT RESULTS IN STACK AND REACH FIGURES OF 56.3CM AND 38CM RESPECTIVELY. iT PROVIDES COMPLETE CARBON FIBER CONSTRUCTION OF BOTH FRAME AND FORK CAST INTO LIGHT-WEIGHT AND COMPLIANT TUBE PATTERNS. tHE BICYCLE HAS BEEN *BARELY* FINE-TUNED FROM STOCK WITH THE SWAPPING IN OF A 100MM 17 DEGREE POSITIVE RISE STEM IN PLACE OF THE ORIGINAL 100MM 12 DEGREE STEM (WHICH *IS NOT* INCLUDED IN THE SALE).
https://tampa.craigslist.org/hdo/bik/6162736424.html
2012 carbon roubaix bike 54cm road - $1000
It Would Be Diligently Prepared In Order That It Arrives To You In The Actual Identical Condition That You See In The Photographs. The Following Bike Is An Absolute Goal To Ride And Will Provide The Optimal Match To Any Kind Of Person Who Is 5'7" To 5'9" Tall.
https://tampa.craigslist.org/hdo/bik/6161859723.html
rOUBAIX pRO uLTEGRA eNDURANCE cARBON rOAD bIKE - $1002
mint 2012 sPECIALIZED dI2 54CM
16.5CM. tHAT BRINGS ABOUT STACK AND REACH FIGURES OF 56.3CM AND 38CM RESPECTIVELY. iT OFFERS 100 % CARBON FIBER BUILDING OF BOTH FRAME AND FORK CAST INTO LIGHT-WEIGHT AND
https://tampa.craigslist.org/hdo/bik/6161859701.html
*(((___2012 rOUBAIX 54CM cARBON rOAD bIKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - $1003
WHO IS 5'7" TO 5'9" TALL. tHE BICYCLE IS SIZED 54CM TOGETHER WITH EFFECTIVE TOP TUBE LENGTH OF 54.8CM AND HEAD TUBE LENGTH OF 16.5CM. tHAT RESULTS IN STACK AND REACH FIGURES OF 56.3CM AND 38CM RESPECTIVELY. iT PROVIDES COMPLETE CARBON FIBER CONSTRUCTION OF BOTH FRAME AND FORK CAST INTO LIGHT-WEIGHT AND COMPLIANT TUBE PATTERNS. tHE BICYCLE HAS BEEN *BARELY* FINE-TUNED FROM STOCK WITH THE SWAPPING IN OF A 100MM 17 DEGREE POSITIVE RISE STEM IN PLACE OF THE ORIGINAL 100MM 12 DEGREE STEM (WHICH *IS NOT* INCLUDED IN THE SALE).
06-05-17, 09:34 AM
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06-05-17, 09:40 AM
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If you inspect the fob you see the dealership info.
Conclusion: They don't want you to buy a bike, they want you to buy a car
Conclusion: They don't want you to buy a bike, they want you to buy a car
06-05-17, 10:10 PM
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1977 Trek TX900 Campagnolo Nuovo Record Cinelli Brooks Columbus | eBay
Uh, good luck with that optimistic pricing.
Uh, good luck with that optimistic pricing.
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06-06-17, 01:51 PM
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I don't know about wacky, but interesting at least...
30 chopped in half carbon fiber bike frames
I was going to originally repair them and crush them for my masters thesis, but I got accepted into computer engineering instead. My lose your gain. I bought the bikes at auction. Don't know where they came from. All of the bikes are chopped in half. I have no idea how I'm going to ship them. If you really are interested I can working something out with shipping. I'm also willing to sell them out one at a time for 30 dollars + shipping what ever that will be. Please shoot all offer ideas my way. I know they are valuable, especially to test engineers. No other parts where attached to the frames. only the frames are being sold. i was told by a friend that the bikes could even be chemically melted down for their fabric. I gave two bikes the other day to the robotics club. They where elated that I was able to help them save so much weight on their first robotics competition robot. I have a 200 page text book on carbon fiber repairs, and destructive testing.
30 chopped in half carbon fiber bike frames
I was going to originally repair them and crush them for my masters thesis, but I got accepted into computer engineering instead. My lose your gain. I bought the bikes at auction. Don't know where they came from. All of the bikes are chopped in half. I have no idea how I'm going to ship them. If you really are interested I can working something out with shipping. I'm also willing to sell them out one at a time for 30 dollars + shipping what ever that will be. Please shoot all offer ideas my way. I know they are valuable, especially to test engineers. No other parts where attached to the frames. only the frames are being sold. i was told by a friend that the bikes could even be chemically melted down for their fabric. I gave two bikes the other day to the robotics club. They where elated that I was able to help them save so much weight on their first robotics competition robot. I have a 200 page text book on carbon fiber repairs, and destructive testing.
06-06-17, 05:51 PM
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If this has been like this on this person's balcony for 3 years I'd suspect more than just the tires are bad...
https://littlerock.craigslist.org/bik/6159568188.html
https://littlerock.craigslist.org/bik/6159568188.html
06-06-17, 05:54 PM
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06-06-17, 06:02 PM
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1977 Trek TX900 Campagnolo Nuovo Record Cinelli Brooks Columbus | eBay
Uh, good luck with that optimistic pricing.
Uh, good luck with that optimistic pricing.
06-06-17, 06:04 PM
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06-06-17, 06:44 PM
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06-08-17, 08:38 AM
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06-08-17, 08:56 AM
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cannondale police bike - $100 (scottsboro/grant)
"well i have this old cannondale bike for sale that may or may not have a hidden story behind it? ....not that its a cannondale!..and not so much that its a police bike!!.....but the fact that it contains a bullet hole in the frame just in front of the seat......now why does it have a bullet hole? i have no idea!!!...is it tied to the fact that it was a police bike? was the rider of this bike being shot at? we may never know!!.... but one thing is for sure,it does have a super cool character mark....now the bike is a fixer upper needing the tires aired up (i have never checked to see if they even hold air) it will need oiling and adjusting!..this has a 18.5" frame...so whoever buys this bike is getting a cannondale police bike with a bullet hole that needs some tlc.....the price is $100.00 firm to some this may sound high to others this will be a bargain....but!! rest assured you will be the only one on the block with one LOL!!"
https://huntsville.craigslist.org/bik/6152238999.html
god bless the south ....
06-08-17, 10:20 AM
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I'm certain Doctor Cannondale @rccardr could get that covered up with powder coat.
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06-08-17, 10:59 AM
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the story: bike was once in Miami Dade county where the owner registered it with the police, then it came to Huntsville where someone used it for target practice (its in the town name)- then this guy finds it in a ditch and decides he might be able to get $100 but he would settle for a case of Old Milwaukee
06-08-17, 11:08 AM
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I'm afraid that the damage is well beyond my modest ability to return it to a reasonable condition. 
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06-08-17, 11:10 AM
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Maybe it will soften the ride a little. Who wants to test it out?
06-08-17, 03:23 PM
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Bah, it's a MTB and it's the top tube, it'll be fine.
Servicing the oxidized and rusted brakes, now there is a challenge
Servicing the oxidized and rusted brakes, now there is a challenge
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06-08-17, 06:13 PM
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Obviously, the guy couldn't get his Roller Cams adjusted correctly. I'd have done the same thing.
06-08-17, 06:23 PM
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Such is the life of a short live CL listing. Posters here could copy and paste the text and pics for posterity, otherwise, within a couple of week (or less) no one will know what the post was about.
cannondale police bike - $100 (scottsboro/grant)
"well i have this old cannondale bike for sale that may or may not have a hidden story behind it? ....not that its a cannondale!..and not so much that its a police bike!!.....but the fact that it contains a bullet hole in the frame just in front of the seat......now why does it have a bullet hole? i have no idea!!!...is it tied to the fact that it was a police bike? was the rider of this bike being shot at? we may never know!!.... but one thing is for sure,it does have a super cool character mark....now the bike is a fixer upper needing the tires aired up (i have never checked to see if they even hold air) it will need oiling and adjusting!..this has a 18.5" frame...so whoever buys this bike is getting a cannondale police bike with a bullet hole that needs some tlc.....the price is $100.00 firm to some this may sound high to others this will be a bargain....but!! rest assured you will be the only one on the block with one LOL!!"
https://huntsville.craigslist.org/bik/6152238999.html
god bless the south ....
Are we sure it wasn't one of those bullet hole stickers you see on cars and objects?
cannondale police bike - $100 (scottsboro/grant)
"well i have this old cannondale bike for sale that may or may not have a hidden story behind it? ....not that its a cannondale!..and not so much that its a police bike!!.....but the fact that it contains a bullet hole in the frame just in front of the seat......now why does it have a bullet hole? i have no idea!!!...is it tied to the fact that it was a police bike? was the rider of this bike being shot at? we may never know!!.... but one thing is for sure,it does have a super cool character mark....now the bike is a fixer upper needing the tires aired up (i have never checked to see if they even hold air) it will need oiling and adjusting!..this has a 18.5" frame...so whoever buys this bike is getting a cannondale police bike with a bullet hole that needs some tlc.....the price is $100.00 firm to some this may sound high to others this will be a bargain....but!! rest assured you will be the only one on the block with one LOL!!"
https://huntsville.craigslist.org/bik/6152238999.html
god bless the south ....