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02-13-21, 09:15 PM
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"Mint" condition, if you can excuse the obvious signs it's been abandoned to the elements for a few seasons.
And only $200 over it's original retail price too! It's a pandemic bargain
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And only $200 over it's original retail price too! It's a pandemic bargain
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02-14-21, 08:35 AM
Bikes are okay, I guess.
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- 26" wheels? Were those a thing on road bikes in the 70's? Honest question, because that would be a rare bird, no?
- The paint job alone is worth the price. If I were to encapsulate the 1970's into a single color scheme, this would be it. This bike is the bike equivalent of how the Bad New Bears was the perfect encapsulation of what the 70's was like for suburban America.
- Is that an oversized head tube on a 1970's bike?
- The saddle? Are those rivets or snap on buttons for the saddle cover over a molded shell?
- The paint job alone is worth the price. If I were to encapsulate the 1970's into a single color scheme, this would be it. This bike is the bike equivalent of how the Bad New Bears was the perfect encapsulation of what the 70's was like for suburban America.
- Is that an oversized head tube on a 1970's bike?
- The saddle? Are those rivets or snap on buttons for the saddle cover over a molded shell?
I recently salvaged some van seats with swivels from a '70s conversion van for my own camper build and the color scheme matches that bike perfectly.
Not an oversized head tube; undersized other tubes. Honest.
Rivets. It's a typical mattress saddle, standard cheapo "comfort" seat from the era.
02-14-21, 08:41 AM
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02-14-21, 10:44 AM
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I actually had one of these in the 70s and 26" wheels were the common wheel of department store bikes. And as far as rare, there were so many of these Santa Fe bikes I actually see them come up for sale quite often. That saddle isn't original though. I paid more for one of my Takaras because I had one of them too when I was a kid. But not to the extent this would be an overpayment. The only nostalgic response these things trigger in me is riding it made me interested enough in bikes I found a book in the school library that talked about lugged frames, three piece cranks and high flange hubs that made me ditch the Santa Fe.
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02-14-21, 11:40 AM
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@thumpism I got the joke lol just wanted to find the sale ad and order. I was curious to see what would happen.
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02-16-21, 05:30 PM
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Who's gonna break the news to them?
Bike(Very high quality and brand, Not the Walmart brand. Fast and comfortable. Light weight 700cc) - $125$168 (Ellicott City, MD)
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Very high quality and brand, Mongoose Hotshot 700cc Hybrid in mechanically flawless. Wheels are 27” and frame is 18”Aways serviced. No single damage or rust. Very light weight, fast and comfortable. This isn’t the Walmart brand pls. Priced very low for quick sale. First come first serve only.
Bike(Very high quality and brand, Not the Walmart brand. Fast and comfortable. Light weight 700cc) - $125
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Very high quality and brand, Mongoose Hotshot 700cc Hybrid in mechanically flawless. Wheels are 27” and frame is 18”Aways serviced. No single damage or rust. Very light weight, fast and comfortable. This isn’t the Walmart brand pls. Priced very low for quick sale. First come first serve only.
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02-17-21, 06:28 AM
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I will overpay for the right Takara, but this ain't it.
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02-17-21, 07:39 PM
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Who's gonna break the news to them?
Bike(Very high quality and brand, Not the Walmart brand. Fast and comfortable. Light weight 700cc) - $125$168 (Ellicott City, MD)
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...code=undefined
Very high quality and brand, Mongoose Hotshot 700cc Hybrid in mechanically flawless. Wheels are 27” and frame is 18”Aways serviced. No single damage or rust. Very light weight, fast and comfortable. This isn’t the Walmart brand pls. Priced very low for quick sale. First come first serve only.
Bike(Very high quality and brand, Not the Walmart brand. Fast and comfortable. Light weight 700cc) - $125
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...code=undefined
Very high quality and brand, Mongoose Hotshot 700cc Hybrid in mechanically flawless. Wheels are 27” and frame is 18”Aways serviced. No single damage or rust. Very light weight, fast and comfortable. This isn’t the Walmart brand pls. Priced very low for quick sale. First come first serve only.
02-18-21, 10:17 AM
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Missing parts. I'm sure this will plug up craigslist for a couple of years.
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/bop...265630257.html
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NEW Bicycle wheel reflectors (2) for spokes - $5 (alameda)
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02-18-21, 10:32 AM
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Now marked down from $100! Only $80!
"in great condition other then it was sawed in half"
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"in great condition other then it was sawed in half"
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02-18-21, 12:10 PM
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Now marked down from $100! Only $80!
"in great condition other then it was sawed in half"
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"in great condition other then it was sawed in half"
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They do appear to be very well done, clean cuts. So I'll give 'em that.
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Is that wood sticking out of the bottom half of the downtube? Did he try cutting it for some reason (to make it smaller?) and then try to brace it by putting a 2x2 in the downtube and then screwing both halves to the 2x2 in hopes of getting it to stick back together?
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My working theory is that someone cut a U-lock off the frame. But even that leaves... a lot of questions.
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02-18-21, 06:25 PM
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now marked down from $100! Only $80!
"in great condition other then it was sawed in half"
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