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02-17-13, 02:09 PM
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Some Huffy Cranbrooks aren't that bad but those orange and black ones are pretty terrible.
I'd rather look at actual motorcycles for $1k
I'd rather look at actual motorcycles for $1k
02-17-13, 02:39 PM
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Now, a ONE THOUSAND DOLLAR Huffy is quite another thing indeed!
https://houston.craigslist.org/bik/3605928828.html
Custom build bike for sale. Used it and no longer need it. Will get 150 miles to the tank and everything is brand new. Askin 1,000 so let me know if interested. 979-218-7678
It should say "Used it, got my license back, no longer need it to get to work".
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02-17-13, 03:05 PM
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All it took was seeing the one that cuda had the steerer tube snap in two while adjusting the headset.. NEVER will buy one. A Murray from the eighties yes, but NEVER a Cranbrook from the nineties and beyond..,,,,BD
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02-17-13, 10:13 PM
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Saw this on the Los Angeles craigslist... its from LBC!
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb...624995154.html
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb...624995154.html
02-17-13, 10:17 PM
#5905
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Saw this on the Los Angeles craigslist... its from LBC!
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb...624995154.html
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb...624995154.html
02-18-13, 05:12 AM
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There's a Honda Helix in Meridian, Idaho on CL for $700 that I wish I had, it gets over 65 mpg and does highway speeds, if you aren't aware of them look them up.
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02-18-13, 05:14 AM
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The sellers text is wrong.
Custom build bike for sale. Used it and no longer need it. Will get 150 miles to the tank and everything is brand new. Askin 1,000 so let me know if interested. 979-218-7678
It should say "Used it, got my license back, no longer need it to get to work".
Custom build bike for sale. Used it and no longer need it. Will get 150 miles to the tank and everything is brand new. Askin 1,000 so let me know if interested. 979-218-7678
It should say "Used it, got my license back, no longer need it to get to work".
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02-18-13, 09:03 AM
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Saw this on the Los Angeles craigslist... its from LBC!
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb...624995154.html
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb...624995154.html
Are they still teaching Ebonics in Los Angeles? I mean holy cow every other word is misspelled or mispromounced.
"" old school bike green and wite - $100 (LBC) yo wats good. try'n sell my bike had it for a few weaks and need a lil cash flo. old school lance armstrong shiz right herr. green wit wite swag. say it a centurion ironman. tires not popped. peace. ""
My brain hurts from reading that.
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02-18-13, 06:48 PM
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Saw this on the Los Angeles craigslist... its from LBC!
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb...624995154.html
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb...624995154.html
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02-19-13, 10:47 AM
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02-19-13, 06:00 PM
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twited . parts?
im looking for lowlife bike parts call me if I have some269 598 4023
Im looking for mirrors and handle bars with neck and im. also looking for an y. twited . parts.348 3645 269call
https://jxn.craigslist.org/bik/3627196191.html
im looking for lowlife bike parts call me if I have some269 598 4023
Im looking for mirrors and handle bars with neck and im. also looking for an y. twited . parts.348 3645 269call
https://jxn.craigslist.org/bik/3627196191.html
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02-20-13, 06:20 AM
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Anybody up for a "custom built racing bike"? Anyone?....No?,,,,BD
Nice rims though...
https://houston.craigslist.org/bik/3629537934.html
Nice rims though...
https://houston.craigslist.org/bik/3629537934.html
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02-20-13, 06:29 AM
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If I stole a Sheriff Dept bike I think I'd want to sell it ASAP, too, lol!,,,,BD
https://houston.craigslist.org/bik/3628947914.html
https://houston.craigslist.org/bik/3628947914.html
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02-20-13, 12:59 PM
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02-20-13, 01:06 PM
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The weld to the stem looks good. Penetration seems about right. Ugly, but welding neatly onto cast isn't easy.
The weld to the bars on the other hand...
The weld to the bars on the other hand...
02-20-13, 02:36 PM
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How about this one on the Toronto CL----a Campagnolo Shamal/Vento front wheel but it is actually just a Vento. I guess he put the word "Shamal" in the title to get people excited or something.
CAMPAGNOLO SHAMAL / VENTO - front wheel - $195 (Toronto)
https://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/tor/bik/3593041659.html
This guy has a Shamal front wheel for $200 but the logos are gone. Hrrmmmmmmmmmmmm
https://ontario.kijiji.ca/c-ViewAdLar...AdId=454330155
02-20-13, 04:38 PM
#5917
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I'd be tempted to flag that ad...
02-20-13, 07:09 PM
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02-20-13, 07:27 PM
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Couldn't help laughing at this poor slob's attempt at marketing:
https://spokane.craigslist.org/bik/3632188023.html
[h=2]Specialized hard dock needs crank - $250 (Spokane Valley)[/h]
Very nice Specialized Hard DocK Sport Edition with dilsc brakes front and back but does need assembly and crank $250.00 obo
509 21 six 86 three 0 ask for Morgan
https://spokane.craigslist.org/bik/3632188023.html
[h=2]Specialized hard dock needs crank - $250 (Spokane Valley)[/h]
Very nice Specialized Hard DocK Sport Edition with dilsc brakes front and back but does need assembly and crank $250.00 obo
509 21 six 86 three 0 ask for Morgan
- Location: Spokane Valley
02-20-13, 10:15 PM
#5920
The Drive Side is Within
Are they still teaching Ebonics in Los Angeles? I mean holy cow every other word is misspelled or mispromounced.
"" old school bike green and wite - $100 (LBC) yo wats good. try'n sell my bike had it for a few weaks and need a lil cash flo. old school lance armstrong shiz right herr. green wit wite swag. say it a centurion ironman. tires not popped. peace. ""
My brain hurts from reading that.
"" old school bike green and wite - $100 (LBC) yo wats good. try'n sell my bike had it for a few weaks and need a lil cash flo. old school lance armstrong shiz right herr. green wit wite swag. say it a centurion ironman. tires not popped. peace. ""
My brain hurts from reading that.
You can hear it as you read it in a way that you can't possibly hear what I'm writing... and I don't mean reading it in an insulting caricature, but I can totally hear the young man who wrote it as I read it.
The whole suspicious theft thing, though.... that's another thing entirely.
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02-20-13, 10:41 PM
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Ok I'll bite. What value is in that kind of writing?
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02-21-13, 01:18 AM
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Thank you.
One cannot teach "proper" English to speakers whose native language is deep dialect without understanding and respecting that dialect as legitimate.
Now, as for your assumption that the Craigslist poster is male ...
02-21-13, 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Bianchigirl
...I mean holy cow every other word is misspelled or mispromounced.....
Not entirely true. One's writing style offers many clues to the background of the writer (yours included).
02-21-13, 08:27 AM
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I teach HS English in a community with a large Af-Amer. population, and respect that kind of writing. I don't teach it, obviously, but there's value in it.
You can hear it as you read it in a way that you can't possibly hear what I'm writing... and I don't mean reading it in an insulting caricature, but I can totally hear the young man who wrote it as I read it.
The whole suspicious theft thing, though.... that's another thing entirely.
You can hear it as you read it in a way that you can't possibly hear what I'm writing... and I don't mean reading it in an insulting caricature, but I can totally hear the young man who wrote it as I read it.
The whole suspicious theft thing, though.... that's another thing entirely.
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02-21-13, 09:42 AM
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^^ where did he say he lets students get away with that?
Jesus people, this is what he means. Right here, he's already said it. Nothing else, he sees a value in phonetic spelling as a way to bridge language barriers. Does he teach it, no? I tend to agree, as a linguistic exercise it's fascinating.
I'm sure if some stuffy old white guy tried to write a novel without the letter "E" (oh wait) we'd all fawn about his creative use of the language to expand descriptive possibilities or some other navel gazing bilge. But if a seller shows up on craigslist creatively adapting the language to his will, we assume the seller must just be that stupid and it's a failure of the schools and surely a sign of the sky beginning to fall.
The "get off my lawn" side of this place is pretty tiresome sometimes.
I'm sure if some stuffy old white guy tried to write a novel without the letter "E" (oh wait) we'd all fawn about his creative use of the language to expand descriptive possibilities or some other navel gazing bilge. But if a seller shows up on craigslist creatively adapting the language to his will, we assume the seller must just be that stupid and it's a failure of the schools and surely a sign of the sky beginning to fall.
The "get off my lawn" side of this place is pretty tiresome sometimes.
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