eBay / CraigsList finds - "Are you looking for one of these!?" Part II
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SR Aero Pro. Complete but needs a major preservation. $355 obo plus shipping
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F202436236346
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F202436236346
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https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F202577379066
Terrific project and certainly unusual to find these days. I'm guessing most got parted just for those interesting components.
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I have got on a number of framesets and bikes within the last year to the point that I can get on things no more at present....lest someone buy my half a dozen extra framesets (fully vetted, cleaned and waxed of course!). I am very much enjoying my Schwinn-Cannondale-Trek carousel (with two orbiting Italian makes) and it appears as if that will continue. 
02-02-19, 10:31 PM
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1983 Fuji Touring Series IV, maybe 58cm, listed at $250-
https://raleigh.craigslist.org/bik/6795977638.html
https://raleigh.craigslist.org/bik/6795977638.html
02-03-19, 07:30 AM
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56cm PDG2 for $250 Ashburn VA
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...23226107982467
"Newly rebuilt, early 90s Schwinn Paramount PDG2 road bike. 2x7, 56cm. New tires, cables, tubes. A brand new set of Shimano 105 components all around. Very good condition for its age"
Looking at the components, they are either new or in really good shape
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...23226107982467
"Newly rebuilt, early 90s Schwinn Paramount PDG2 road bike. 2x7, 56cm. New tires, cables, tubes. A brand new set of Shimano 105 components all around. Very good condition for its age"
Looking at the components, they are either new or in really good shape
02-03-19, 07:43 AM
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Katakura Silk. This one certainly has enough hardware hanging off of it (what the heck is that thing on the left fork blade? Lock?) one of Silk's lower-end offerings? Heavy probably, somewhat unique for sure.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Katakura-Si...1742%7Ciid%3A1
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Katakura-Si...1742%7Ciid%3A1
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One really ugly bike.
Would win the ugly bike contest, if there's one. Does that down tube (?) even have a structural value? Do I see two head tubes?
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sg...807167942.html
Vintage road swing bike Centurion - $85 (La mirada)
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sg...807167942.html
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Would win the ugly bike contest, if there's one. Does that down tube (?) even have a structural value? Do I see two head tubes?
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sg...807167942.html
Vintage road swing bike Centurion - $85 (La mirada)
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sg...807167942.html
Arnold, you find the most unusual! There was a sliver of time within the bike boom era for the novel swing bikes. I can't tell for sure if this one is homemade but rolling the dice, tend to think its a goofy one from back when WSI.
Crazy and scary party fun, you should grab that bike! Its surely a hoot ;")
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Arnold, you find the most unusual! There was a sliver of time within the bike boom era for the novel swing bikes. I can't tell for sure if this one is homemade but rolling the dice, tend to think its a goofy one from back when WSI.
Crazy and scary party fun, you should grab that bike! Its surely a hoot ;")
Crazy and scary party fun, you should grab that bike! Its surely a hoot ;")
02-03-19, 10:39 AM
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My nephew's wife tried one of those swing bikes, fell and cracked a rib. Must be an acquired taste. Pass.
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I can't believe that they actually made bikes like that. Google showed me this you tube link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpIgmhXSN7Y If I were younger and more agile, I can try to learn how to ride it. So I'll have to pass. I'll be more than happy to pick it up and send it your way though. It's rainy here in LA and nothing much to do until the start of the Rams championship game.
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Katakura Silk. This one certainly has enough hardware hanging off of it (what the heck is that thing on the left fork blade? Lock?) one of Silk's lower-end offerings? Heavy probably, somewhat unique for sure.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Katakura-Si...1742%7Ciid%3A1
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Katakura-Si...1742%7Ciid%3A1
I tried finding some information on what looks like a front wheel lock and failed, but I found this interesting bike from the same company (and the page includes an explanation of where the 'Silk' name came from):
1950s ? 70s Katakura Silk Porta Cycle
02-03-19, 11:19 AM
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I can't believe that they actually made bikes like that. Google showed me this you tube link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpIgmhXSN7Y If I were younger and more agile, I can try to learn how to ride it. So I'll have to pass. I'll be more than happy to pick it up and send it your way though. It's rainy here in LA and nothing much to do until the start of the Rams championship game.
Really interesting bike.
02-03-19, 11:21 AM
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I'm nutty enough but think I might get in trouble. Not physically in riding such a contraption but for being a bad influence on the grandkids. You should have seen the reactions after I gave them skateboards and a street skate ramp. (No one yet has earned my 'off-road' board with disc brakes).....
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Why the kink in the second top tube? Wouldn't it be cheaper an stronger to run it straight back to the seat tube?
Would win the ugly bike contest, if there's one. Does that down tube (?) even have a structural value? Do I see two head tubes?
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sg...807167942.html
Vintage road swing bike Centurion - $85 (La mirada)
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sg...807167942.html
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^^^^^ This. Running a parallel tube would have required a custom lug; I can't think of any other application for a lug of that design.
02-03-19, 02:55 PM
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I'm nutty enough but think I might get in trouble. Not physically in riding such a contraption but for being a bad influence on the grandkids. You should have seen the reactions after I gave them skateboards and a street skate ramp. (No one yet has earned my 'off-road' board with disc brakes).....
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Panasonic Sports
https://easternshore.craigslist.org/...810616892.html
This is just a low end Panasonic but the seller is asking $15, and it appears to be in decent shape.
This is just a low end Panasonic but the seller is asking $15, and it appears to be in decent shape.
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https://easternshore.craigslist.org/...810616892.html
This is just a low end Panasonic but the seller is asking $15, and it appears to be in decent shape.
This is just a low end Panasonic but the seller is asking $15, and it appears to be in decent shape.
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Everything you said. I don't love weight or rattling attachments, but I like that.
I tried finding some information on what looks like a front wheel lock and failed, but I found this interesting bike from the same company (and the page includes an explanation of where the 'Silk' name came from):
1950s ? 70s Katakura Silk Porta Cycle
I tried finding some information on what looks like a front wheel lock and failed, but I found this interesting bike from the same company (and the page includes an explanation of where the 'Silk' name came from):
1950s ? 70s Katakura Silk Porta Cycle
