eBay / CraigsList finds - "Are you looking for one of these!?" Part II
01-10-22, 02:59 PM
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Listed an hour ago
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...15622519741285
Road bike and bicycle track
$125
Listed about an hour ago in Dade City, FL
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Road bike and bicycle track
$125
Listed about an hour ago in Dade City, FL
- Condition
Used – good
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01-10-22, 03:03 PM
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Posted more for the oddity value, lower end for sure
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...63005991297423
Vintage Road Bike Mel Pinto Import Made in France
$100$250
Listed a day ago in Mt Pleasant, SC
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...63005991297423
Vintage Road Bike Mel Pinto Import Made in France
$100$250
Listed a day ago in Mt Pleasant, SC
- Condition
Used – good
01-10-22, 03:06 PM
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Posted 7hrs ago - worth it for parts alone
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...91123977732557
Nashbar Road Bike 21" Seat Tube Medium
$100
Listed 7 hours ago in The Villages, FL
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Nashbar Road Bike 21" Seat Tube Medium
$100
Listed 7 hours ago in The Villages, FL
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Used – good - Bicycle type
Road bike
01-10-22, 03:30 PM
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Indeed... I am the winning bidder. You don't see these for sale often, especially in small frames, so I decided I'd rather pay a little too much than miss out, There have been too many times I've been the immediate underbidder on a hard to find item and wished I would have bid higher. I'm also buying this for myself rather than for resale. Even though it's a smallish frame, I'm hoping it's no larger than 53 cm.
Indeed... I am the winning bidder. You don't see these for sale often, especially in small frames, so I decided I'd rather pay a little too much than miss out, There have been too many times I've been the immediate underbidder on a hard to find item and wished I would have bid higher. I'm also buying this for myself rather than for resale. Even though it's a smallish frame, I'm hoping it's no larger than 53 cm.
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Posted more for the oddity value, lower end for sure
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...63005991297423
Vintage Road Bike Mel Pinto Import Made in France
$100$250
Listed a day ago in Mt Pleasant, SC
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...63005991297423
Vintage Road Bike Mel Pinto Import Made in France
$100$250
Listed a day ago in Mt Pleasant, SC
- Condition
Used – good
A few cool entries locally for a change. Also a Panasonic DX 4000, a few Trek graceless, an Ironman, a Bianchi Veloce and a Peugeot Versailles.
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01-10-22, 04:20 PM
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01-10-22, 04:35 PM
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Indeed... I am the winning bidder. You don't see these for sale often, especially in small frames, so I decided I'd rather pay a little too much than miss out, There have been too many times I've been the immediate underbidder on a hard to find item and wished I would have bid higher. I'm also buying this for myself rather than for resale. Even though it's a smallish frame, I'm hoping it's no larger than 53 cm.
Indeed... I am the winning bidder. You don't see these for sale often, especially in small frames, so I decided I'd rather pay a little too much than miss out, There have been too many times I've been the immediate underbidder on a hard to find item and wished I would have bid higher. I'm also buying this for myself rather than for resale. Even though it's a smallish frame, I'm hoping it's no larger than 53 cm.
01-10-22, 05:55 PM
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01-10-22, 05:58 PM
Bikes are okay, I guess.
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Posted more for the oddity value, lower end for sure
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...63005991297423
Vintage Road Bike Mel Pinto Import Made in France
$100$250
Listed a day ago in Mt Pleasant, SC
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...63005991297423
Vintage Road Bike Mel Pinto Import Made in France
$100$250
Listed a day ago in Mt Pleasant, SC
- Condition
Used – good
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01-10-22, 07:06 PM
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>> I’m not sure I buy the Mel Pinto connection.
I hear what you're saying but that PINTO decal would be quite the obscure stretch for someone to fake... It's a $100 bicycle, asking price...
cheers -mathias
I hear what you're saying but that PINTO decal would be quite the obscure stretch for someone to fake... It's a $100 bicycle, asking price...
cheers -mathias
01-10-22, 07:11 PM
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Did other Mel Pinto branded bikes just say "Pinto?"
01-10-22, 08:13 PM
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OOOOps, you're absolutely right. I was so taken by the bike i totally didn't see that half the bike was missing, just assumed it was there (you know what they say about assuming something ...) $150 would be a very good price for parts and frame. My bad!
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The ad says 25 inches, but who know how they came up with that.
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01-11-22, 10:05 AM
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Will trade for bike parts
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Gently used cakset
$200
Gently used casket.
Was only in the ground for 18 months, decided to go a different route.
Minor wear and tear.
Will trade for bike parts.
Price is non negotiable.
10k new.
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Gently used cakset
$200
Gently used casket.
Was only in the ground for 18 months, decided to go a different route.
Minor wear and tear.
Will trade for bike parts.
Price is non negotiable.
10k new.
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01-11-22, 05:50 PM
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Okay, what's creepier, the "decided to go different route" comment, or the fact that the lid is ever-so-slightly open?
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01-11-22, 06:37 PM
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So, who's near Spokane WA?, 2x 3rensho at goodwill,
https://shopgoodwill.com/item/137073228
https://shopgoodwill.com/item/137070917
https://shopgoodwill.com/item/137073228
https://shopgoodwill.com/item/137070917
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01-11-22, 06:39 PM
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01-11-22, 07:21 PM
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https://indianapolis.craigslist.org/...431597097.html
Posted 5hrs ago
Trek 420 - $200 (Elwood)
Posted 5hrs ago
Trek 420 - $200 (Elwood)
22.5” frame, 700c wheels. New Panaracer Pasela tires, cables and Cinelli bar tape. Bike has been totally serviced and is ready to ride. Little rust issue on the toptube, but the areas were cleaned and touched up. Other than that the frame is in amazing condition. Bottles,bag and computer not included.
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As it turns out, they did. I asked Wayne Bingham (who runs Mel Pinto Imports these days) about this bike. He responded:
Mel imported lots of entry level bikes during the bike boom days, including mixtes. I even bought and resold a "mid-size" mixte with 550-A wheel/tire size. They all had cottered cranks and low-end Simplex (early) or Suntour (later) components. All the original frames that Mel brought in and branded were sold under the Pinto name. Strangely enough, the first bike-shop-bike I ever bought was a Pinto from Mel's bike shop in DC called The Pro Shop. Most of the singles were actually rebranded Uragos. The tandems were made by Follis or Lejune I believe. According to Mel, he later got a cease-and-desist letter from Ford's lawyers saying he could not use the Pinto name, so Mel changed the branding to Mel Pinto or Mel Pinto Special.
But the short answer to your question is yes, that bike was almost certainly out of Mel's warehouse, and made by Urago.
But the short answer to your question is yes, that bike was almost certainly out of Mel's warehouse, and made by Urago.
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01-11-22, 08:00 PM
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