Oh, the humanity!
07-15-11 | 02:30 AM
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Bikes: 72 Cilo Pacer, 72 Gitane GT, 72 Peugeot PX10, 73 Speedwell Ti,l, 75 Peugeot PR-10L, 80 Colnago Super, 81 Zinn, 85 ALAN Cross, 85 De Rosa Pro, 86 Look 753, 86 Look KG86, 89 Parkpre Team, 90 Parkpre Team MTB, 90 Merlin
Oh, the humanity!
Seen in passing this evening:
Post up your C&V tragedies.
Post up your C&V tragedies.
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'72 Cilo Pacer (x2) • '72 Peugeot PX10 • ‘72 Gitane Gran Tourisme • '73 Speedwell Ti • '74 Motobecane Grand Jubile • '74 Peugeot UE-8 • ‘80 Colnago Super • ‘81 Univega Super Special • ‘82 Zinn • ‘84ish Mystery Custom • '85 A.L.A.N Cyclocross • '85 De Rosa Pro • '86 Look Equipe 753 • '86 Look KG86 • '89 Parkpre Team Road • '90 Parkpre Team MTB • '90 Merlin Ti
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-Randy
'72 Cilo Pacer (x2) • '72 Peugeot PX10 • ‘72 Gitane Gran Tourisme • '73 Speedwell Ti • '74 Motobecane Grand Jubile • '74 Peugeot UE-8 • ‘80 Colnago Super • ‘81 Univega Super Special • ‘82 Zinn • ‘84ish Mystery Custom • '85 A.L.A.N Cyclocross • '85 De Rosa Pro • '86 Look Equipe 753 • '86 Look KG86 • '89 Parkpre Team Road • '90 Parkpre Team MTB • '90 Merlin Ti
Avatar photo courtesy of jeffveloart.com, contact: contact: jeffnil8 (at) gmail.com.
07-15-11 | 03:03 AM
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Oh lord! Looks like a team Miyata maybe?
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07-15-11 | 06:09 AM
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From: The other Cape, Cape Ann
Early prototype of a folding bike:
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07-15-11 | 06:37 AM
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07-15-11 | 08:23 AM
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1985/86 Miyata 710.
What happened to the top tube? Looks as if some drunk hipster smashed it into a wall when the bar wouldn't sell him any more Pabst Blue Ribbon.
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What happened to the top tube? Looks as if some drunk hipster smashed it into a wall when the bar wouldn't sell him any more Pabst Blue Ribbon.
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07-15-11 | 09:17 AM
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Most likely it was locked up and someone intentionally vandalized it. Happens all the time here, and the owners just give up and leave them there. If I see one with nice parts on it, I sometimes leave a note offering to buy it cheap, but no one has ever gotten back to me. I suspect most of the owners are long gone.
07-15-11 | 09:18 AM
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07-15-11 | 10:50 AM
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At first look you may think the owner caused all the damage to bike, but prehaps it has been saved from the dump?
I saw an advert for two bikes for 20 euros, if you turn up you must take the bikes.
both the bikes had been found at the dump, and were pretty beat up.
Threw most of the stuff in the bin, appart from some handle bars and flogged the not so great condition spidel parts on ebay cheep.
Also kept this frame, with a full chrome rear end and bent forks.
used to be a beautiful spidel and chromed race bike
plus lots of dents
bashed the forks against a wall, mtb bars, new brake cables, baby seat
The baby carry bike
I saw an advert for two bikes for 20 euros, if you turn up you must take the bikes.
both the bikes had been found at the dump, and were pretty beat up.
Threw most of the stuff in the bin, appart from some handle bars and flogged the not so great condition spidel parts on ebay cheep.
Also kept this frame, with a full chrome rear end and bent forks.
used to be a beautiful spidel and chromed race bike
plus lots of dents
bashed the forks against a wall, mtb bars, new brake cables, baby seat
The baby carry bike
07-15-11 | 11:18 AM
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I love my dented and stolen Specialized Junker II...
This morning I had to choose between taking the Junker II out to do my errands or my newly finished Torpado Super Racing. Guess I'll take the Torpado Yard Sailing tomorrow morning:-)
This morning I had to choose between taking the Junker II out to do my errands or my newly finished Torpado Super Racing. Guess I'll take the Torpado Yard Sailing tomorrow morning:-)
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07-15-11 | 11:26 AM
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From: south france
07-15-11 | 12:35 PM
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Maybe he needed brass balls clearance for climbing off the saddle?? Or dad bought him a "modified" oversized frame just to be spiteful.
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07-15-11 | 04:11 PM
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07-15-11 | 04:49 PM
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07-15-11 | 04:54 PM
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1985 912 imo. just like this one:
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...2-vs.-Trek-560
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...2-vs.-Trek-560