Are these real
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Are these real
I want to buy these bikes are they original and what are they worth sorry about the pic of the red one I have no idea if there correct or the year of them are they dressed up frankin bikes the rusty one I have know clue what it is
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I'd say yes they are real photos. The grass is far too irregular and the clippings make me feel like it's too detailed to be a rendering.
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Spelling counts too! "...there correct..."?, "frankin bikes"? I know this is the internet, but come on!
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Yes they are real they arent fake images but you cant tell because your iphone window is too small and you cant even use the shift function when you are posting from it so get a real computer and a real keyboard unlike all those teenyboppers out there who cant put their phone down even if theyre sleeping like you know i was at a concert today and half of the audience were texting throughout the entire performance so why didnt they just stay home if they werent going to listen anyway theyre a bunch of overgrown teenagers that wont amount to anything it makes you sorry that a human life is being wasted in that way because its painfully obvious that nothing of intellect or intelligence ever enters their brain much less comes near it but if you really dont want to be like those people you can sit down and read a book about grammar someday and when you really become uber proficient in it like man you are a whiz you can pick up a copy of the elements of style by strunk and white then you can be really pro and rad dude like you know!!!!!!!111
Whew. It took some doing not to hit the shift button typing that.
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The gold stem on the 'Monark' (does no one spell check anymore?) tells me it's been rusted and restored. Ooops, I hit a period, I guess that means I have to stop now.
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aw com'on you guys it ok to run sentences together too much punctuation only wastes time sometimes you forum guys are harsh as old mother in laws governing internet usage aint set in stone cold steel gas pipe fixie riding speling police .... do dah , do dah...
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Sung to the tune of Camptown Races?
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All you smart guys. And you couldnt read between the lines I posted this on my PC I dont get what just happened. But man has this place changed
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The bikes look real enough to me. I haven't a clue what they're worth, but I can't imagine you'll get into a bidding war over that rusty one.
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You can't be bothered to even attempt to use punctuation or capitalization, expecting us to do your work for you, and you're annoyed at us? I'd say you are getting about as much respect as you deserve. Probably more than you deserve.
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Here's my analysis as well as my suggestions:
Are these real What? The bikes or the pictures? I am betting that the bikes are actual bikes and therefore real. The pics are images of reality and therefore virtual (but if you print them out, you could argue that they are real)
I want to buy these bikes(.) (A)re they original (originally, all things were raw materials. My bet is that the original raw materials were probably used to make the bikes in the pics, but they are probably not now what they were when they were originally built) and what are they worth(?) (S)orry about the pic of the red one(.) I have no idea if there (they're) correct (I assume you mean the bikes, but if you are referring to the pic of the red one, then "they're" should be "it's") or the year (probably better to say "their age"of them(.) (A)re they dressed up frankin bikes(?) I have no idea what this question means. (T)he rusty one I have know ("no" not "know"clue what it is. This sentence was backwards but I could parse it.
Sorry for the blunt response, I bet you'll give it a better attempt in the future.
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Last one looks like a Western Flyer. The one I have from that era was made by Cleveland so it could be a Cleveland or possibly even one of the other badges they made bikes for also. It's probably about a $100 bike around here. Monark might bring a little more. The red one looks to be the only one with original saddle.
I don't see much balloon tire discussion around here. You may have better luck at thecabe.com
I don't see much balloon tire discussion around here. You may have better luck at thecabe.com
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dat rast wil buf rite ut e z mune
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Last one looks like a Western Flyer. The one I have from that era was made by Cleveland so it could be a Cleveland or possibly even one of the other badges they made bikes for also. It's probably about a $100 bike around here. Monark might bring a little more. The red one looks to be the only one with original saddle.
I don't see much balloon tire discussion around here. You may have better luck at thecabe.com
I don't see much balloon tire discussion around here. You may have better luck at thecabe.com
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Well, I'll get off the band wagon and try to answer the question.
These bikes look to me like they've got all the correct pieces on them but they've been repainted by an amateur. None of them are hugely collectable but they all look like good old fashioned fun to me.
If you want to see more of this kind of bike I'd suggest www.ratrodbikes.com
These bikes look to me like they've got all the correct pieces on them but they've been repainted by an amateur. None of them are hugely collectable but they all look like good old fashioned fun to me.
If you want to see more of this kind of bike I'd suggest www.ratrodbikes.com
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Jokes aside - the first example in red is a Murray. Note the peaked dropouts.
Unfortunately, they're also so cheaply built that you can cold set a bent stay on one of them with your bare hands - and not with any effort either. The next door neighbor has a Murray Sky Bolt (tankless version of the same), and I can't stand working on it for that reason. It doesn't get ridden often, but it makes up for it in falling over with regularity. I've cold-set that thing more than any other single bike.
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Unfortunately, they're also so cheaply built that you can cold set a bent stay on one of them with your bare hands - and not with any effort either. The next door neighbor has a Murray Sky Bolt (tankless version of the same), and I can't stand working on it for that reason. It doesn't get ridden often, but it makes up for it in falling over with regularity. I've cold-set that thing more than any other single bike.
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+1 Baloon bikes = ratrod forum.