Hi. I'm a newbie.
05-18-12 | 06:35 AM
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Hmmm. Looks like there's some sour grapes hanging around here.
- But many thanks to strock for identifying the "BSO-POS" brand. Anyone here know what that stands for?
- But many thanks to strock for identifying the "BSO-POS" brand. Anyone here know what that stands for?
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05-18-12 | 06:35 AM
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LOL, a few years ago I sold a all original Raleigh Record and the buyer just couldn't believe how light it was and was so happy he had found a bike that wouldn't kill him to carry up four flights of stairs, I didn't say a word.
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05-18-12 | 06:41 AM
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Even I know enough to look for the heavier well-built bikes. No light and flimsy bikes for me. No sir.
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05-18-12 | 06:59 AM
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05-18-12 | 07:19 AM
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From: Mans of NC & SW UT Desert
Bikes: 86 Katakura Silk, 87 Prologue X2, 88 Cimarron LE, 1975 Sekai 4000 Professional, 73 Paramount, plus more
I went on a ride with a new group this AM. I had the oldest bike, by a couple of decades. Had to describe myself as a bicycle hoarder. No sane person would consider my stash of parts and bikes to be "normal". So newbs, be careful, very careful....
05-18-12 | 07:21 AM
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05-18-12 | 07:55 AM
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From: Sendai, Japan: Tohoku region (Northern Honshu))
Bikes: Vitus 979, Simplon 4-Star, Woodrup, Gazelle AB, Dawes Atlantis
How many bikes is too many?
* The petition for divorce appears on the breakfast table.
* The garage key is forever missing and never to be found.
* You arrive home one evening just in time to see the Salvation Army truck pulling away from your house — and the garage door is open.
* All your bicycles are stacked in a neat piles of 7 deep around the sofa; there's a note that conveys the message that you will more enjoy sleeping here with them than upstairs with me!
* Your former nightmares are replaced by a succession of horrifying images of scored, bindled, irreplaceable bearing races and cones.
... to mention a few
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Vitus 979, Simplon 4 Star, Gazelle Champion Mondial, Woodrup Giro, Dawes Atlantis
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05-18-12 | 08:27 AM
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Ohhhh so close - the red ones are worthless. Too bad he didn't give you a dark blue one, those are the REALLY valuable ones!
I am one of those who started here trying to learn a bit and quickly have the N+1 fever. When I first posted here I had 2 bikes, I now have 5 (and counting....)
I am one of those who started here trying to learn a bit and quickly have the N+1 fever. When I first posted here I had 2 bikes, I now have 5 (and counting....)
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