And now for something completely different...
03-05-15 | 12:38 PM
#176
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From: PAZ
Update:
The Masi was passed along to a new owner late yesterday afternoon.
I may finally be about a day or so away from confirming my new house. Seemed the right time to pass her along to someone who will surely get on the ball and do a proper restoration more quickly than I've managed to do!
It was a pleasure having been the temporary caretaker for nearly 3 years, but she's gone on to a deserving third owner who will one day return her to her former glory.
N-1 on the complete-bike front so far this year. Guess an old dog can learn new tricks
DD
The Masi was passed along to a new owner late yesterday afternoon.
I may finally be about a day or so away from confirming my new house. Seemed the right time to pass her along to someone who will surely get on the ball and do a proper restoration more quickly than I've managed to do!
It was a pleasure having been the temporary caretaker for nearly 3 years, but she's gone on to a deserving third owner who will one day return her to her former glory.
N-1 on the complete-bike front so far this year. Guess an old dog can learn new tricks
DD
03-05-15 | 12:52 PM
#177
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From: STP
Update:
The Masi was passed along to a new owner late yesterday afternoon.
I may finally be about a day or so away from confirming my new house. Seemed the right time to pass her along to someone who will surely get on the ball and do a proper restoration more quickly than I've managed to do!
It was a pleasure having been the temporary caretaker for nearly 3 years, but she's gone on to a deserving third owner who will one day return her to her former glory.
N-1 on the complete-bike front so far this year. Guess an old dog can learn new tricks
DD
The Masi was passed along to a new owner late yesterday afternoon.
I may finally be about a day or so away from confirming my new house. Seemed the right time to pass her along to someone who will surely get on the ball and do a proper restoration more quickly than I've managed to do!
It was a pleasure having been the temporary caretaker for nearly 3 years, but she's gone on to a deserving third owner who will one day return her to her former glory.
N-1 on the complete-bike front so far this year. Guess an old dog can learn new tricks
DD
Hope the new house works well for you.
Fwiw I sold two beautiful bicycles and one frameset this week.
I have six additional framesets, four wheelsets and two shelves of parts to sell by April.
I have a beautiful c&v bicycle waiting for me. I don't want to jinx the sale by outing it yet.
Last edited by gomango; 03-05-15 at 01:17 PM.
03-05-15 | 07:48 PM
#178
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From: Northern California
Bikes: Cheltenham-Pedersen racer, Boulder F/S Paris-Roubaix, Varsity racer, '52 Christophe, '62 Continental, '92 Merckx, '75 Limongi, '76 Presto, '72 Gitane SC, '71 Schwinn SS, etc.
Congrats on the new house, DD!
For me, it was the Harleys that I had to part with to fund a nearby house, had to go with a short-sale fixer and "bigger" than I would have otherwise chosen, just to get a decent per-sq-ft price in a "quiet" neighborhood, and with "bike basement" potential.
But it was a relief to finally have proper storage for all the bikes I had kept at my apartment.
LOL, today I spent hours working on fire fuel remediation and tending to my 2nd-hand gas and electric mower/trimmer "collection".
Ticks and chiggers, anyone?
Nice "before" photo (woodpeckers sure were busy):
But it's "after" that counts, right?:
For me, it was the Harleys that I had to part with to fund a nearby house, had to go with a short-sale fixer and "bigger" than I would have otherwise chosen, just to get a decent per-sq-ft price in a "quiet" neighborhood, and with "bike basement" potential.
But it was a relief to finally have proper storage for all the bikes I had kept at my apartment.
LOL, today I spent hours working on fire fuel remediation and tending to my 2nd-hand gas and electric mower/trimmer "collection".
Ticks and chiggers, anyone?
Nice "before" photo (woodpeckers sure were busy):
But it's "after" that counts, right?:
Last edited by dddd; 03-05-15 at 07:58 PM.
03-06-15 | 12:51 AM
#179
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From: Port Angeles, WA
Bikes: A green one, "Ragleigh," or something.
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● 1971 Grandis SL ● 1972 Lambert Grand Prix frankenbike ● 1972 Raleigh Super Course fixie ● 1973 Nishiki Semi-Pro ● 1979 Motobecane Grand Jubile ●1980 Apollo "Legnano" ● 1984 Peugeot Vagabond ● 1985 Shogun Prairie Breaker ● 1986 Merckx Super Corsa ● 1987 Schwinn Tempo ● 1988 Schwinn Voyageur ● 1989 Bottechia Team ADR replica ● 1990 Cannondale ST600 ● 1993 Technium RT600 ● 1996 Kona Lava Dome ●
03-06-15 | 07:32 AM
#180
Here are some sites that will help Masi ? 3V Barcelona | Beautiful Machines masi frame dating information MasiInterview and this last one is mine open to any reasonable offer. thanks RARE Masi 3V 1st 50 Ever Built Hinault Gitane Racing Tour de France Mavic SSC | eBay. its also listed here somewhere in the FOR SALE ADS
03-07-15 | 12:42 PM
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Thanks, guys. Tim, the place is in Sultan, so only about 20+ miles from Everett. I haven't moved far. Coming up on the end of my 12 month apartment lease, so I really and truly left it to the last possible minute!
Offer was countered and I accepted the new terms - now the only possible thing standing in the way is if the assessed value comes in low (as happened with my last house on Whidbey). Hopefully it will not come to that.
Bonus room will be my bike room - plus the garage has lots of bike-space, too.
Grady: Yeah, I get that - I've pretty much completed my bike-culling "first phase". Between the recent Bike Swap and the sale of the Masi (Bob Freeman is the new owner), I'm down to 9 complete bikes and the small '73 Colnago Super frame currently in bare metal. Perfectly manageable now that I have the extra room.
dddd: Wish I'd had options such as buying a short sale or similar, but using my VA loan limited my looking. They're pretty strict about what they'll lend on. Love your bike-dungeon
DD
Offer was countered and I accepted the new terms - now the only possible thing standing in the way is if the assessed value comes in low (as happened with my last house on Whidbey). Hopefully it will not come to that.
Bonus room will be my bike room - plus the garage has lots of bike-space, too.
Grady: Yeah, I get that - I've pretty much completed my bike-culling "first phase". Between the recent Bike Swap and the sale of the Masi (Bob Freeman is the new owner), I'm down to 9 complete bikes and the small '73 Colnago Super frame currently in bare metal. Perfectly manageable now that I have the extra room.
dddd: Wish I'd had options such as buying a short sale or similar, but using my VA loan limited my looking. They're pretty strict about what they'll lend on. Love your bike-dungeon
DD
