Best of Craigslist

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

01-23-09 | 05:12 PM

#576

Lugnuts001

Member

Joined: Jul 2007

Posts: 36

Likes: 0

Regarding the "Prompton" in NYC, I e-mailed the seller this morning and made it before the ad got deleted. I didn't get a response.

01-24-09 | 06:58 AM

#577

timo888

Senior Member

Joined: Jul 2008

Posts: 746

Likes: 7

From: Near the Twelve Mile Circle in Pennsylvania

Bikes: Birdy BD-1

newyork bicycles in the midtown east white color -
Bike Friday NWT folding bike -

houston WTS Dahon Boardwalk folding bicycle -

lasvegas Dahon Folding Bike -

sfbay mini avenger FOLDING BIKE very comfortable -

seattle Six Speed Folding Bike w/rear Suspension - Business Life - Like New!!! -

denver 2008 Bike Friday Tikit Commuter/Travel Bike -

Last edited by timo888; 01-24-09 at 07:42 PM.

01-26-09 | 08:42 AM

#578

timo888

Senior Member

Joined: Jul 2008

Posts: 746

Likes: 7

From: Near the Twelve Mile Circle in Pennsylvania

Bikes: Birdy BD-1

austin Folding bikes -

01-27-09 | 08:41 PM

#579

timo888

Senior Member

Joined: Jul 2008

Posts: 746

Likes: 7

From: Near the Twelve Mile Circle in Pennsylvania

Bikes: Birdy BD-1

boston Glider english orange folding bike 1960s? - $85 -

01-28-09 | 07:01 PM

#580

timo888

Senior Member

Joined: Jul 2008

Posts: 746

Likes: 7

From: Near the Twelve Mile Circle in Pennsylvania

Bikes: Birdy BD-1

seattle Folding Travel Bicycle - $750 -

Six Speed Folding Bicycle w/Rear Suspension - Like New! - $210 -

Last edited by timo888; 01-28-09 at 07:04 PM.

01-28-09 | 09:26 PM

#581

jur

Senior Member

Joined: May 2005

Posts: 7,393

Likes: 10

From: Albany, WA

What model Bike Friday is this on ebay? #320336000288

01-29-09 | 05:10 AM

#582

timo888

Senior Member

Joined: Jul 2008

Posts: 746

Likes: 7

From: Near the Twelve Mile Circle in Pennsylvania

Bikes: Birdy BD-1

Quote:

Originally Posted by jur

What model Bike Friday is this on ebay? #320336000288

bikefridaywalter.wordpress.com/2006/08/ -> https://www.bikefriday.com/classic-friday

Last edited by timo888; 01-29-09 at 05:14 AM.

01-29-09 | 01:53 PM

#583

Foldable Two

Senior Member

Joined: Aug 2005

Posts: 1,319

Likes: 0

From: Vancouver, Washington and Ocean Shores, Washington, USA

Bikes: 2 - 2007 Custom Bike Fridays, 2 - 2009 Bike Friday Pocket 8's, Gravity 29'er SS, 2 - 8-spd Windsor City Bikes, 1973 Raleigh 20 & a 1964 Schwinn Tiger

Just what you need Jur!!!

01-31-09 | 09:31 AM

#584

timo888

Senior Member

Joined: Jul 2008

Posts: 746

Likes: 7

From: Near the Twelve Mile Circle in Pennsylvania

Bikes: Birdy BD-1

sfbay 2008 yeah folding bike - $125 -

phoenix BIKE FRIDAY 27SPEED FOLDER - $700 -

02-01-09 | 06:53 AM

#585

timo888

Senior Member

Joined: Jul 2008

Posts: 746

Likes: 7

From: Near the Twelve Mile Circle in Pennsylvania

Bikes: Birdy BD-1

sfbay Crappy lil folding bike - $25 -

atlanta Folding Bike for sale - new - $50 -

phoenix Japanese adult folding bike - $69 -

02-02-09 | 05:33 AM

#586

jur

Senior Member

Joined: May 2005

Posts: 7,393

Likes: 10

From: Albany, WA

Could this be a Pristine Raleigh Twenty?

https://www.craigslist.org/about/best/bos/997600199.html

02-02-09 | 11:35 PM

#587

SesameCrunch

Eschew Obfuscation

Joined: Aug 2005

Posts: 3,845

Likes: 0

From: San Francisco Bay Area

Bikes: 2005 Fuji Professional, 2002 Lemond Zurich, Folders - Strida, Merc, Dahon, Downtube, Recumbent folder

Have you guys ever seen this before? A suitcase folding bike.

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/bik/1009250171.html

__________________

02-03-09 | 04:37 PM

#588

timo888

Senior Member

Joined: Jul 2008

Posts: 746

Likes: 7

From: Near the Twelve Mile Circle in Pennsylvania

Bikes: Birdy BD-1

portland PBW folding bicycle - $950 -

newyork puma folding glow in the dark bike - $400 -

sfbay Dahon folding bike - $400 -

seattle folding recumbent bike - $1100 -

Last edited by timo888; 02-03-09 at 04:41 PM.

02-03-09 | 05:36 PM

#589

EvilV

Bicycling Gnome

Joined: Apr 2006

Posts: 1,877

Likes: 1

From: 55.0N 1.59W

Quote:

Originally Posted by jur

Could this be a Pristine Raleigh Twenty?

https://www.craigslist.org/about/best/bos/997600199.html

That seller needs a lesson in basic marketing - rule #1 Show the customer the merchandise. Smartarse jokes will not substitute.

02-03-09 | 05:39 PM

#590

EvilV

Bicycling Gnome

Joined: Apr 2006

Posts: 1,877

Likes: 1

From: 55.0N 1.59W

Quote:

Originally Posted by SesameCrunch

Have you guys ever seen this before? A suitcase folding bike.

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/bik/1009250171.html

That is the most horrible contraption I ever set eyes on. Who could have thought that was a good idea, let alone put money into manufacturing it? Jeeez - it's enough to destroy your faith in human nature and innate common sense.

And I was embarrassed about riding on a strida lookalike? I obviously need to re-calibrate my ridiculousness meter.

Last edited by EvilV; 02-03-09 at 05:43 PM.

02-03-09 | 06:07 PM

#591

SesameCrunch

Eschew Obfuscation

Joined: Aug 2005

Posts: 3,845

Likes: 0

From: San Francisco Bay Area

Bikes: 2005 Fuji Professional, 2002 Lemond Zurich, Folders - Strida, Merc, Dahon, Downtube, Recumbent folder

Quote:

Originally Posted by EvilV

And I was embarrassed about riding on a strida lookalike? I obviously need to re-calibrate my ridiculousness meter.

Ummm......, does this mean you're not going to bid on it and then fly over here to pick it up?

__________________

02-03-09 | 06:13 PM

#592

EvilV

Bicycling Gnome

Joined: Apr 2006

Posts: 1,877

Likes: 1

From: 55.0N 1.59W

Quote:

Originally Posted by SesameCrunch

Ummm......, does this mean you're not going to bid on it and then fly over here to pick it up?

You know, you really are a most perceptive man.

No - I think I might just struggle with myself and resist the temptation. Of course, if I weaken, there will be another along soon enough - 2045 maybe, when I'm long dead - hopefully.

02-03-09 | 06:15 PM

#593

BruceMetras

Senior Member

Joined: Aug 2005

Posts: 2,097

Likes: 8

From: San Rafael, California

Quote:

Originally Posted by SesameCrunch

Have you guys ever seen this before? A suitcase folding bike.

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/bik/1009250171.html

Yup, same one I mentioned somewhere around 120 posts back..

https://www.bikeforums.net/showpost.p...&postcount=467

02-03-09 | 07:12 PM

#594

SesameCrunch

Eschew Obfuscation

Joined: Aug 2005

Posts: 3,845

Likes: 0

From: San Francisco Bay Area

Bikes: 2005 Fuji Professional, 2002 Lemond Zurich, Folders - Strida, Merc, Dahon, Downtube, Recumbent folder

Quote:

Originally Posted by EvilV

Oh, and one more thing - I wanted to point out that the answer to your rhetorical question is in the Craigslist ad:

"It was designed by an engineer in the aerospace industry in England that wanted a folding bike that didn't look like one (circa 1980's - early 90's)."

I would have guessed Japanese origins, myself.

__________________