Low Tech - High Tech
07-02-09 | 04:08 AM
#1
Thread Starter
Each Drop of Sweat Counts
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 828
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From: New Bern NC
Bikes: Trek FX2, Trek Verve 3, Dahon Launch D8, Dahon Jetstream XP, Dahon Speed P8, Dahon Speed TR, Dahon Speed TT
Low Tech - High Tech
My daughter entered a drawing to win a bike. It was a summer sweepstakes and she won but won a gas grill.
About two weeks after we won the grill we were trying to sell it to give her the money. Anyway I saw an ad in a local classifieds saying someone's kid won a bike in a sweepstakes and it was too big for her and they were selling it.
I offered a straight up trade to them.....grill for bike. Yeah the grill was worth a bit more than the bike but it was worth a potential loss of profit to get my daughter the thing she was trying to win in the first place.
Got it on the stand today to make sure it was safe. Had my Speed P8 on the rack to clean right before since it's had a rough go of it lately and got caught in the rain a couple times.
John
About two weeks after we won the grill we were trying to sell it to give her the money. Anyway I saw an ad in a local classifieds saying someone's kid won a bike in a sweepstakes and it was too big for her and they were selling it.
I offered a straight up trade to them.....grill for bike. Yeah the grill was worth a bit more than the bike but it was worth a potential loss of profit to get my daughter the thing she was trying to win in the first place.
Got it on the stand today to make sure it was safe. Had my Speed P8 on the rack to clean right before since it's had a rough go of it lately and got caught in the rain a couple times.
John
07-02-09 | 03:23 PM
#6
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 1,319
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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
A beach cruiser!!! Cool.
07-02-09 | 03:30 PM
#7
Non-Spandex Commuter
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 1,025
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From: Olathe, KS
Bikes: Trek Soho S
Perfect!
07-02-09 | 06:34 PM
#8
Senior Member
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 1,513
Likes: 5
From: Bay Area, SF California
Bikes: Dahon Speed TR and Dahon Speed Pro TT
