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01-30-10, 02:16 AM
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Roguedog, that one takes the cake!
01-30-10, 02:46 AM
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This guy ruins a De Rosa by having braze-ons taken off and turning it into a fixed gear, and still wants $1,850 as a minimum bid.
I'm not a fan of the bike as a whole, but there's no doubt Mr. Bell has done some fine work on that frame.
01-30-10, 03:12 AM
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I'm sure this seller is wondering why no-one would bid on a lovely set of Mavic Elite wheels. We're all wondering why the picture shows a front wheel with 20 spokes and Mavic Elites have always had 18 :-D
https://cgi.ebay.com/Mavic-Ksyrium-El...item27aef2d5b0
I sent this message ...
"How many spokes does a Mavic Elite front wheel have? (Hint: 20 is not the right answer)."
Update: The seller not only replied but posted the question to the listing. I can only assume he/she is blissfully unaware of the faux pax. I'm guessing someone put Elite stickers on an Equipe wheel and managed to pass it off as an Elite. This is both sad and funny at the same time. The seller even relisted the item, but for the obvious reason still can't seem to attract any bids.
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...:X:RTQ:US:1123
https://cgi.ebay.com/Mavic-Ksyrium-El...item27aef2d5b0
I sent this message ...
"How many spokes does a Mavic Elite front wheel have? (Hint: 20 is not the right answer)."
Update: The seller not only replied but posted the question to the listing. I can only assume he/she is blissfully unaware of the faux pax. I'm guessing someone put Elite stickers on an Equipe wheel and managed to pass it off as an Elite. This is both sad and funny at the same time. The seller even relisted the item, but for the obvious reason still can't seem to attract any bids.
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...:X:RTQ:US:1123
01-30-10, 09:26 AM
#2005
Uber Goober
On the wheels, he did post your question also answered, "Is this a trick question? My answer: 20 spokes (that's because it's a radial laced front wheel)". Not sure that explains it, but doesn't come across as a scam exactly, either.
How about we just drive to Houston and pick up a 16x2.125 inner tube for $2, thereby saving $2 over the Walmart price?
https://houston.craigslist.org/bik/1577309185.html
It wouldn't seem so bad, except I'm pretty sure this is the 3rd or 4th time at least that I've seen it listed, over a several month period.
How about we just drive to Houston and pick up a 16x2.125 inner tube for $2, thereby saving $2 over the Walmart price?
https://houston.craigslist.org/bik/1577309185.html
It wouldn't seem so bad, except I'm pretty sure this is the 3rd or 4th time at least that I've seen it listed, over a several month period.
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01-30-10, 10:20 AM
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So many things to comment on.. ENJOY!
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/bik/1577470573.html
27-Speed bontrager Trek racing bike w/ - $545 (san jose downtown)
it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/bik/1577470573.html
27-Speed bontrager Trek racing bike w/ - $545 (san jose downtown)
it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
I love the bit about "double buttered seams". Sounds more like a good french pastry than a bike :-D Oh and I'd love to see someone 5"10 riding a 50cm. I'm built like a 5'7" T-Rex and even I ride a 54cm.
01-30-10, 10:57 AM
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I dunno, Strop, dont' forget that he charges extra for the paddle shifters.. hmm.. but you do get the water bottle holders for free..
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01-30-10, 11:08 AM
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01-30-10, 11:12 AM
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I guess it didn't sell the first time around:
https://appleton.craigslist.org/bik/1577196105.html
Pimpin Tricycle (Winneconne)
I'm selling my awesome tricycle. It is black with painted gold trim.
It is equipped with:
a wheely bar
neon blue lights
Sony car stereo with AM/FM radio
Subs
2 strobe lights.
Call 920 418 0822 for questions or to make me an offer.
Need gone ASAP
https://appleton.craigslist.org/bik/1577196105.html
Pimpin Tricycle (Winneconne)
I'm selling my awesome tricycle. It is black with painted gold trim.
It is equipped with:
a wheely bar
neon blue lights
Sony car stereo with AM/FM radio
Subs
2 strobe lights.
Call 920 418 0822 for questions or to make me an offer.
Need gone ASAP
01-30-10, 11:37 AM
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I cannot believe that bike is still out there..It's the one with the kid holding it right?? picture taken on the deck I know this post is from 09 but when I was home in K'zoo in 07 that bike was on CL
01-30-10, 12:43 PM
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Buh'wah?!
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I got about 4 or 5 lines into that BS Trek ad before my eyes hurt and I couldn't read it anymore.
Ugh...
Though glancing through it, this line got me...
"For the last time, scammer’s cannot and will not scam well educated person like me with lots of common sense, wisdom, and well educated mine and I repeat that with stress, so don’t even try to scam me!"
Well... Educated?
-Gene-
Ugh...
Though glancing through it, this line got me...
"For the last time, scammer’s cannot and will not scam well educated person like me with lots of common sense, wisdom, and well educated mine and I repeat that with stress, so don’t even try to scam me!"
Well... Educated?
-Gene-
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01-30-10, 03:41 PM
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A new low on the Asheville, NC Craigs List.
Title is "bike: $250".
Description: "it is a blue bike the fornt brank is missed up"
Got to watch out for those branks when they are missed up. They can be really hard to un-miss up.
https://asheville.craigslist.org/bik/1576025687.html
Title is "bike: $250".
Description: "it is a blue bike the fornt brank is missed up"
Got to watch out for those branks when they are missed up. They can be really hard to un-miss up.
https://asheville.craigslist.org/bik/1576025687.html
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01-30-10, 06:52 PM
#2014
Uber Goober
I guess it didn't sell the first time around:
https://appleton.craigslist.org/bik/1577196105.html
Pimpin Tricycle (Winneconne)
I'm selling my awesome tricycle. It is black with painted gold trim.
It is equipped with:
a wheely bar
neon blue lights
Sony car stereo with AM/FM radio
Subs
2 strobe lights.
Call 920 418 0822 for questions or to make me an offer.
Need gone ASAP
https://appleton.craigslist.org/bik/1577196105.html
Pimpin Tricycle (Winneconne)
I'm selling my awesome tricycle. It is black with painted gold trim.
It is equipped with:
a wheely bar
neon blue lights
Sony car stereo with AM/FM radio
Subs
2 strobe lights.
Call 920 418 0822 for questions or to make me an offer.
Need gone ASAP
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01-30-10, 08:41 PM
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I see that tricycle has struts sticking behind it with castors on the end. This seems to be a failsafe mechanism because the trike tips back a lot, since there's so much weight behind the rear axle.
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01-30-10, 08:51 PM
#2016
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I can't tell whether this was intended as a joke or it's just a joke.
Rare Black Lemond Zurich Road Bike - MINT CONDITION - $1200 (Local pickup; Nationwide)
I have for sale a rare black Lemond Zurich Road bike offered for $1200. Local pickup possible; could also be shipped nationwide. After payment is made, bike will be
sent to the buyer.
Local pickup pays in cash; nationwide buyers via Paypal.
The bike is made with Reynolds 853 steel and has a Shimano LX gruppo. Comes with a discontinued Brooks leather saddle. Full Mavic wheelset.
Bike is in MINT condition.
Thanks for looking!
Rare Black Lemond Zurich Road Bike - MINT CONDITION - $1200 (Local pickup; Nationwide)
I have for sale a rare black Lemond Zurich Road bike offered for $1200. Local pickup possible; could also be shipped nationwide. After payment is made, bike will be
sent to the buyer.
Local pickup pays in cash; nationwide buyers via Paypal.
The bike is made with Reynolds 853 steel and has a Shimano LX gruppo. Comes with a discontinued Brooks leather saddle. Full Mavic wheelset.
Bike is in MINT condition.
Thanks for looking!
01-30-10, 10:50 PM
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Don't pass up on this rare bargain!!! Here's a typical CL ad in Phoenix....god I miss Boston CL.
https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/bik/1578763647.html
https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/bik/1578763647.html
02-01-10, 12:46 PM
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https://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/bik/1571066347.html
What a Deal Appox. 184 Bikes and Frames - $2000 (Highland Village)
Date: 2010-01-26, 6:28AM CST
Reply to: sale-hbqkx-1571066347@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
2000.00 that is S10.86 a bike the wheels are worth more then that.Must sell moving.
Free Sprit-5 ,Dyno-4, Pacific-3, Huffy Rocket-2, Next-12,Next Wipe Out-3, Magna-21, Magna Glacier Point-2, Magna Mt. Tamer-2, Specialize Hard Rock-2, Huffy-16, Murry -4, Mongoose-11 Girls, Road Master-9, Magna Great Divide-3, Huffy Turbulent-2, Huffy Sea Star Girls-3, Schinnwinn-2, Next Blue Girls, Next Mt., Next Cyclone, Next Ultra Shock, Next All Terrene, Huffy Girls, Mongoose Talon, Mongoose Buller, Mongoose Outer Limits, Mongoose Extreme, Murry Street Cycle, Murry Mt. Climber, Murry Hot Shot, Haro, Pacific Girls, Topaz, Magna Outback Girls, Magna Fugally Girls, Magna Girls, Magna Majestic, Pretty Pink, Princess Girls, Quest Sonic, Quasar Howler, DSX Advance Mt., Hunt Fox, Alta Terrain, Cherokee, Extreme Gray, Horizon, Huffy Arlington, Huffy Extreme, Huffy Tracer, Huffy Cypress, Huffy Mt. Harbor, Murry Back Trail, MXT Girls, Ross Mt. Jefferson, Ross Girls, Road Master Isolation Girls, Road Master Open Road, Road Master Mt.Climber, Road Master Mt. Fury, Road Master Mt. Fury Girls, Road Master Mt. Sport, Road Master, Royce Cyclone, Spalding Blade, Magna Silver Canyon, Murry Back Trail, Murry Hot Shot, Murry Ranger, Murry Ultra, Extreme Asava, Huffy Purple Girls, Huffy Ultra Terrain, Huffy Tempers, Huffy Mt. Handler, Huffy Savannah, Huffy Blades, Huffy Ultimate Canyon, Huffy Mt. Stone Mt., Next Belle Vista, Kent Edge, Rocket, Reno Turbo,Trek, Royce Union, Rally Extreme, Rally Warp, Gray Bike, Black Bike, Frame white, Frame Huffy-2, Frame Silver, Frame Pacific, Peugeot Frame
What a Deal Appox. 184 Bikes and Frames - $2000 (Highland Village)
Date: 2010-01-26, 6:28AM CST
Reply to: sale-hbqkx-1571066347@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
2000.00 that is S10.86 a bike the wheels are worth more then that.Must sell moving.
Free Sprit-5 ,Dyno-4, Pacific-3, Huffy Rocket-2, Next-12,Next Wipe Out-3, Magna-21, Magna Glacier Point-2, Magna Mt. Tamer-2, Specialize Hard Rock-2, Huffy-16, Murry -4, Mongoose-11 Girls, Road Master-9, Magna Great Divide-3, Huffy Turbulent-2, Huffy Sea Star Girls-3, Schinnwinn-2, Next Blue Girls, Next Mt., Next Cyclone, Next Ultra Shock, Next All Terrene, Huffy Girls, Mongoose Talon, Mongoose Buller, Mongoose Outer Limits, Mongoose Extreme, Murry Street Cycle, Murry Mt. Climber, Murry Hot Shot, Haro, Pacific Girls, Topaz, Magna Outback Girls, Magna Fugally Girls, Magna Girls, Magna Majestic, Pretty Pink, Princess Girls, Quest Sonic, Quasar Howler, DSX Advance Mt., Hunt Fox, Alta Terrain, Cherokee, Extreme Gray, Horizon, Huffy Arlington, Huffy Extreme, Huffy Tracer, Huffy Cypress, Huffy Mt. Harbor, Murry Back Trail, MXT Girls, Ross Mt. Jefferson, Ross Girls, Road Master Isolation Girls, Road Master Open Road, Road Master Mt.Climber, Road Master Mt. Fury, Road Master Mt. Fury Girls, Road Master Mt. Sport, Road Master, Royce Cyclone, Spalding Blade, Magna Silver Canyon, Murry Back Trail, Murry Hot Shot, Murry Ranger, Murry Ultra, Extreme Asava, Huffy Purple Girls, Huffy Ultra Terrain, Huffy Tempers, Huffy Mt. Handler, Huffy Savannah, Huffy Blades, Huffy Ultimate Canyon, Huffy Mt. Stone Mt., Next Belle Vista, Kent Edge, Rocket, Reno Turbo,Trek, Royce Union, Rally Extreme, Rally Warp, Gray Bike, Black Bike, Frame white, Frame Huffy-2, Frame Silver, Frame Pacific, Peugeot Frame
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02-02-10, 09:48 AM
#2019
Giant Puzzle
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is it me, or is that an odd looking fork?
https://pensacola.craigslist.org/bik/1581203180.html
Men's GIANT 26" Conventional MTB - $65 (Gulf Breeze Proper)
https://pensacola.craigslist.org/bik/1581203180.html
Men's GIANT 26" Conventional MTB - $65 (Gulf Breeze Proper)
02-02-10, 10:03 AM
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From today's Richmond Craigslist. Uh, the seller is speaking English, isn't he?:
https://richmond.craigslist.org/bik/1581728351.html
https://richmond.craigslist.org/bik/1581728351.html
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02-02-10, 03:37 PM
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https://grandrapids.craigslist.org/bik/1581817502.html
Does this sound a bit over-priced, or is it just me. I was going to post this in the tread about bent forks but couldn't find it. It might also be appropriate for the 'Fuji Bikes are Fantastic!!!" thead. Instead I'll put it here because it's on craigslist.
*edit* this probably isn't 'wacky' at all, just more a point of interest to me.
Does this sound a bit over-priced, or is it just me. I was going to post this in the tread about bent forks but couldn't find it. It might also be appropriate for the 'Fuji Bikes are Fantastic!!!" thead. Instead I'll put it here because it's on craigslist.
*edit* this probably isn't 'wacky' at all, just more a point of interest to me.
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02-02-10, 08:57 PM
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Priceless, this one is where I live so I'm seriously tempted to check it out. If it's not a scam it seems pretty cheap for a bike with Ultegra components so it's probably stolen.
I love the bit about "double buttered seams". Sounds more like a good french pastry than a bike :-D Oh and I'd love to see someone 5"10 riding a 50cm. I'm built like a 5'7" T-Rex and even I ride a 54cm.
I love the bit about "double buttered seams". Sounds more like a good french pastry than a bike :-D Oh and I'd love to see someone 5"10 riding a 50cm. I'm built like a 5'7" T-Rex and even I ride a 54cm.
02-02-10, 11:23 PM
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Bicycle 1988 fuji del rey - $1200 (North Jersey)
https://newjersey.craigslist.org/bik/1581814379.html
I love old fuji's, but $1200! this guy is smoking crack.
Purchased in 1988 One owner ( Ride) 12 speed 27" light weight.
just like new Attn Bike enthusius
just like new Attn Bike enthusius
02-03-10, 08:26 AM
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https://kalamazoo.craigslist.org/bik/1583671318.html
Schwinn lowrider - $1000000 (Kalamazoo)
The most dominating bad ash custom bike you've ever seen...custom paint and all original parts...spend you life saving on this bike...
Hard to let go, but if the price is right... One million or best offer....
I'll text you a pic. or come see it in Kalamazoo, MI
Schwinn lowrider - $1000000 (Kalamazoo)
The most dominating bad ash custom bike you've ever seen...custom paint and all original parts...spend you life saving on this bike...
Hard to let go, but if the price is right... One million or best offer....
I'll text you a pic. or come see it in Kalamazoo, MI