Is that rear hub for a coaster brake? It's got that weird little clip on cog spindle you find on 3 speed hubs and coaster hubs.

Nope, I think you're seeing the cassette lockring.

Who needs to flip-flop when you can jam two cogs onto the same hub?

see that, in the end, pushing wasn't necessary afterall.

Just be glad that Diane0827(0) didn't win.;)

Holy ****ing ****. This is ridiculous money.

Uhm, which auction are you guys talking about?

The pink 3Rensho

wait, am i missing something here?

what would you be missing?

165mm Sugino Grand Mighty Crankset w/ 49T GiGas chainring

http://i6.ebayimg.com/07/i/000/7f/4c/907f_1.JPG

retail on the pair is about $600. i'm curious as to what it will go for. the initial BIN was $300, but that was before the seller realized that's almost what the chainring is worth alone.

that's peculiar. at the time of my original post, the bidding had ended and the thing was sold for $160 dollars (hence my post). now, though, it says, "The seller ended this listing early because of an error in the listing." hmmm...

I think this is the real one.

$600 for a crankset? Why?

because it's made of compressed pixie dust and carbon fiber and then painted to look like aluminum, that's why.

It all makes sense now!

1,400 bucks for a frame with an aged paint job?! Somebody fell into some early Christmas money...or debt.

Edit: Must've been the nice "magic hour" shots that did it.

"If you have to ask..."

I wish I would've taken a picture of the Bridgestone EAI had built up at Interbike this year. Now that was a real "If you have to ask why..." bike with its Dugast tubulars, Grand Mighty/Gigas crankset, $4,000+ frame, etc etc.

Please don't tell us how fine she is, then say you don't have a picture!

:rolleyes:

serious bike "bling":

24k Gold Plated Toe Clips

I want.

But when they break.....

:(

yea. just broke mine while skidding. good times.

Look silver to me.

It was posted twice.

ugh.

to respond to the question, it's a billion dollars for the crankset because it's a superspecial crankset. in particular, the GiGas chainring is...well...special somehow. apparently it's got a magic coating that has something like 10% the friction of other chainrings. it's not exactly an average piece of equipment.