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Old 03-02-09 | 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by skid on me
i dont know anyone in the states. and this has crossed my mind haha

i would be willing to help you out. i am not going to take a loss at all, nore will i look to make money off of you. just the exact amount of money i would pay if i buy the bike and ship it to you. i would definitely want the money to order it before i put a bike on my credit card. and you can send the shipping charges later (i could find out exactly how much it would cost to ship it to you then let you know how much to send) i would ship fed ex, i can ship from my part time job. ground would be the cheapest for you, obviously. i am not sure about international, but it cost me $28 ($27.7X) to ship a 29 lbs(13.1541787 +kg) complete bike from Pennsylvania to California. i know it may sound shady, but if you are interested in some help PM me. you can feel it out if you want to. if you want to get an idea of shipping it would ship from US Postal Code 18704.
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Old 03-02-09 | 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by jholland
no, someone stole my bars I was using, and the wooden bars are somewhat temporary, I just haven't found anything else I like. I cut a branch off of a tree in the back yard and stripped the bark off and cut it to size... I didn't buy them.
Haha, what's the clamp diameter? I hope you used the proper shim!
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Old 03-02-09 | 03:21 PM
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Where in Canada are you? Pinkbike.com and CanadianCyclist.com have classifieds sections with most of the listings being in Canuckistan...
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Old 03-02-09 | 03:33 PM
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I commute daily on a 2007 fuji track. Found it used for $350 and I've spent less than $100 on it since. New bars, clipless pedals I already had, new seat off my brother's bike when he got a Brooks for Christmas, and a new chain. I love it. I've seen a few of them out there for cheap... not sure about Canada but worth looking. Good luck!
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Old 03-02-09 | 07:47 PM
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There are a lot of routes you could go if you want a cheap fixie. I did a conversion just recently. I bought a '70s Bianchi road bike $140, slapped a mut headset on it, got a Shimano cartridge bottom bracket $25, old handlebars, a sweet old san marco seat $20, weinmann Black Deep V $150, took apart an old road bike crank to make it single, you get the idea. In total, it cost me about $450 and it is way nice. When i get some extra money I will put a Chris King headset on it, but other than that it is a great bike. Definitely do a conversion.

P.S. mine still has braze-ons from the shifters and brake cables, etc. This doesn't bother me, but if you do a cheap conversion, you might have to deal with that unless you wanna sand them off
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Old 03-02-09 | 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by jholland
no, someone stole my bars I was using, and the wooden bars are somewhat temporary, I just haven't found anything else I like. I cut a branch off of a tree in the back yard and stripped the bark off and cut it to size... I didn't buy them.
LOL, soon as someone denys something, even BEFORE anyone ever accused them of anything, is purdy much a confesion ...


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Old 03-02-09 | 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by MadBuddha1
you could buy a used Bianchi Pista for $450 easy, forget what people say about them, they are really great entry level steel bikes and have awesome geometry that is as comfortable as it is aggressive, look into it

Where can one get a used pista for 450? I have been looking. I really want a chrome one in stock condition, and I am having a lot of trouble finding it.
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Old 03-03-09 | 12:15 AM
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i think the pista is nice
but im not a fan of all chrome
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Old 03-11-09 | 12:28 PM
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Old 03-11-09 | 05:52 PM
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i would at least would go 800 if i were you unless the guy who buys it from you knows what hes talking about when it comes to bikes
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