vintage cinelli laser on ebay...
08-10-11 | 05:24 PM
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08-11-11 | 07:50 AM
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Oh, you know...
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I still think it looks janky. I know it was the reality, I just don't get why.
Guess I just don't understand why it took so long for someone to make TT-specific reverse brake levers. It's not like they weren't already fabricating an entire frame, and handlebars specifically for the task. Just seems like the thought would have entered someone's head at some point...
"Hey, there's no reason for us to be using regular old aero hoods. Let's just make some cooler looking ones."
Guess I just don't understand why it took so long for someone to make TT-specific reverse brake levers. It's not like they weren't already fabricating an entire frame, and handlebars specifically for the task. Just seems like the thought would have entered someone's head at some point...
"Hey, there's no reason for us to be using regular old aero hoods. Let's just make some cooler looking ones."
08-11-11 | 09:41 PM
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Inverse brake levers were widely available on city bikes in Europe beginning in the early 1950s at least. It took several more decades for TT riders to catch on to their utility.
08-12-11 | 10:51 PM
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08-12-11 | 11:37 PM
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08-13-11 | 01:10 AM
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8 days from not:
"DOOOOD!! Guess what! I just won that auction for that POS Cinelli Laser!!! It only cost me $4,000! So Stoked! Can't wait to ride it."
"So wait. Even with bullhorns I gotta ride in the most god awful position ever?!"
"DOOOOD!! Guess what! I just won that auction for that POS Cinelli Laser!!! It only cost me $4,000! So Stoked! Can't wait to ride it."
"So wait. Even with bullhorns I gotta ride in the most god awful position ever?!"
08-13-11 | 01:30 AM
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Yeah, but I don't think the guy selling it is a collector. If he was, he would have at least cleaned the bike before taking photos. And he wouldn't have propped it on the bare ground like that.
08-13-11 | 08:18 AM
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1 previously "state-of-the-art" bike for the cost of 4 or 5 high end modern bikes? doesnotcompute. I'd much rather get a fixed gear, road bike, mountain bike and a touring machine for that type of money. Prolly have enough left over afterwords to take some sweet trips to enjoy them too.
08-13-11 | 03:03 PM
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1 previously "state-of-the-art" bike for the cost of 4 or 5 high end modern bikes? doesnotcompute. I'd much rather get a fixed gear, road bike, mountain bike and a touring machine for that type of money. Prolly have enough left over afterwords to take some sweet trips to enjoy them too.
08-13-11 | 11:13 PM
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https://cgi.ebay.com/Cinelli-Laser-Pi...item3cbafcb6dd
Sold for $15K Buy It Now in only 14 hours. Somebody wanted it BAAAAD.
That is FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS.
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08-13-11 | 11:34 PM
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Good lord.... the seller is right by my house... if I bought it I could've saved myself the $100 shipping.
On another note; why not free shipping if you're going to charge $15k for one!?!?!
On another note; why not free shipping if you're going to charge $15k for one!?!?!
08-15-11 | 09:32 AM
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Never underestimate the structural integrity of bondo! very advanced "composite" constuction that.
I think everyone is just jealous that they,(unlike those buyers) have more sense than money.
I think everyone is just jealous that they,(unlike those buyers) have more sense than money.
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