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07-16-16 | 09:48 PM
#4101
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From: Vancouver
Bikes: Camerotti ti roadbike, Old Sears Free Spirit Tange Hi-Ten Single Speed built from a 12 speed, 1997 Cannondale CAD3 r500 with Shimergo groupset
Saw this bike outside of my apartment yesterday.
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07-16-16 | 10:28 PM
#4102
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Bikes: 2012 Motobecane Vent Noir; 2016 Mercier Kilo TT Pro
It very much looks like a Trek head badge. The fork looks Trek-like too. I've been looking at some other Treks (1500, 2000) from that approximate era (aluminum frame and fork, threaded headset) and it looks amazingly similar. I'm thrown off by the internal brake cable routing for the rear brake; I haven't seen that in that era Trek, but I've only been able to find drive-side shots, heh.
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07-16-16 | 10:32 PM
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07-17-16 | 01:02 AM
#4104
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From: San Diego, CA
Bikes: road, track, mtb
That's not necessarily jack; it could be totally functional. If one was trying to compete in triathlon or TT on a budget, that's more or less what you would go for.
What you can say for sure about it is that it's ugly
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What you can say for sure about it is that it's ugly
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07-22-16 | 06:36 AM
#4110
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Bikes: Felt TK2, Felt Z5
^ Bars are total JA. The rest is not that bad, definitely seen worse. Aerospokes will get the hate, I know, but I like them. Same finish as the bike so they work. Leader will get the hate, but there is worse, not much, but there is. Chain ring bolts, eh, personal touch maybe, not for me, they will get some hate too but whatever.
07-25-16 | 10:07 AM
#4113
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From: Las Cruces, NM
Bikes: FTP
07-25-16 | 03:37 PM
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Clark W. Griswold
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From: ,location, location
Bikes: Foundry Chilkoot Ti W/Ultegra Di2, Salsa Timberjack Ti, Cinelli Mash Work RandoCross Fun Time Machine, 1x9 XT Parts Hybrid, Co-Motion Cascadia, Specialized Langster, Phil Wood Apple VeloXS Frame (w/DA 7400), R+M Supercharger2 Rohloff, Habanero Ti 26
07-27-16 | 10:50 AM
#4118
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That hurts my eyes.
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07-28-16 | 09:55 PM
#4121
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From: Wales, UK
Bikes: Saracen Skyline, Stanton Switchback, Cotic SolarisMAX
07-31-16 | 06:07 PM
#4123
Clark W. Griswold
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From: ,location, location
Bikes: Foundry Chilkoot Ti W/Ultegra Di2, Salsa Timberjack Ti, Cinelli Mash Work RandoCross Fun Time Machine, 1x9 XT Parts Hybrid, Co-Motion Cascadia, Specialized Langster, Phil Wood Apple VeloXS Frame (w/DA 7400), R+M Supercharger2 Rohloff, Habanero Ti 26
08-04-16 | 11:12 AM
#4125
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From: Queens, Ny
Bikes: Klein Q-Pro Carbon Team, Bridgestone MB-3, Mercier Kilo TT, BB17 Karma
Had to take a picture before this amazing deal goes away! Fiberglass he says, fiberglass...
https://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/bik/5711617925.html
https://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/bik/5711617925.html
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