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06-01-17 | 11:00 AM
#4401
bill nyecycles
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 3,333
Likes: 359
From: Houston TX
06-01-17 | 05:02 PM
#4402
Member
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 43
Likes: 0
From: Ichikawa City, Chiba, Japan
Bikes: Scott addict Team Highroad (2010), Peroni Track bike
Ex-champion pawning his stuff?
Ummm is there a category for JA ebay seller?
Sorry if I have pinched a nerve with some of you guys and gals but this guy (not the bike) is a complete JA. Can't spell and can't remember the frame size of his bike but won 4 State championships (huh????). So someone here must know him or is he a real JA to BS just to sell a bike he rode 30,000 miles on while apparently having no idea about. If this guy is real and you know him please slap him!!
I love the reason for sale, a broken ankle (???) Also "item specifics" 27 gears, kick stand and pump, model = Volpe (the Bianchi Volpe was the top of the range back then possibly) fully dressed in record.
Sorry if I have pinched a nerve with some of you guys and gals but this guy (not the bike) is a complete JA. Can't spell and can't remember the frame size of his bike but won 4 State championships (huh????). So someone here must know him or is he a real JA to BS just to sell a bike he rode 30,000 miles on while apparently having no idea about. If this guy is real and you know him please slap him!!
I love the reason for sale, a broken ankle (???) Also "item specifics" 27 gears, kick stand and pump, model = Volpe (the Bianchi Volpe was the top of the range back then possibly) fully dressed in record.
06-01-17 | 07:45 PM
#4403
local yokel
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 45
Likes: 6
From: Idaho Panhandle
Bikes: Surly Karate Monkey SS, Surly Grappler
07-12-17 | 05:47 PM
#4408
Senior Member
Joined: Oct 2016
Posts: 127
Likes: 7
From: Ontario
Bikes: Wheeler custom fixed gear
I just found this "lambo" while browsing kijiji:
Motorized bicycle rare. Business owned lambo bike | other | Mississauga / Peel Region | Kijiji
Motorized bicycle rare. Business owned lambo bike | other | Mississauga / Peel Region | Kijiji
08-17-17 | 10:36 PM
#4413
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 22,676
Likes: 2,642
From: CID
Bikes: 1991 Bianchi Eros, 1964 Armstrong, 1988 Diamondback Ascent, 1988 Bianchi Premio, 1987 Bianchi Sport SX, 1980s Raleigh mixte (hers), All-City Space Horse (hers)
08-17-17 | 10:42 PM
#4414
Calamari Marionette Ph.D
Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 7,861
Likes: 41
From: Coeur d' Alene
Bikes: 3 Chinese Gas Pipe Nerdcycles and 2 Chicago Electroforged Boat Anchors
08-17-17 | 11:36 PM
#4415
crazy keeper
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 290
Likes: 0
From: vancouver
Bikes: Concorde Track bike, Cramerotti Track bike, Brodie Unibomber, Concorde Road bike, Concorde Time Trial, Babboe City Bike
This could be a good idea but the geometry is jackass.
The pedals are too far back and the guy's genitals can't be happy. The way he is pedaling looks comical at times.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lzUBCRBJeg
The pedals are too far back and the guy's genitals can't be happy. The way he is pedaling looks comical at times.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lzUBCRBJeg
The price wasn't too bad, but I couldn't imagine riding it anywhere that wasn't flat. Seeing as there's no gears and it's basically a two wheeled unicycle, I just couldn't buy it. I will say though, that it was an interesting ride and kind of fun, but really doesn't have the functionality that the most bargain basement department store bike has.
Kind of a silly idea, but in some way I'm glad it's out there. If someone wanted to give me one, I wouldn't say no!
08-18-17 | 03:18 PM
#4416
Fresh Garbage
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 13,190
Likes: 30
From: Los Angeles
Bikes: N+1
Haven't seen one of those in a while! Manta Saddle | MANTA
08-18-17 | 04:26 PM
#4417
Senior Member
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 1,414
Likes: 2
From: Arlington, TX
Bikes: 2008 Surly Cross Check, 2010 Fuji Track Comp
08-18-17 | 04:32 PM
#4418
Calamari Marionette Ph.D
Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 7,861
Likes: 41
From: Coeur d' Alene
Bikes: 3 Chinese Gas Pipe Nerdcycles and 2 Chicago Electroforged Boat Anchors
08-22-17 | 02:46 PM
#4420
Senior Member
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 1,414
Likes: 2
From: Arlington, TX
Bikes: 2008 Surly Cross Check, 2010 Fuji Track Comp
08-27-17 | 06:44 PM
#4422
Super-duper Genius
Joined: Aug 2016
Posts: 1,759
Likes: 1,054
From: Muskrat Springs, Utah
Seems like the cockpit setup is where we most often find really jackassey stuff.
Here's one of the worst I've encountered (saw it on a train a few days ago):
30mm of spacers, one of those stupid steering column extenders, 3 or 4 more spacers, and then a super short stem, installed backwards. But the grip still wasn't high enough, so he cranked the bar way up to a ridiculous angle. I wanted to ask him how well his front brake works.
It's a shame, because that's a pretty nice Kestrel frame, and everything else on it is reasonably tidy.
Here's one of the worst I've encountered (saw it on a train a few days ago):
30mm of spacers, one of those stupid steering column extenders, 3 or 4 more spacers, and then a super short stem, installed backwards. But the grip still wasn't high enough, so he cranked the bar way up to a ridiculous angle. I wanted to ask him how well his front brake works.
It's a shame, because that's a pretty nice Kestrel frame, and everything else on it is reasonably tidy.
Last edited by Broctoon; 08-28-17 at 10:32 AM.
