[CR]E-bay identification skill test

(Example: Events:Cirque du Cyclisme:2004)

Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2002 21:25:28 -0400
From: "Joe Bender-Zanoni" <joebz@optonline.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]E-bay identification skill test

I've been bottom feeding on ebay a bit. Here are two example of poorly described or photographed auctions. How about a test of spotting skills :

A touring bike grab bag,

http://ebay.com/<blah>

ID the most components- Campy or Sugino cranks? Campy, KKT or Mikashima pedals?, Which Weinmann brakes? What are the touring cranks? Rear der.? See a front? Seatpost? (bonus points for size), What threading on the Phil BB? Please don list all the racks tools etc. just the components.

and a somewhat rusty PX-10,

http://ebay.com/<blah>

How rusty? What year? Can it be as old as the guy says? Could it be old enough to have other than Stronglight 93 cranks? Other than black Delrin derailleurs? Do I see straight Simplex skewars? Is the saddle shot or just beat up? Simplex post?

I'll post the grand champion in a couple of weeks once I see the merchandise. All rules and decisions to be totally arbitrary along the lines of Calvinball. Feel free to post directly to me if this clogs up to much list bandwidth or gets redundant.

Joe Bender-Zanoni

> Great Notch, NJ