oh, this guy. hes the same one selling the legions of hoopdy "track bikes" to the hordes of messenger groupies scanning ebay for anything remotely resembling a cheap fixie. hey, i know! ill take a freewheel hub, respace it and redish it with wacky tension so itll work as a single-speed hub, throw a fixed cog on without a lockring, and sell it to someone as their first fixed gear! and *then* charge them $35 to put it in a box, even if they come pick the bike up! oh wait, if they come pick it up, ill only charge them $25, but only if they leave the box.
i sense someone buying bikes from the local police bike auction, and turning them around on ebay for $100 a pop - or more, depending on what fools are willing to pay for janky fixies.
bummer is, he has a fiorelli/magistroni headset up right now that i could use for a bike with a problem headset, but i refuse to buy from him. $4.95 shipping for an item thatll cost $3.85 to ship in a free box from the post office, and mandatory insurance aint my bag.
and yes, i know multiple people whove gotten fixies from him and had them go wonky in the rear wheel department. waste of time buying half-ass fixies off ebay when they could do just as well buying a used bike from the thrift store and doing it themselves.
oops. did i mention that i detest this crap? :) but damn if it aint a moneymaker! $35 to drop a bike in a box. genius.
-joel
>http://ebay.com/<blah>
>
>Looks pretty clean. A comfy ride based on the may I sold.
>
>Beware this professional seller's professional $35 boxing nonsense. I have
>never charged boxing on any bike I've sold- but I'd love to box bikes all
>day at $35 a crack.
>
>Joe Bender-Zanoni
>Great Notch NJ
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <DTSHIFTER@aol.com>
>To: <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 5:08 PM
>Subject: [CR]FS: Two (2) Hubsets...........
>
>
>> Afternoon All,
>>
>> I have two hubsets for sale which may be of interest - Both are 36o and
>> spaced126mm. Pictures available later this evening. Thanks.
>>
>> 1) Maillard 700 Professional: Large Flange - Very Nice Condition (just
>> overhauled) w/correct QR's. $95.00 (shipped)
>>
>> 2) Bullseye. These have never been laced and are in perfect shape. They
>> are a "strange" sort of gold or copperish color. No QR's....... $100.00
>> (shipped).
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Chuck Brooks
>> Malta, NY 12020
>>
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i know what innocence looks like - and it wasn't there,
after she got that bicycle...