I love folders. I want one of the Bianchi Aquilettas, because they are zOMG kaWAii! cute. Unfortunately I neither need nor can justify more bikes at the moment.
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Benotto's are made in mexico...
Like many good things:
Caramel cookies.
Mole.
Tacos.
Volkswagens.
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:20 pm
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the good vw's are made in germany :).
although i would love to get a brand new 1969 air cooled beetle from mexico, damn those emissions import laws. one of my highlights of going to mexico city (or any mexican town) is seeing the millions of new build old school vw's in that country. beetle cabs EVERYWHERE
Beautiful Steel Raleigh - some sort of uber hot Italian leather saddle. I went and test rode it last night after work. Hubs need overhauling, but for the rest of it - really nice machine. Shifts beautifully.
Offer him $200 and he'd prolly go for it.
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I have this same frame in my basement. The rear drop outs broke. I love me some Raleigh, but do you not see a theme here: Gretch, Langston, and myself have all had our hearts broken by this bike.
I sold a 48cm version to a friend earlier this year. I updated it with seven speed barcons and rear wheel and a front aluminum wheel. The seatpost is something totally unobtainable like 23.8mm, so you'd be stuck with a 22.2mm and a shim or getting one made if you need to replace it.
Still, it was a nice little bike and super light.
Edit: The seatpost I had was a regular straight one though.
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Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:33 pm
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I sold a 48cm version to a friend earlier this year. I updated it with seven speed barcons and rear wheel and a front aluminum wheel. The seatpost is something totally unobtainable like 23.8mm, so you'd be stuck with a 22.2mm and a shim or getting one made if you need to replace it.
Still, it was a nice little bike and super light.
Edit: The seatpost I had was a regular straight one though.
Hey don't anybody buy this bike
I test drove it and it turned out the front fork was horribly bent. It kept trying to dive hard right on me.
I dunno what dude's gonna do with this, but he seemed pretty concerned/surprised when I told him at least.
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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 8:41 am
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Miyata for 140. Looks allright, description is not too specific.
Pic is bad, but that back wheel looks like something special - and that fork rake is pretty shallow - twitchy ride. Good if you're into that sort of thing.
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Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:09 pm
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Just like mine, but bigger. And I see they have the original saddle on it - I gave mine to Nygaard because sitting on it for 5 minutes was ass-breaking. Loved the faux fur but man that has to be the most unforgiving seat ever made.
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brake holes drilled. Is that what the kids are calling it these days? $5! man the economy really is in the shitter!
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Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 3:05 pm
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$25 on that Jamis Coda is a nice deal for someone looking to build a budget tourer or commuter. The bikes are sold with flat bars but have a geometry similar to most touring bikes and work well with drop bars too.
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