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I've often seen Craig's list postings, or had responses to my Craig's list posts where it was sketchy , and after doing a little googling, it appeared to be scammy/spammy. For example, posting a really unique bike that would be advertised for sale in multiple markets with little information as...

the shifters and derailleurs are Shimano Deorext. The crank is a Shimano biopace. The rear brake caliper is dia-compe. Everything is else is scratched and dented beyond recognition.

The serial number is ES645127 .

how can I confirm or deny that the fork is a rock shock? Someone exfoliated the stickers and removed the rubber protective sleeve.

you should offer up the sprocket/sprocket cover. I'd be interested in it.

I got this in a pile of bikes. I put a tire on the rear wheels, and the drivetrain works. The front wheel looks too skinny for jumping a curb, let alone stumps. I poked around online, and the thing is far from original. The front fork still absorbs some shock, and has an adjustment dial on...

I picked up another Hawaii 3 cruiser, this one in green. It was sunburnt.. I thought wheels were white, but they are hyperfaded pink. These are solid bikes, but the one cheapy aspect is the badges they adhese on the headtube and chainguard. both of my bikes had a basket that just destroyed...

Besides being a novelty concept, is there any advantage to shaft drive bikes? Anyone have a modern one that they were able to do anything with (besides ride it) ? I had two kiddie shaft drive bikes from the 80s, but beyond the shaft, they weren't terribly interesting.

Re: Craigslist nightmares and dreams- odd responses Here's a few oddball or dumb responses I've gotten to ads I've posted over the years. 1- I always list a recommended height of rider for bikes I offer. I was selling a 26" wheel Schwinn's mens cruiser, and stated best for someone over 5'6"...

I went ahead and removed the temptation of the green wheels for y'all. I bought the rest. :) The discount code was handy- it essentially covered tax and shipping.

Re: Craigslist nightmares and dreams... funny stories someone hasn't been reading the news: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/clt/3581992027.html

Thread drifting: Did you see the bike in person, or just new it a walmart version from the pics? If so, what are the telltale signs ?

What size are the wheels? I'm going to wager that the bike is japanese.

My rat rod wagons - #4 cut off wheels are my friend, and a found lawnmower handle thrown into the mix, yielded this: The LED spot lights work, as well as the led bullet taillights. It is a bit heavy, but my upper body gets a healthy workout dragging it around all day. It is unlikely to...

My rat rod wagons - #4 I wanted something to take to the swap meets, and since swap meet grounds are not smooth meticulously maintained race ways, the low rider would constantly bottom out. So I needed something with clearance, could hold some stuff, and keep my boy dry/shady. So, scrounging...

I swap usable bikes with the area trading post for his not-so-usable bikes. Today I traded my 100% functional (but no shifters) 90's roadmaster: for his two-shot-tires Novara runabout: It has a cool yellow gooseneck, plus a set of araya rims. Which would you rather have?

I need a wall like this around my bike yard. Keep out the zombies and such.

I come across many bikes that have shifter or brake cables where the calipers/derailleurs are fine, it seems the cable have rusted solid. I usually end up removing the derailleurs and brakes rather then messing around with the cables. is there a clever solution to liberating rusty cables, or...

I have a bunch of 20" wheeled kids bikes that I accumulate from buying bike collections or dumpster diving. Usually they are cobbled together from remnants of partial bikes, so they are functional but not super attractive. When neighbor kids need one, because theirs got 'borrowed', lost, or...

Found these screen grabs on http://www.genesbmx.com/schwinn/sting-ray-info.html I have never seen one in person.