2 BLUE BIKES

[Rat Rod]

Picked these up today.

The Murray will be a parts bike and the Lotus will make some roadie happy.

The best part was when I asked the store manager about the pricing because there were no price tags. He comes out and looks them over and says (in Spanish accent)..."hmmm...how about $65 for the pair?....that lady's bike is an antique!" I then asked if they made this stuff up as they went along...ha ha. :lol: I told him it wasn't an "antique" and it was probably made in the 80s or 90s. He then said..."No way..it's an antique...just look at the tires!" I then said...you can buy white walls at any bike store... they are not antiques. I told him the best I could do was $40 for the pair...he then says..."how about $50?" which I then responded by saying I'd pass and as I was walking away he says..."OKAY OKAY...$40!"...ha ha. Gotta love bartering.

 

[RatRodDad]

Looks like those two might put your cleaning powers to the test!! :lol:

Either some rat rodder flipped the handlebars on the ladies bike - or some little old lady with a hunched back had to had them flipped over that way so she could ride it!

 

[Rat Rod]

I think the movers may have flipped them...there's one of those moving company stickers on the handlebars.

 

[GTCOMA]

those chrome bmx 26" forks on the first one could come in handy. are you parting it out for sale or for yourself?

 

[rusty513]

I think that the manager was right. The one bike looks like it's from the 1940's, ha ha!!!!!!! Another good find!!!!!!!! We're waiting for you to get in the buildoff.

 

[Rat Rod]

those chrome bmx 26" forks on the first one could come in handy. are you parting it out for sale or for yourself?

I bought the lady's bike for parts and the road bike to flip.

 

[Rat Rod]

We're waiting for you to get in the buildoff.

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[ej599]

I told him the best I could do was $40 for the pair...he then says..."how about $50?" which I then responded by saying I'd pass and as I was walking away he says..."OKAY OKAY...$40!"...ha ha. Gotta love bartering.

Yep. I always offer them less. There's nothing to lose. When did Murray stop making the frames with pointed drop outs? And those wheels are nice they ressemble S-2s. Way to go.

 

[rusty513]

Sorry, I thought this was posted by someone else. I need not to respond so early in the morning,haha

 

[Rat Rod]

Sorry, I thought this was posted by someone else. I need not to respond so early in the morning,haha

Ha Ha...no problem man...I feel your pain. My daughters had us up at 6:15 today. :shock:

I just got back from trading the road bike for a sweet Hawthorne rat with Carlisle Lightening white walls...will post photos soon.