Odd duck Higgins

[expjawa]

Spotted this on craigslist:
http://buffalo.craigslist.org/bik/2848410460.html

Is this a womens bike that someone added a top bar to? It's pretty odd looking, all things considered...

 

[Voyager Al]

sure looks like it,huh?. Nice bike,though. Id buy it, love the skirt guards.....

 

[ratina]

Yes it is. Good price for the parts

 

[outskirtscustoms]

The beehive springer I have seen sell for $150 by itself, the rack, the skirt guards, and the rear fender with mud flap is all extra. It's worth it all day long.

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

Buy it! Great parts there :wink: To answer your question, the top bar was added :wink:

 

[expjawa]

I was thinking the same thing - I was looking for a set of those skirts. There was a set w/chainguard that just sold on eBay for $125. I'm sure the other bits have some resale value too. Well, I left the dude a voicemail but haven't gotten a call back, so we'll see...

 

[expjawa]

Well, I heard back from the guy. He told me that the top tube was installed on it when he got it. Apparently, it's welded to the seat post clamp and has a washer on the other end that goes under the steer tube nut. Sound hokey to me, but it doesn't matter since the value is in the other parts on the bike.

He agreed to sell it to me for $100, so I'm sending my niece (who lives a few miles away from the seller) to get it for me. Then I can pick it up next time I go up to Buffalo.

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Awesome, those forks are nice, and they ride like a Cadillac.

 

[expjawa]

Well, my niece went to get it for me on Saturday. I'm supposed to drive up to Buffalo this weekend to pick it up. The trouble is, it seems, that I might not be able to get her to give it up! She seems to have taken a particular liking to the bike... :lol:

 

[expjawa]

I picked this bike up today.

It's mostly complete, but missing the front fender and the rear carrier jewel reflectors. It looks like the "convertible" bar was made from the top tube of another bike. It's welded to the seat post clamp, and through bolted to the actual top tube behind the head tube. It's removable enough, but will leave behind the hole through the tube.

I'm really only interested in the skirt guards, chain guard and maybe rear fender. I'll probably part out the rest and put the pieces up here...