One-Eyed Sailor's Fleet!

[MattiThundrrr]

That's tough. A bike as good as a zaskar, and it's almost your size too, I'd say that 19" is more M/L than L/XL. But for that kind of money, I think I'd want it in working order, the shock maintenance should be done.

 

[Skippy]

Personaly I agree with Matti , and then some , lot of cash for what your getting.

 

[Oak Tree]

Good pass.
I’m typically on the cheap side so that may explain things to some of y’all. When I say this…I’d say that price is about half bike and half charity.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

half bike and half charity.

Half bike, 30% charity, Chris King headset

 

[One-eyed Sailor]

This little sweety popped up on my radar nearby this morning. It had been posted for 26 minutes (around 7 AM) and already had four likes. I texted the owner and put the rack on the truck. $100 for this no-miles 2012 Africabike 3. I've never seen one before today and didn't know the story (here) but I fell in love immediately.

It's been raining a lot so I haven't ridden her yet but that was just an excuse to spend some shop time with my first Kona.

Photos from the ad.

One hour later:
Basket and saddle came off first. Better seatpost and (test) Wald bars on a nicer Townie stem. Chain guard is plastic and rubs the crank arm so I dunno.

We need the rain so I'll try to be patient

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Cool bike, but you can tell the first article linked wasn't written by bike nerds...
"Built around a double cromoly steel, step-through, Kona 6061 aluminum-butted frame..."
Lolz about the rain, the bike was designed to be weatherproof. It's from the we(s)t coast

 

[One-eyed Sailor]

Tomorrow I spend tens of dollars and drive tens of minutes to pick up this little guy.
I'm stoked!

 

[ingola]

Tomorrow I spend tens of dollars and drive tens of minutes to pick up this little guy.
I'm stoked!

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Finally a muscle bike small enough for me

 

[One-eyed Sailor]

Finally a muscle bike small enough for me

I'm digging through my seat posts looking for a 30" lol

 

[ingola]

I'm digging through my seat posts looking for a 30" lol

I have a six foot sissy bar that would make it all work out

 

[One-eyed Sailor]

Cool bike, but you can tell the first article linked wasn't written by bike nerds...
"Built around a double cromoly steel, step-through, Kona 6061 aluminum-butted frame..."
Lolz about the rain, the bike was designed to be weatherproof. It's from the we(s)t coast

This is the one I meant to post lol