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uforgot
03-25-2009, 05:00 AM
After seeing Jobob's new Lynskey, I almost can't resist this titanium bike (http://stlouis.craigslist.org/bik/1087915446.html). Note the price!

I'm going to be good...I'm going to be good....I need a new lawn mower....I love my Surley....

Anyway, someone snap it up. PLEASE!
jobob
03-25-2009, 06:28 AM
he heh heh :cool:
madscot13
03-25-2009, 07:22 PM
it almost looks like it would fit. almost if I did not want to have children.
tulip
03-26-2009, 05:44 AM
That is a sweet bike. My brother has one that he got on Craig's or Ebay, and he loves it. Smooth as silk.

Lawnmower...hmph! As a landscape architect, I'd say get rid of your lawn! But that would cost considerably more than the bike. You could get a nice and new rotary mower where you are the engine for $150max (alot less for used or fewer features). That way, you get exercise and your lawn mown and nice grass smell instead of nasty gasoline exhaust smell.
uforgot
03-26-2009, 06:30 AM
The guy selling it is evil. He sent me the measurements and it would fit. Also that he understands about "I need to pass for now", but...and then went into how it wouldn't hurt to test ride it and the beauty of titanium. My hands are over my hears and I'm singing really loud so I can't hear.
jobob
03-26-2009, 06:52 AM
resistance is futile.
dex
03-26-2009, 07:53 AM
The guy selling it is evil. He sent me the measurements and it would fit. Also that he understands about "I need to pass for now", but...and then went into how it wouldn't hurt to test ride it and the beauty of titanium. My hands are over my hears and I'm singing really loud so I can't hear.

It's a trap! I fell for that, too. And then I promptly found myself handing over the money to adopt Lucy the Litespeed. (The titanium...could not resist the titanium loveliness.)
7rider
03-26-2009, 05:03 PM
Steel may be real, but ti is oh, so, fly!

Once you go ti....you never go back!
madscot13
03-26-2009, 08:31 PM
I'm sorry but if I lived in st. louis I would be all over that one.

are you getting any tax money back>
DebW
03-27-2009, 03:48 AM
There's a Merlin in my shop for repair right now. It has designs etched in the titanium. Awesome!
jobob
03-27-2009, 07:54 AM
Mel has a Merlin (is it a Cyrene?) and I love the engraved designs on the frame. Very striking.

I don't mean to sound presumptive, but if you can manage to swing it somehow, go for it. It's a great bike at a great price.

(And if you test ride it and it doesn't fit right or sing to you, then you can pass it up with a clear conscience. :cool: )
uforgot
03-27-2009, 09:59 AM
I don't mean to sound presumptive, but if you can manage to swing it somehow, go for it. It's a great bike at a great price.

(And if you test ride it and it doesn't fit right or sing to you, then you can pass it up with a clear conscience. :cool: )

I am going to go see it. I decided that if it fit, it may be a once in a lifetime chance and if it doesn't, then it didn't hurt to try.
ASammy1
03-27-2009, 01:18 PM
I am going to go see it. I decided that if it fit, it may be a once in a lifetime chance and if it doesn't, then it didn't hurt to try.


I'm so excited to hear how it goes! Good luck and fill us all in. I'm so jealous :p
DebW
03-27-2009, 07:33 PM
There's a Merlin in my shop for repair right now. It has designs etched in the titanium. Awesome!


Mel has a Merlin (is it a Cyrene?) and I love the engraved designs on the frame. Very striking.


Yes, it's a Cyrene. Too bad I don't get to work on it. But it's been on the rack for the last 2 days.
uforgot
03-27-2009, 07:38 PM
I bought it. Well, I put money on it to hold it and I'm going to pick it up Thursday. It rides like a dream and I am in love with the whole campy group! It's also in beautiful shape. I kept telling him "Just one more little ride." I now have to rearrange furniture so that it has a place in my bedroom.:D
jobob
03-27-2009, 08:09 PM
Oh that's great Claudia! :)
Aggie_Ama
03-27-2009, 08:19 PM
Such enablers! I think you are going to love it. Congrats on your new baby.:)
tulip
03-28-2009, 04:39 AM
Oh, that's such a nice bike, and I'm so glad it's found a nice home! Congratulations, you will love riding it.
madscot13
03-28-2009, 07:18 AM
congratulations on the great bike. don't blame us for being enablers, thank us for our support.
uforgot
03-28-2009, 07:50 AM
Yes, I do appreciate the support. Now, as a show of thanks, I'm going to have a TE mowing party at my house every two weeks from May until October. It's only two acres, so it shouldn't take too long to knock out. I'll provide snacks, wine and imported beer.

Seriously, I do appreciate all of the help. I'm the only one in my area that rides a bike, so I have to come here for information. Especially from a female perspective. I thought this bike was a rare find, but I did need confirmation to push me over the edge.