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grey
06-21-2009, 02:49 PM
From the "bikes we have lost" thread - guess what?

While going through sitemash today I found my bike - the Fuji Monterey hybrid I loved so much (that my Dad threw away) is here: http://madison.craigslist.org/bik/1212399374.html

They added fenders (a plus, I had more stains running up the back of my shirts in college) and did something funky with an extension on the handlebars, but THAT'S MY BIKE!!!!!

I have emailed the seller - oh please please I hope I can get it and am not too late - my hands are shaking I'm so excited! Cross your fingers for me!
wackyjacky1
06-21-2009, 02:54 PM
*fingers crossed*

Good luck!
sgtiger
06-21-2009, 03:34 PM
grey, I hope you get it. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you too.
grey
06-21-2009, 04:52 PM
She still has it! *does cartwheels* (figuratively speaking of course, my back has not recovered for that yet).

Now - how do you ship a bike? What's the best method/carrier? She's in Madison, I'm near Chattanooga. Should a bike shop send it, and should it be sent to my LBS?

The timing for finding this could not be better. I badly injured my low back more than three weeks ago - I can still only walk around for 30 to 40 minutes at a time. There is no way I will be able to ride leaning low on my road bike for a very long time - it may be this winter before that is possible again. A more upright bike is excellent while I recover - even the extension on the front handlebar is almost like it was set aside for me! I wonder if I may be able to ride that in 2 months, and seeing that bike every day will keep me thinking more positively! *so excited*
Mr. Bloom
06-21-2009, 04:56 PM
I'd get an LBS to pack it and receive it...

Congrats
Tri Girl
06-21-2009, 05:10 PM
Congrats on getting it!!!! :)
skinimini
06-21-2009, 05:12 PM
What's the best method/carrier? She's in Madison, I'm near Chattanooga. Should a bike shop send it, and should it be sent to my LBS?

Is that Madison, GA or Madison, WI? If GA, that's probably only about a 3 hour drive from Chattanooga. If GA, and you can't get there soon, and there's not a really close LBS, PM me and I might be able to help you out.
grey
06-21-2009, 06:12 PM
Is that Madison, GA or Madison, WI? If GA, that's probably only about a 3 hour drive from Chattanooga. If GA, and you can't get there soon, and there's not a really close LBS, PM me and I might be able to help you out.

Thanks! It's Wisconsin, unfortunately (or fortunately, it looks like the bike has been kept very sheltered).
Zen
06-21-2009, 07:00 PM
How do you know it's your bike?
lph
06-21-2009, 09:39 PM
That is so cool! Hope you get your bike back.
alpinerabbit
06-21-2009, 10:30 PM
What nostalgia!! But that stem, if it doesn't have to be - has to go. Or at least go down.
Tuckervill
06-22-2009, 06:06 AM
Zen, I think she means that it is LIKE the one she had.

Karen
OakLeaf
06-22-2009, 06:25 AM
What nostalgia!! But that stem, if it doesn't have to be - has to go. Or at least go down.

+1. With the stem nearly vertical like that, the effective stem length looks to be about 1 cm, which will make steering EXTREMELY sketchy and dangerous. (My DH has his articulated stem [don't know what they're really called] set at about half that angle, and I can barely ride his bike because of it.)
grey
06-22-2009, 07:47 AM
Well folks, there was a dealbreaker on the bike. :(

At least I know bikes just like mine are out there, and if I keep watch, I'll get Greyfell the Second added to my stable.
Tri Girl
06-22-2009, 07:53 AM
Well folks, there was a dealbreaker on the bike. :(

At least I know bikes just like mine are out there, and if I keep watch, I'll get Greyfell the Second added to my stable.

:( awwww.... sorry the deal fell through.

You'll find another Greyfell one day. :)