Ooooooh, ahhhhhhh, wooooooow!! What a charming little class act. I noticed your poodle in the background. What is your doggie's name?
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10-11-2007, 05:11 PM #1
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10-11-2007, 05:15 PM #2
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The white male (he's hard to see in the pic) is named BULL!
(It was between Bull and Cujo. Bull won out). The black female is Sophie.
Still accepting name recommendations for the Lotus too!
This is an awful picture of me. I was trying to figure out what is wrong with the brake, but the poodles love the bike. They followed it all around and out into the street.
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10-11-2007, 05:17 PM #3
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What a lovely neighborhood. Are you lucky to live on a cul-de-sac?
Your doggies are tooooo cute.
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10-11-2007, 05:17 PM #4
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Your shoes are neat too!
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10-11-2007, 05:22 PM #5
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Thank you! Yes, if you keep going at the end of the cul-de-sac you run right into our house. We live in small neighborhood association built around a small lake. We don't have much traffic. This bike is perfect for riding around the lake.
I can't wait to hop up in the morning and jump on it!"Chisel praise in stone; write criticism in sand."
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10-11-2007, 05:37 PM #6
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That's one pretty bike!!! And I can't believe how you came about it! Nice!
I want one now, too.
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10-11-2007, 05:56 PM #7
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It is pretty unbelievable. I posted that I missed by hybrid. uforgot said to consider a mixte. This was the first one I looked at and found on ebay and did a buy it now. I did it so fast, I had second thoughts. Never dreamed it would be this nice. I really got lucky.
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10-11-2007, 08:07 PM #8
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I see 2 poodles there....
Originally Posted by sundial
Ooooooh, ahhhhhhh, wooooooow!! What a charming little class act. I noticed your poodle in the background. What is your doggie's name?
Sandra...SO HAPPY for the fun you are already having. Love your bike....love your PORCH!!!!
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10-12-2007, 03:38 AM #9
Mmmmm... Broccoli?
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WOW!
It looks brand new... You lucky, lucky woman...
I WANT ONE NOW!
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10-12-2007, 03:41 AM #10
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The pictures may actually make it look a little better than it is. The scratches don't show up in the pictures. That top twin bar on the left side has got a pretty long scratch. There are others. I'm wondering what I could touch it up with or if that would just make it look worse.
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10-12-2007, 03:44 AM #11
Mmmmm... Broccoli?
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Nail polish or car touch-up paint are the common ways to touch up a bike. That red shouldn't be too hard to match. Might be worth a try on an inconspicuous area first!
Last edited by rij73; 10-12-2007 at 03:52 AM.
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10-12-2007, 04:30 AM #12
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Congratulations! That bike is LOVELY. Great lug work. What does the decal at the top of the seat tube say (it will tell you the tubing grade)? Funny that someone removed the cable bridge from the front brake and wired up one side only. Go to a bike shop and ask for a centerpull bridge cable and cable anchor with bridge hook.
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10-12-2007, 04:35 AM #13
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ahhhhhhhh. so THAT's my problem.Funny that someone removed the cable bridge from the front brake and wired up one side only. Go to a bike shop and ask for a centerpull bridge cable and cable anchor with bridge hook
Sad to say, but I wouldn't know what to do with it after I got it. I guess I'll have to take it in sometime, but not yet. I'm still admiring it too much. Yes, she slept inside last night.
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10-12-2007, 04:46 AM #14
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The decal says: (please translate) Originally Posted by DebW
Champion No. 5
Chrome Molyboen Steel
Seamless P. G. Tubes
Tange Industries LTD."Chisel praise in stone; write criticism in sand."
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11-04-2007, 04:31 AM #15
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Oh yes! What a nice lilttle ride! I too love my hybrid even though I'm considering a full blown road bike now... I don't plan to give up my hybrid. She's a Trek FX 7.6 and I "cannot" live without her! Love hearing you missed your hybrid and now you've got a beauty!
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