Let's be careful out there

[oldfatslow]

Another sad garage door victim: http://cgi.ebay.com/Serotta-Classique-Road-Bicycle-Frame-54-cm-/320672257279?pt=Road_Bikes&hash=item4aa98e54ff#ht_500wt_1156

[Fixed]

i have wonderful lookout for that travels everywhere i go .
she would never allow such a thing to happen to me
cheers

[mike p]

I payed around 300. for my classique that was in nice shape!

Mike

[Merlmabase]

I payed around 300. for my classique that was in nice shape!

Mike

No kidding. You're basically bidding 300 bucks for a water bottle cage and seatpost clamp, plus pocket change in scrap steel. Yes, it's a Serotta. It's also completely unusable.

[Dekonick]

Honestly, (NOT for me... still...) this could be repaired. 2 tubes, check alignment, paint, well.... then again for the $$ you can essentially get an undamaged frame.

Ouch. Hurts to see frames like this... :crap:

Side note... Paul - ride?!?

I know you read the entire forum...

:)

[noflysonme]

Buy it for cheap and put S&S couplers on the damaged area.

Might look a little strange with couplers up front but who

cares.

[salem]

Also be careful when buying used bikes to run your finger down the underside of the downtube. Not all impact damage is as obvious as this one. A couple years ago, I looked at a vintage steel Trek from craigslist with the tell-tale slight bulge on the bottom of the down tube, which also explained the mismatched wheels.

The woman said she was selling it for a "friend" and I suggested she might not want to, given the liability of selling a damaged frame, but she never took the ad down. Also, I started recognizing her front yard in a lot of other ads, so she had lots of "friends," or more likely a generous town dump.

Last thing, as a side note regarding the coupler idea: I'm guessing splitting the bike 1/3 and 2/3 would defeat the point of the couplers (splitting the frame in half for shipping).

[fogrider]

there could be other damage, pass.

[kgreene10]

Driving my 1985 Allez into the carport changed my life. I missed 20 years of bike technology, but then got sucked in, bought a Serotta, started local group rides, started racing, and now I'm a total addict. If I hadn't driven into the carport, I might still be out there on my Allez once a week, suffering through a 20 miler.