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Old 09-04-2024, 10:31 AM
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Talk me out of this bike...
Man, this is singing the song of my people.
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Old 09-04-2024, 10:41 AM
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Those were popular here back in the 1980's
That looks mint, at that price you should go for it assuming it fits.
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Old 09-04-2024, 10:58 AM
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you should go for it
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Old 09-04-2024, 11:05 AM
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You don't have a choice.

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Old 09-04-2024, 11:07 AM
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Talk you out of grabbing a bike? We don't do that around here.
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Old 09-04-2024, 12:47 PM
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Minty frameset constructed of Tange Prestige tubes, and a desirable vintage component group in similar condition.

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Old 09-04-2024, 01:13 PM
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Old 09-04-2024, 01:28 PM
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Why did it have to be Prestige tubing?

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Old 09-04-2024, 02:23 PM
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I will not, also, I will buy that sweet stem off of you if you get the back and want to swap the stem to something else
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Old 09-04-2024, 02:26 PM
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It looks like a museum piece.

You shouldn't buy it cause those vintage components have giant chainrings and tiny cassettes and you won't be able to get up any hills with it. Or something or other. Back in the 80s/90s they hadn't made hills yet, in today's world that bike just doesn't work.

Also the tires are tiny, you can't actually ride on today's roads with a bike w/tires that tiny.

My reasons are not real compelling.
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Old 09-04-2024, 02:36 PM
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All of the above plus crazy room for bigger meats. I'd buy without thinking.
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Old 09-04-2024, 02:50 PM
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The price and condition don't make up for the mismatched tires and that bar tape! Just not worth the effort... walk away.
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Old 09-04-2024, 02:58 PM
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What's with that sticker on the chainstay that says "Honolulu"? Salt air! That bike is probably full of rust! Just walk away, walk away...

Edit: In all seriousness, why is the color listed as brown when the photos clearly show a green bike?
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Old 09-04-2024, 03:00 PM
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Color in the description says brown but photos are green. Legit?
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Old 09-04-2024, 03:07 PM
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Really? Rim brakes?

Are you mad?

Rim brakes stopped working the year disc brakes were invented...which was...lessee...1902.

Of course that was two years before the rim brake became the norm for bicycles, so maybe it's the rim brake that's more avantgarde.

Never mind.

In any event...buy it...

Or I will...and I'd need a ladder to get on.
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