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Date: 21 Sep 2007 16:29:02
From: Tina
Subject: Fork replacement price?
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I just bought a Schwinn Collegiate from a kid in town off of Craigs
List. I don't know much about bikes but I soon found out after buying
it that the fork was bent and needed to be replaced. I tried to bring
the bike back and get a refund be he refuses. Anyways, I was going to
send him an estimate of how much it is going to cost to replace it and
see if he would reimburse me for that and I was wondering how much you
think I should tell him? Also, the rear brakes need to be fixed.
Tina
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Date: 22 Sep 2007 09:05:39
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Subject: Re: Fork replacement price?
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Or if bike doesnt look good in person-- Walk Away!
On Sep 21, 4:08 pm, "Paul Borg" <xpostr...@webtv.nit > wrote:
> "Tina" <clagerst...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1190392142.721290.193640@50g2000hsm.googlegroups.com...
>
> > I just bought a Schwinn Collegiate from a kid in town off of Craigs
> > List. I don't know much about bikes (snip)
>
> Hmm, maybe Craiglist is not the ideal place to purchase something you don't
> know much about?
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Date: 22 Sep 2007 07:14:43
From: landotter
Subject: Re: Fork replacement price?
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On Sep 22, 5:49 am, NO_SPAM_TO_dphar...@gci.net (Dennis P. Harris)
wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:29:02 -0000 in rec.bicycles.misc, Tina
>
> <clagerst...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I just bought a Schwinn Collegiate from a kid in town off of Craigs
> > List. I don't know much about bikes but I soon found out after buying
> > it that the fork was bent and needed to be replaced. I tried to bring
> > the bike back and get a refund be he refuses.
>
> if it were me, i'd write him a letter, send it by certified mail,
> demanding that he take it back and refund my money because it's
> defective.
Why? It's craigslist. There are no promises. What you see is what you
get. Your approach is about as effective as putting on a puffy
pomposity shirt, furrowing your brow, and waggling your finger wildly
at nothing in particular.
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Date: 22 Sep 2007 06:46:21
From: Claire Petersky
Subject: Re: Fork replacement price?
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"Tina" <clagerstedt@gmail.com > wrote in message
news:1190392142.721290.193640@50g2000hsm.googlegroups.com...
>I just bought a Schwinn Collegiate from a kid in town off of Craigs
> List.
How much did you spend?
--
Warm Regards,
Claire Petersky
http://www.bicyclemeditations.org/
See the books I've set free at: http://bookcrossing.com/referral/Cpetersky
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Date: 22 Sep 2007 14:12:06
From: Sir Thomas of Cannondale
Subject: Re: Fork replacement price?
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Just for fun... here are some Craigslist bicycles from my area:: Tina ??
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Schwinn Varsity - Needs tires - $35
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Reply to: sale-426978466@craigslist.org
Date: 2007-09-19, 8:43PM EDT
Put a couple of tires on it and oil it up and you'll have a nice old bike .
Call 603-205-6744 .
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schwinn s-30 full suspension mountain bike - $100
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Reply to: sale-424547856@craigslist.org
Date: 2007-09-17, 9:47AM EDT
bike is in great shape. needs front brake pads and a tune up. hate to see
this bike go but i no longer have time to ride it.
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Ladies Schwinn Le Tour Bicycle - $70
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Schwinn 10 speed men's 27 inch oldie but goodie - $40
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Reply to: sale-396378497@craigslist.org
Date: 2007-08-13, 8:59PM EDT
Black frame must be tall to ride. New tires and tubes gears brakes work OK.
Curved down bars old style rider.Luggage rack and bottle holder great to
restore.
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Women's 10-speed Schwinn road bike - $70
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Women's 10-speed red Schwinn road bike. 27" wheels. Rides well.
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Schwinn 27" Wheel Sprint Ladies Bicycle - $30
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Reply to: sale-423039081@craigslist.org
Date: 2007-09-15, 8:48AM EDT
Classic Schwinn 10 speed bicyle in red. Almost 20 years, but still in
condition. Needs a tune-up. The buyer must be able to pick it up. (please
see pictures).
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Raleigh Women's Bike - $45
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Reply to: sale-428188139@craigslist.org
Date: 2007-09-21, 11:27AM EDT
This is a vintage bike which I rarely used for one year. It looks great. The
paint is not chipped but it has some rust on the silver parts. The bike has
three speeds, which don't work too great. It is hard to switch from one to
another, but I imagine that can be fixed pretty easily.The tires are new.
I paid much more for it but need to get it out of my old garage.
It is good for someone around 5' 6".
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And if Tina is totally broke but absolutely must have a Schwinn Varsity ...
here it is.
Women's Schwinn Varsity Bike **FREE**
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Reply to: sale-425498242@craigslist.org
Date: 2007-09-18, 11:01AM EDT
Bike bought for my daughter in the 70's. Needs new tires.
a.. Location: Concord Center, MA
b.. it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial
interests
PostingID: 425498242
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Like that guy says of tv... we got bikes!
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"Claire Petersky" <cpetersky@mouse-potato.com > wrote in message
news:13fa75ceqdqvvd2@corp.supernews.com...
> "Tina" <clagerstedt@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1190392142.721290.193640@50g2000hsm.googlegroups.com...
>>I just bought a Schwinn Collegiate from a kid in town off of Craigs
>> List.
>
> How much did you spend?
> Warm Regards,
>
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Date: 22 Sep 2007 13:55:17
From: Sir Thomas of Cannondale
Subject: Re: Fork replacement price?
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Claire.. of Peter Sky,,
In Boston there are thousands of bicycles just like the one described here.
The poster, Tina, should be able to get this Schwinn up and running for a
couple of bucks.
I took a look on Craigslist for Boston area. There are many good old
bicycles for cheap.
In fact, a few are real collector bicycles. The old three speed, Raleighs.
One has the leather bag, and leather seat.
The asking price was $100 dollars. If the seat is a Brookes? Heck, the
seat is worth more than a hundred.
Today is yard sale day in my area. I bet I will find ten or fifteen old ten
speeds at $25 dollars that are for sale.
This poster is trying very hard, or she lives in a very rural area.
=====
"Claire Petersky" <cpetersky@mouse-potato.com > wrote in message
news:13fa75ceqdqvvd2@corp.supernews.com...
> "Tina" <clagerstedt@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1190392142.721290.193640@50g2000hsm.googlegroups.com...
>>I just bought a Schwinn Collegiate from a kid in town off of Craigs
>> List.
>
> How much did you spend?
>
> --
> Warm Regards,
>
> Claire Petersky
> http://www.bicyclemeditations.org/
> See the books I've set free at: http://bookcrossing.com/referral/Cpetersky
>
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Date: 22 Sep 2007 14:06:05
From: Mike Kruger
Subject: Re: Fork replacement price?
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Sir Thomas of Cannondale wrote:
>
> Today is yard sale day in my area. I bet I will find ten or fifteen
> old ten speeds at $25 dollars that are for sale.
>
> This poster is trying very hard, or she lives in a very rural area.
>
I'm guessing the poster is just an ordinary person buying a used bike, and
hasn't accumulated much prior knowledge. There's a lot of good, cheap bikes
out there -- but also a lot of crap.
Our old TV just went out (multiple problems) and now I have to buy another
one. I'm in the same situation -- a need but little knowledge.
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Date: 22 Sep 2007 02:49:42
From: Dennis P. Harris
Subject: Re: Fork replacement price?
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On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:29:02 -0000 in rec.bicycles.misc, Tina
<clagerstedt@gmail.com > wrote:
> I just bought a Schwinn Collegiate from a kid in town off of Craigs
> List. I don't know much about bikes but I soon found out after buying
> it that the fork was bent and needed to be replaced. I tried to bring
> the bike back and get a refund be he refuses.
if it were me, i'd write him a letter, send it by certified mail,
demanding that he take it back and refund my money because it's
defective. i would tell him that he needs to do this in order
to avoid having a small claims action filed against him, but not
tell him that i will do so, and give him a deadline of say, 2
weeks hence.
then if he didn't refund the money, i'd file a small claims
action, and take the bike to court, along with a bike repair guy
from the LBS as a witness. if the kid loses, he has to take the
bike back and give you your money, and pay your attorney fees if
you have one.
i am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice, just a
description of what i would do. if the amount was under $200 or
so, i would instead badmouth him on craig's list every time he
tries to sell something.
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Date: 22 Sep 2007 16:39:50
From: Mike Kruger
Subject: Re: Fork replacement price?
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Dennis P. Harris wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:29:02 -0000 in rec.bicycles.misc, Tina
> <clagerstedt@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I just bought a Schwinn Collegiate from a kid in town off of Craigs
>> List. I don't know much about bikes but I soon found out after
>> buying it that the fork was bent and needed to be replaced. I tried
>> to bring the bike back and get a refund be he refuses.
>
> if it were me, i'd write him a letter, send it by certified mail,
> demanding that he take it back and refund my money because it's
> defective. i would tell him that he needs to do this in order
> to avoid having a small claims action filed against him, but not
> tell him that i will do so, and give him a deadline of say, 2
> weeks hence.
>
> then if he didn't refund the money, i'd file a small claims
> action, and take the bike to court, along with a bike repair guy
> from the LBS as a witness. if the kid loses, he has to take the
> bike back and give you your money, and pay your attorney fees if
> you have one.
>
"How to throw good money after bad".
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Date: 22 Sep 2007 01:51:33
From: landotter
Subject: Re: Fork replacement price?
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On Sep 21, 8:13 pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky" <Mi...@ChainReaction.com >
wrote:
> >> > I just bought a Schwinn Collegiate from a kid in town off of Craigs
> >> > List. I don't know much about bikes (snip)
>
> >> Hmm, maybe Craiglist is not the ideal place to purchase something you
> >> don't
> >> know much about?
>
> > It's better than Ebay, for sure. There are always people that want to
> > exploit trust for profit, though. I've never given in to that
> > temptation, as my wrenching pride is too strong. I always sell
> > mechanically perfect bikes for pretty cheap about a half dozen times a
> > year. It's nice to get the email that says, "I'm so happy with my
> > bike!" as opposed to "go fuck yourself"--but people's needs may
> > differ.
>
> Does Craigslist have a feedback mechanism (such as eBay's) which, to some
> extent, keeps sellers honest? I'm just asking; I'm familiar with eBay but
> don't know much about Craigslist.
Feedback? Nope, but as it's strictly local, the person has the ability
to check the item out. I always offer a multiple mile test ride to
folks, and the last gal wanted the bike shop to make sure it wasn't a
ripoff. We rode over, they gave it a quick onceover, asked about the
price, and said, "ma'am--you'd better buy this, stop by later for
accessories". :-P
If somebody really screws you, it's easy enough to post a listing with
their name, number, etc--it's the wild west like that, so that's what
keeps folks honest.
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Date: 21 Sep 2007 21:24:06
From: David L. Johnson
Subject: Re: Fork replacement price?
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Tina wrote:
> I just bought a Schwinn Collegiate from a kid in town off of Craigs
> List. I don't know much about bikes but I soon found out after buying
> it that the fork was bent and needed to be replaced. I tried to bring
> the bike back and get a refund be he refuses.
I hope you didn't pay much for this, because:
1) It is a tank, anyway, and not worth investing money in except to an
oddball Schwinn collector.
2) It will cost more to repair than it is worth, and even more if you
repair it to the standards of that oddball Schwinn collector, who is the
only one who will pay good money for this bike.
If you didn't pay much for it, then just walk away and put it in the
dumpster. If you did, do that anyway and rail against the bastard on
Craig's list. Make sure he doesn't screw anyone else like he screwed you.
--
David L. Johnson
You will say Christ saith this and the apostles say this; but what
canst thou say?
-- George Fox.
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Date: 21 Sep 2007 19:16:20
From: landotter
Subject: Re: Fork replacement price?
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On Sep 21, 3:08 pm, "Paul Borg" <xpostr...@webtv.nit > wrote:
> "Tina" <clagerst...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1190392142.721290.193640@50g2000hsm.googlegroups.com...
>
> > I just bought a Schwinn Collegiate from a kid in town off of Craigs
> > List. I don't know much about bikes (snip)
>
> Hmm, maybe Craiglist is not the ideal place to purchase something you don't
> know much about?
It's better than Ebay, for sure. There are always people that want to
exploit trust for profit, though. I've never given in to that
temptation, as my wrenching pride is too strong. I always sell
mechanically perfect bikes for pretty cheap about a half dozen times a
year. It's nice to get the email that says, "I'm so happy with my
bike!" as opposed to "go fuck yourself"--but people's needs may
differ.
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Date: 22 Sep 2007 01:13:18
From: Mike Jacoubowsky
Subject: Re: Fork replacement price?
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>> > I just bought a Schwinn Collegiate from a kid in town off of Craigs
>> > List. I don't know much about bikes (snip)
>>
>> Hmm, maybe Craiglist is not the ideal place to purchase something you
>> don't
>> know much about?
>
> It's better than Ebay, for sure. There are always people that want to
> exploit trust for profit, though. I've never given in to that
> temptation, as my wrenching pride is too strong. I always sell
> mechanically perfect bikes for pretty cheap about a half dozen times a
> year. It's nice to get the email that says, "I'm so happy with my
> bike!" as opposed to "go fuck yourself"--but people's needs may
> differ.
Does Craigslist have a feedback mechanism (such as eBay's) which, to some
extent, keeps sellers honest? I'm just asking; I'm familiar with eBay but
don't know much about Craigslist.
--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com
Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA
"landotter" <landotter@gmail.com > wrote in message
news:1190402180.706002.93090@g4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
> On Sep 21, 3:08 pm, "Paul Borg" <xpostr...@webtv.nit> wrote:
>> "Tina" <clagerst...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:1190392142.721290.193640@50g2000hsm.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> > I just bought a Schwinn Collegiate from a kid in town off of Craigs
>> > List. I don't know much about bikes (snip)
>>
>> Hmm, maybe Craiglist is not the ideal place to purchase something you
>> don't
>> know much about?
>
> It's better than Ebay, for sure. There are always people that want to
> exploit trust for profit, though. I've never given in to that
> temptation, as my wrenching pride is too strong. I always sell
> mechanically perfect bikes for pretty cheap about a half dozen times a
> year. It's nice to get the email that says, "I'm so happy with my
> bike!" as opposed to "go fuck yourself"--but people's needs may
> differ.
>
>
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Date: 22 Sep 2007 01:50:45
From: RBrickston
Subject: Re: Fork replacement price?
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In article <O_ZIi.54636$YL5.34118@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net >,
MikeJ@ChainReaction.com says...
> >> > I just bought a Schwinn Collegiate from a kid in town off of Craigs
> >> > List. I don't know much about bikes (snip)
> >>
> >> Hmm, maybe Craiglist is not the ideal place to purchase something you
> >> don't
> >> know much about?
> >
> > It's better than Ebay, for sure. There are always people that want to
> > exploit trust for profit, though. I've never given in to that
> > temptation, as my wrenching pride is too strong. I always sell
> > mechanically perfect bikes for pretty cheap about a half dozen times a
> > year. It's nice to get the email that says, "I'm so happy with my
> > bike!" as opposed to "go fuck yourself"--but people's needs may
> > differ.
>
> Does Craigslist have a feedback mechanism (such as eBay's) which, to some
> extent, keeps sellers honest? I'm just asking; I'm familiar with eBay but
> don't know much about Craigslist.
>
> --Mike Jacoubowsky
> Chain Reaction Bicycles
> www.ChainReaction.com
> Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA
>
>
Craigslist is close to 100% local pickup, so unlike Ebay, it's see before
you buy.
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Date: 21 Sep 2007 12:08:59
From: Paul Borg
Subject: Re: Fork replacement price?
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"Tina" <clagerstedt@gmail.com > wrote in message
news:1190392142.721290.193640@50g2000hsm.googlegroups.com...
> I just bought a Schwinn Collegiate from a kid in town off of Craigs
> List. I don't know much about bikes (snip)
Hmm, maybe Craiglist is not the ideal place to purchase something you don't
know much about?
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Date: 21 Sep 2007 18:54:41
From: landotter
Subject: Re: Fork replacement price?
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On Sep 21, 12:36 pm, Dane Buson <d...@unseen.edu > wrote:
> Dane Buson <d...@unseen.edu> wrote:
> > landotter <landot...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> On Sep 21, 11:29 am, Tina <clagerst...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> I just bought a Schwinn Collegiate from a kid in town off of Craigs
> >>> List. I don't know much about bikes but I soon found out after buying
> >>> it that the fork was bent and needed to be replaced. I tried to bring
> >>> the bike back and get a refund be he refuses. Anyways, I was going to
> >>> send him an estimate of how much it is going to cost to replace it and
> >>> see if he would reimburse me for that and I was wondering how much you
> >>> think I should tell him? Also, the rear brakes need to be fixed.
> >>> Tina
>
> >> You got shafted. I would write it off, unless there's a hippie bike
> >> collective to source you a fork in that special Schwinn-only 26" size.
>
> > Eh, or just replace it with a standard 26" Tange fork (any bike shop
> > should be able to get it from QBP for you - $50).
>
> Eh, of course you'll need a new front wheel and tire to go with it, and
> probably a brake too. If you're lucky, your LBS will have some used
> parts you can get from them.
That's the thing, when all is said and done is it worth around $100
plus labor to fix a junky old Schwinn and end up messing with the
geometry and two different wheel sizes? If it has sentimental value,
sure, but otherwise I don't see the point. I've been known to invest
stupid amounts of time stripping down and rebuilding old bikes--but ya
gotta have something to do when swilling brew on Sunday, and I rarely
throw much money into such projects. ;-)
Anyway, I agree that it can be fixed, but I'm in the "it's not worth
it" camp.
Deffo agree with the milk in the tires---or if you can break into his
apartment, sew shrimp into the hems of the curtains.
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Date: 21 Sep 2007 17:18:18
From: landotter
Subject: Re: Fork replacement price?
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On Sep 21, 11:29 am, Tina <clagerst...@gmail.com > wrote:
> I just bought a Schwinn Collegiate from a kid in town off of Craigs
> List. I don't know much about bikes but I soon found out after buying
> it that the fork was bent and needed to be replaced. I tried to bring
> the bike back and get a refund be he refuses. Anyways, I was going to
> send him an estimate of how much it is going to cost to replace it and
> see if he would reimburse me for that and I was wondering how much you
> think I should tell him? Also, the rear brakes need to be fixed.
> Tina
You got shafted. I would write it off, unless there's a hippie bike
collective to source you a fork in that special Schwinn-only 26" size.
Alternately, put a flaming bag of dogshit on the sellers front stoop
and ring the bell.
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Date: 22 Sep 2007 00:44:49
From: Mike Kruger
Subject: Re: Fork replacement price?
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landotter wrote:
> On Sep 21, 11:29 am, Tina <clagerst...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I just bought a Schwinn Collegiate from a kid in town off of Craigs
>> List. I don't know much about bikes but I soon found out after
>> buying it that the fork was bent and needed to be replaced. I tried
>> to bring the bike back and get a refund be he refuses. Anyways, I
>> was going to send him an estimate of how much it is going to cost to
>> replace it and see if he would reimburse me for that and I was
>> wondering how much you think I should tell him? Also, the rear
>> brakes need to be fixed. Tina
>
> You got shafted. I would write it off, unless there's a hippie bike
> collective to source you a fork in that special Schwinn-only 26" size.
> Alternately, put a flaming bag of dogshit on the sellers front stoop
> and ring the bell.
Old Schwinn parts? Not hard to find, particularly, as long as you aren't
looking for them. As it so happens, I have a yellow Schwinn fork from the
days when they used proprietary rim sizes in the basement. I think it's
off an old Collegiate.
I keep it around because it has such a nice sound when hit with an old
kickstand -- sort of like a cowbell, only louder and slightly more melodic.
But it's really just basement clutter.
Tina, if you are in Chicago you can try this out for free. Tina, what size
is the tire? Does it say S-7? If you are elsewhere, I'll send it to you for
the cost of postage. No gaurantees. A fork is pretty easy to replace.
Mike Kruger
zbicyclist [at] yahoo.com
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Date: 21 Sep 2007 10:34:41
From: Dane Buson
Subject: Re: Fork replacement price?
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landotter <landotter@gmail.com > wrote:
> On Sep 21, 11:29 am, Tina <clagerst...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I just bought a Schwinn Collegiate from a kid in town off of Craigs
>> List. I don't know much about bikes but I soon found out after buying
>> it that the fork was bent and needed to be replaced. I tried to bring
>> the bike back and get a refund be he refuses. Anyways, I was going to
>> send him an estimate of how much it is going to cost to replace it and
>> see if he would reimburse me for that and I was wondering how much you
>> think I should tell him? Also, the rear brakes need to be fixed.
>> Tina
>
> You got shafted. I would write it off, unless there's a hippie bike
> collective to source you a fork in that special Schwinn-only 26" size.
Eh, or just replace it with a standard 26" Tange fork (any bike shop
should be able to get it from QBP for you - $50).
http://aebike.com/page.cfm?PageID=30&action=details&sku=FK2429
You'll probably need the bikeshop to tell you how long the threaded fork
needs to be (170/200/230mm).
> Alternately, put a flaming bag of dogshit on the sellers front stoop
> and ring the bell.
Oh surely not. But if they leave their bike locked up outside,
injecting some spoiled milk into their tires might be considered a
public service. Or a misdemeanor.
--
Dane Buson - sigdane@unixbigots.org
"It's silly to go on pretending that under the skin we are all brothers. The
truth is more likely that under the skin we are all cannibals, assassins,
traitors, liars and hypocrites." -Henry Mille
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Date: 21 Sep 2007 10:36:26
From: Dane Buson
Subject: Re: Fork replacement price?
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Dane Buson <dane@unseen.edu > wrote:
> landotter <landotter@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Sep 21, 11:29 am, Tina <clagerst...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I just bought a Schwinn Collegiate from a kid in town off of Craigs
>>> List. I don't know much about bikes but I soon found out after buying
>>> it that the fork was bent and needed to be replaced. I tried to bring
>>> the bike back and get a refund be he refuses. Anyways, I was going to
>>> send him an estimate of how much it is going to cost to replace it and
>>> see if he would reimburse me for that and I was wondering how much you
>>> think I should tell him? Also, the rear brakes need to be fixed.
>>> Tina
>>
>> You got shafted. I would write it off, unless there's a hippie bike
>> collective to source you a fork in that special Schwinn-only 26" size.
>
> Eh, or just replace it with a standard 26" Tange fork (any bike shop
> should be able to get it from QBP for you - $50).
Eh, of course you'll need a new front wheel and tire to go with it, and
probably a brake too. If you're lucky, your LBS will have some used
parts you can get from them.
--
Dane Buson - sigdane@unixbigots.org
8) VMS is today what Microsoft wants Windows NT V8.0 to be!"
Compaq, 22-Sep-1998 - Steve Lindsey
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Date: 21 Sep 2007 17:41:52
From: Sir Thomas of Cannondale
Subject: Re: Fork replacement price?
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I bet::::::::::::::
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"Dane Buson" <dane@unseen.edu > wrote in message
news:hubds4-o9n.ln1@curare.zuvembi.homelinux.org...
> landotter <landotter@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Sep 21, 11:29 am, Tina <clagerst...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I just bought a Schwinn Collegiate from a kid in town off of Craigs
>>> List. I don't know much about bikes but I soon found out after buying
>>> it that the fork was bent and needed to be replaced. I tried to bring
>>> the bike back and get a refund be he refuses. Anyways, I was going to
>>> send him an estimate of how much it is going to cost to replace it and
>>> see if he would reimburse me for that and I was wondering how much you
>>> think I should tell him? Also, the rear brakes need to be fixed.
>>> Tina
>>
>> You got shafted. I would write it off, unless there's a hippie bike
>> collective to source you a fork in that special Schwinn-only 26" size.
>
> Eh, or just replace it with a standard 26" Tange fork (any bike shop
> should be able to get it from QBP for you - $50).
>
> http://aebike.com/page.cfm?PageID=30&action=details&sku=FK2429
>
> You'll probably need the bikeshop to tell you how long the threaded fork
> needs to be (170/200/230mm).
>
>> Alternately, put a flaming bag of dogshit on the sellers front stoop
>> and ring the bell.
>
> Oh surely not. But if they leave their bike locked up outside,
> injecting some spoiled milk into their tires might be considered a
> public service. Or a misdemeanor.
>
> --
> Dane Buson - sigdane@unixbigots.org
> "It's silly to go on pretending that under the skin we are all brothers.
> The
> truth is more likely that under the skin we are all cannibals, assassins,
> traitors, liars and hypocrites." -Henry Mille
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If you post that you need a fork, bicycle one, and put in all the info on
Craigslist... someone will help you out.
Are you in a large city? In Boston, there are multiple bicycle shops that
can set you up.
Don't give up on the bike... with just a little effort, you will be
cruising.
In fact,,, maybe you can find some old fork that is really cool. Multi
colored.. this may be a blessing.
Just remember to spell "fork" correctly when posting.
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