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The 45 Pound Tour De France Bike
By spokesman | September 10, 2009
I regularly scan craigslist looking for interesting bicycles. Sometimes you can find a gem but the list tends to be dominated by crappy old bikes and unintentionally funny ads. Today I found a listing that meets both criteria.
2007 tour de france bike Great condition - $225 (alexandria)
Date: 2009-09-10, 7:01PM EDTReply to:
GREAT CONDITION, BRAND NEW WHEELS, NEW PAINT (RED AND WHITE), 45 LBS, MADE IN FRANCE, SCHIWWINN COMPANY. COMPONENTS ARE SHIMANO RSX
I don’t even know where to start given all the wrong information in the ad. Wow - a Tour De France bike that weighs only 45 lbs!! I don’t know if a Schwinn has ever been in the Tour and certainly not in 2007. This bike is at least 10 to 15 years old. It was not made in France. The current Tour De France bikes weigh about 1/3 of this bike. The bike has new paint (probably a rattle can paint job intended to cover rust). If it is rideable, it may be a good city bike because it would be less likely to be stolen, but it isn’t worth $225. It is a shame that craigslist is full of ads like these. Hopefully an unsuspecting person will not wind up with this junker.
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Topics: Humor/Satire, Bicycles |
November 12th, 2009 at 11:06 am
that information may be wrong…
but the price may not be too bad
new tires and new tubes will cost ya a minimum of 50 bucks