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Greatest craigslist bike find of all time /claim

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blong131
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maybe you dont think it's threadworthy, but its summer ns and im in the mood to claim.

guy posts up an ad saying hes got "2 cannondale mountain bikes, former racer, just want them gone for $250" no pics, no model#s, sizes, anything. but i had a good feeling about it for some reason

after traveling an hour by train to meet him, i ended up picking up the lightest aluminum xc bike ive ever seen, and my greatest purchase ever in my opinion.the guy couldnt have been cooler, he just knew he was done racing and wanted to hook a kid up that was gonna appreciate it.

-cannondale optimo team frame (and my size, what were the chances!), pretty sure these were only produced in limited run for racers
-titanium lefty fork
-ea70 monkeybars
-magura martas
-mavic tubeless/w s-works tires
-XT/XTR mix
-raceface hollowtech cranks
-titanium spd pedals

i couldnt be more excited. i know, i know "leftys blow, cannondales blow" I dont ride dh. i ride xc/singletrack. this bike couldnt be more perfect, and i just wanted to share my excitement. Ive gotten some crazy craigslist deals, but never this awesome.

cell pic from the train station:
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no_steeze
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word, i have a 29'er hardtail singlespeed and a niner 1 x 9 and they rip. i'm a huge fan of hardtails. i rode rigid for a while but i got tired of it after a while, carbon forks are light and help make you a better rider but i really got sick of it

any xc riders over 5'10 who don't ride a 29'er are stupid
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Lemuel
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Yea I am 5'11" and my frame is a 19 inch, 26's feel tiny now. I was thinking about going rigid on it but I can't afford a nice carbon fork.
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no_steeze
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i'm 6'2 and i ride a 20 inch vassago singlespeed, i like slightly smaller frames. yeah i rode a blur xc and then a blur lt forever and swore by them but one day i hopped on my dad's carver singlespeed which is a 29 front and 26 rear (bike kills it) and i was sold on 29'ers. my dad and i are basically the same size and pretty soon we will have a quiver of a vassago jabberwocky single, a titanium carver 96'er single, a niner sir9 run as a 1 x 9, and possibly a pivot full suspension 29'er just to fill that gap
15 years ago
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PacificRimJob
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Next time you go on craigslist, do a personals ad for the lulz
15 years ago
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ButteredToast.
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HAHAHAHA +k
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PeterWojnar
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That's amazing. Although why on earth you'd have a good feeling about a crack-n-fail for 250 dollars with no other pics or description is beyond me... Sick find.
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blong131
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update?
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SOLID7
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I'm 14 and I've ridden HT on FR/Dh for several years. This year I finally get a FS. But I am sure it made me a much better rider.
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molsongolden
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I ride a crappy bike with no shocks and rip it on fire roads. I never sit down and ride way backseat going downhill haha

sick find.
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