There is much to report, you guys. But first I need to record this Craigslist ad I wrote for my old bike. It didn’t get many nibbles, surprisingly, so I ended up just giving it to a friend. Enjoy:
SF bay area craigslist > san francisco > for sale / wanted > bicycles
very old bike, probably not fixable – $50 (downtown / civic / van ness)
Date: 2011-11-01, 11:24PM PDT
Reply to: your anonymous craigslist address will appear here
i got this 1976 aquarius bike in 2009 from a shady person wearing a wifebeater in walnut creek. it’s become very hard to ride, and the guy at mike’s a couple weeks ago was all, “they don’t even make parts for this anymore, plus it’s not your size, n00b,” and i was like, “okay, please sell me a new bike.”
pros:
yellow
kickstand
i didn’t name it
gears are in good shape
fenders to keep road dirt off your xpress pants
rad stickers
comes with bomb-ass basket
no longer has spider nest in seat
cons:
old with replacement parts in limited supply
everything rattles
heavy
hard to ride
left pedal does this annoying clicking sound at a certain point, but not always
email sarah to come get it, please. really, if you bother to pick it up, i’ll probably accept a cat or sweeping my floors as payment. let’s negotiate!
