RBI or other tall folks
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KiMS1 at 12.3.08 - 7:12 pm
a buddy of mine moved from the US to japan to teach english.
he is a fucking giant.
he cannot find frames his size in japan.
he flies in once/twice a year to see his family for xmas and what not.
he wants to pick up a frame, approx 63cm or maybe even bigger.
if you have a bike/frames to sell, please email me and i will forward it to him.
he will be in town around xmas time.
kimsoner@hotmail.com
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does he make good money doing that out there?
Graham12.3.08 - 7:16 pm
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RBI
idk how tall you are, im fairly short and to me you seemed like a giant.
that and i think i saw a thread where you were trying to sell a big ol frame.
sorry for calling you out.
KiMS112.3.08 - 7:16 pm
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@graham
nah, he just needs frames for himself. i think hes riding around on like 60cm or something and its still too small for him.
most the frames that sell out there are like 49 to 53 cm.
BUT
he plans on buying up US made frames around 51 cm or so and slanging those out for a pretty penny.
KiMS112.3.08 - 7:18 pm
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I'm talking about his job puto.
Graham12.3.08 - 7:22 pm
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oh ahahaha
he does alright,
i think hes making like the 60k equivalent in japan.
he graduated with a history degree from csun a few years back, taught at high schools around here for like a year or two, then really wanted to check out japan so he pickd up the job and bailed out.
KiMS112.3.08 - 7:35 pm
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haha, im 6'4. does he want a road frame or a track frame?
ruinedbyidiots12.3.08 - 8:05 pm
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I have a large peugeot frame for sale. Not sure exactly how big. but its big.
stillline12.3.08 - 8:30 pm
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@rbi
either or, im sure he'll take all those frames off ur hands.
if you have any photos of them, i can send those to him.
KiMS112.3.08 - 9:02 pm
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@matt
any guesstimate on the size?
pics?
KiMS112.3.08 - 9:03 pm
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being tall is great and all
but seriously
no joke
i wish i'd been born rich instead of good looking
ephemerae12.3.08 - 9:18 pm
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im with you on that one, ben.
the bike looks like this. the wheels retail for more than i paid for the bike when i bought it.
ruinedbyidiots12.3.08 - 9:31 pm
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http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/bik/943493643.html
saw your post and then saw this ad, thought you might like to know. it's up north but its relatively cheap and 63 cm.
you said most bikes for sale are between 49 and 53? please send any of those my way because as hard as i try i can never find any my size (47-50cm)!
light_fixture12.3.08 - 10:30 pm
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miyatas are nice bikes, but stem shifters and 27" tires are sort of "ehhh". plus you would have to pay to have it shipped to la.
ruinedbyidiots12.3.08 - 10:56 pm
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there are a couple of large cool frames at the Bike Oven that are 63 cm right now...
there's a Bob Jackson and um...something else...forget what it was...but they're both pretty cool
adrian12.4.08 - 2:04 pm
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There's a Bob Jackson bike for sale at Bike Oven? Any idea what it's going for? Somebody should jump on that.
JB12.4.08 - 2:17 pm
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That dude that sells bikes on Sunset a few blocks West of Alvarado always has this HUGE maroon road bike for sale.
barleye12.4.08 - 2:21 pm
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I think the Bob Jackson is going for $150
adrian12.4.08 - 2:26 pm
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@light fixture
yeah, the stem shifters are a pain and those wheels are iffy. plus he's in town for like 14 days and idk think he wants to deal with shipping it in from SF and what not.
i think he maybe bringing in some frames from japan but i dont think theyre gonna be cheap.
whats ur budget?
send me ur email and ill notify you if he has anything ur size/ price range
kimsoner@hotmail.com
KiMS112.4.08 - 2:40 pm
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@Matt
ey, is that Gabby' pegeout? I was just going to email her about this thread. That frame is about a 62.
DeKadenzy12.4.08 - 2:47 pm
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light_fixture - Here's a dope mixte 48cm for $80.
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb/bik/945380078.html
JB12.4.08 - 5:12 pm
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I saw some tall bikes on cl the last day or so. Both the OC and LA cl.
User112.4.08 - 5:18 pm
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"That dude that sells bikes on Sunset a few blocks West of Alvarado always has this HUGE maroon road bike for sale."
Yeah, I saw that a while back, it was a Fuji. Haven't seen it in a while; he may have sold it finally.
One thing to know about older frames is that unlike the way they make them now, back then the only difference between a tall frame and a shorter frame was the length of the seat tube - the top tube lengths were usually all the same. So if you're not too particular about top tube length, you can ride a shorter frame by getting a longer seat post and maybe a stem with a little more rise to it.
mr rollers12.4.08 - 6:28 pm
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I seem to see a lot of 60cm+ frames at the kitchen.
Sometimes they have 3 or 4.
trickmilla12.4.08 - 11:54 pm
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