Think I might be slowly heading this way, and if I had a few more quid in the bank I'd be there already. If we're not counting just MTBs I have seven. Wowsers - only just realised that (although two of those are kiddies bikes, one is a slightly dodgy fold up, one a vintage trike that's in bits and the saracen doesn't have wheels yet). Help.... me.....
My name is Rob, and I can't stop buying bikes......
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Ah if we can include "family" bikes , you know those that take up valuable garage space but never get ridden.....I can add another 5 taking me to 12 riders
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Wow, it's been awhile since I've checked this thread. I didn't want to derail Rob's build, but it appears that this thread is becoming a group therapy session for obsessive compulsive retrobike addicts like myself. As much as I try to deny it, I now realize that I've become the male equivalent of a cat-lady; a well-meaning and kind-hearted soul that just can't stand to see a cat (or bike, in my case) go without a home, so I feel obligated to take it in. 
Yeah, it's a Funk. I'd say it's a candy purple over pearl color. It has a noticeable dent in the down tube, but it's still a structurally sound frame.
I saw it on Craigslist halfway across the U.S., and to convince the seller to sell to me, I offered him more than he was asking, plus eBay fees, plus Paypal fees, plus shipping fees, plus any packaging fees (although in this case, he took my advice to get a bike box for free at his local bike shop and package it himself). The seller's daughter had an eBay account that she had used maybe 5 times in the last 5 years to buy stuff, and I pretty much had to convince the both of them how safe it was to go thru eBay with a BIN price, and just call me when they were ready to list it. I itemized all the costs for them , and I pointed them to some links on eBay where they could educate themselves. I also informed them about how eBay feedback was a buyer's gauge as to how honest, caring, and trustworthy a seller was; that it was a seller's track record and eBay's equivalent of a Better Business Bureau rating. When they were ready to list, they called me, and I got online and told them I was ready for them to hit the "GO" button, and that bike was on eBay for all of 5 seconds when I used BIN to win that auction. I've bought about 6 or 8 bikes that way in the last few years, and I seriously doubt I would have been able to get them any other way. What better motivation could I give to a seller than more money?
cha-ching! (cash register sound)
$-D (dollar signs in the eyes emoticon)
Whoops! I just gave away one of my buying secrets! I guess that makes me an "Enabler"...
btw, it's been quite awhile since I've been anyone's hero, thanks. Hopefully being a hero doesn't mean that I have to wear a cape or a mask, or wear my red underwear on the outside of my blue tights like Superman does I tried the hero thing before, but I forgot to wear my costume one time when I was on a beer run, so they kicked me out of the club. :cry: It's good to be back.
ez054098":1hiwliiz said:Is that a Funk I see on the far left? That color looks familiar.
Yeah, it's a Funk. I'd say it's a candy purple over pearl color. It has a noticeable dent in the down tube, but it's still a structurally sound frame.
I saw it on Craigslist halfway across the U.S., and to convince the seller to sell to me, I offered him more than he was asking, plus eBay fees, plus Paypal fees, plus shipping fees, plus any packaging fees (although in this case, he took my advice to get a bike box for free at his local bike shop and package it himself). The seller's daughter had an eBay account that she had used maybe 5 times in the last 5 years to buy stuff, and I pretty much had to convince the both of them how safe it was to go thru eBay with a BIN price, and just call me when they were ready to list it. I itemized all the costs for them , and I pointed them to some links on eBay where they could educate themselves. I also informed them about how eBay feedback was a buyer's gauge as to how honest, caring, and trustworthy a seller was; that it was a seller's track record and eBay's equivalent of a Better Business Bureau rating. When they were ready to list, they called me, and I got online and told them I was ready for them to hit the "GO" button, and that bike was on eBay for all of 5 seconds when I used BIN to win that auction. I've bought about 6 or 8 bikes that way in the last few years, and I seriously doubt I would have been able to get them any other way. What better motivation could I give to a seller than more money?
cha-ching! (cash register sound)
$-D (dollar signs in the eyes emoticon)
Whoops! I just gave away one of my buying secrets! I guess that makes me an "Enabler"...
Sorry, the green one is a keeper; I just need to build it.Thunderchild":1hiwliiz said:
btw, it's been quite awhile since I've been anyone's hero, thanks. Hopefully being a hero doesn't mean that I have to wear a cape or a mask, or wear my red underwear on the outside of my blue tights like Superman does
I tried the hero thing before, but I forgot to wear my costume one time when I was on a beer run, so they kicked me out of the club. :cry: It's good to be back. Attachments
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it's a sickness for sure. i've bought 7 bikes this week.
hmmmm.......starts to look bad when you see it in black and white.
and i still can't stop thinking about Incorrigible's alien's on ebay!!!!
i want that red one.
if Incorrigible is a cat lady. i'm a bike nympho. i can't say no. lol
roy
it's a sickness for sure. i've bought 7 bikes this week.
hmmmm.......starts to look bad when you see it in black and white.
and i still can't stop thinking about Incorrigible's alien's on ebay!!!!
i want that red one.
if Incorrigible is a cat lady. i'm a bike nympho. i can't say no. lol
roy
3 GTs in near working order. 2 other GT frames.
Modern Carrera needs disk pads to be working.
Peugeot Glacier partially stripped (given to me ..'you're into bikes..').
2 BSOs heading for the tip (stripped of anything worth having).
2 bikes for the missus, neither working.
Note the only working cycle in the house is my 4 year old's Dawes...
Roll on Xmas hols, Santa is bringing some much needed spares ...
Modern Carrera needs disk pads to be working.
Peugeot Glacier partially stripped (given to me ..'you're into bikes..').
2 BSOs heading for the tip (stripped of anything worth having).
2 bikes for the missus, neither working.
Note the only working cycle in the house is my 4 year old's Dawes...
Roll on Xmas hols, Santa is bringing some much needed spares ...
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ez054098":1beqj2to said:Is that a Funk I see on the far left? That color looks familiar.
Wow! I get it now; I just now found your Funk build page (I guess I'm a little slow on the uptake).
BEAUTIFUL bike you got there! Yeah, that's the same color. I was in the vault just yesterday and took a closer look at mine, and what I thought was a dent looks to be more like a gash where it must have bottomed out on a rock. It hasn't compromised the structure, but there's no way it will look as nice as yours unless I strip it, fill the gash with bondo, and then repaint and re-decal. Even then, I still need to find an original Funk fork (I got mine with a Rock Shox). I have a feeling that before I spend the $ to do all that, I'd probably just spend the $ on......what else?......more bikes!!
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The Kona may be up for sale now to help out a friend who needs money to fix his car. PM me if interested... Might be in sale section after Christmas...
