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Misleading

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This bike was recently posted on eBay and the bidding has passed $150. That’s all fine, except the description is quite misleading. Here’s my question to the seller:

Dear seller,

Are there logical reasons as to why you haven’t got a lock ring on the fixed cog and only one brake when it’s set up as a single speed? In addition, don’t you think it would be fair to inform the bidders that the chainring cannot be removed from that style of crank, which is of course a road crank with the inner ring removed? In fact, nothing about this bike is track specific, yet you imply it’s a ‘track’ bike in the title.

Yours sincerely,
Tom.

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4 Responses to “Misleading”

  1. YLD says:
    July 27th, 2007 at 3:19 pm

    As always ‘caveat emptor’

  2. tom says:
    July 27th, 2007 at 5:48 pm

    Worthy questions Tom.

    1) Bike currently has no lockring as track cog has been spaced out to get best chain line. Trackcog has been secured using ‘loctite’ adhesive and front brake has been fitted to enhance the bikes usability around town.

    2) Photo’s clearly show that drive-side crank and front chainring is one unit. Yes it is a road crankset.

    3) The title includes both the terms ‘track’ and ‘road.’ This description is intended to provide buyers with an accurate picture of the bike; ‘Road’ refers to the style of the bike. ‘Track’ refers to mechanical function of the drivetrain.

    Regards,
    Andy.

  3. Tim from Baseball says:
    July 30th, 2007 at 2:51 pm

    And I’ve got a pink hippopotamus that’s really a black cat.

  4. timtim says:
    July 30th, 2007 at 4:58 pm

    sweet how about we just “lock tight” the drive shaft onto that guys car and take the doors off for “usability” around town

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