Re: [RBW] Re: Dent in Seat Stay of Saluki

2011-11-10 Thread Peter Morgano
Photos were exchanged, frame was described as perfect. Like I said I still probably would have bought it but for, like 300 less. It is almost all built up now anyway, if anyone can suggest a touch up paint the color is an having some issues getting a good match. Thanks On Nov 9, 2011 10:38 PM, "Al

Re: [RBW] Re: Dent in Seat Stay of Saluki

2011-11-09 Thread Allan in Portland
Agreed. And at the risk of picking at a scab, since the internet never forgets, I believe the pertinent quote was, "Will supply pictures on request. Frame is in great shape." https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/aji5zFLKLt4/discussion I suppose it would depend upon whether pictur

Re: [RBW] Re: Dent in Seat Stay of Saluki

2011-11-09 Thread William
A nickel is 1.95mm so you two are probably in reasonable agreement. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/vpYI1h5r-vEJ. To post to this

Re: [RBW] Re: Dent in Seat Stay of Saluki

2011-11-09 Thread Peter Morgano
Hmm, I have never heard of that rule before, why a nickel? For flex? The issue is I really love my campy NR crankset and pedal combo but they do require a campy asymetrical spindle (long end is already on the crank side) which can be hard to find. I ran this same setup on my international with abo

Re: [RBW] Re: Dent in Seat Stay of Saluki

2011-11-09 Thread CycloFiend
Just to clarify my earlier statement - By "sidestep" the description issue, it's really that I would hate to see this devolve into a discussion of right and wrong on this private transaction. It's not appropriate to "name names" or to take sides on this via the list. Although we are voyeurs on

Re: [RBW] Re: Dent in Seat Stay of Saluki

2011-11-09 Thread William
There is a big difference between: A. Perfect used Saluki for sale and B. Used Saluki for sale, mechanically perfect Many sellers on the second hand market go out of the way to highlight the mechanical condition and the cosmetic condition separately, to mitigate conflict. -- You receive

Re: [RBW] Re: Dent in Seat Stay of Saluki

2011-11-09 Thread James Warren
Don't worry. The ride of a Rivendell AR usually cures the AR within me. On Nov 8, 2011, at 10:34 AM, Peter M wrote: > just in case my anal retentive nature gets the best of me... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to

Re: [RBW] Re: Dent in Seat Stay of Saluki

2011-11-08 Thread Peter Morgano
Tried that, they said that the bike was "mechanically" perfect and that i was SOL. I can message you offlist if you want his name and address. This is unfortunately the problem with buying anything used, especially outside of a 3rd party like EBay, Amazon, etc. Paypal will only really cover you if