Keyword spamming is common, and Rivendell is a popular one. My favorite was the listing for a nasty, kinked old piece of cable housing that was allegedly removed from a Rivendell.
On Thursday, March 29, 2012 6:48:54 PM UTC-5, William wrote: > > ...and it's on ebay now starting at $750. > > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/260992448844?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649#ht_586wt_1344 > > > Funny, I had the word Rivendell in the title, since I bought a lot of the > parts from Rivendell and it's a notably Riv-ish build. Within an hour ebay > took it down saying I'm misleading buyers by having Rivendell in the title > of a bike that is not a Rivendell. I admit that's true, and I know some > searchers will be a little annoyed, but dude, as somebody who searches > "rivendell" almost daily on ebay, I'm shocked that they took my listing > down, when it's a really common practice to list non-Rivs with Rivendell in > the title. I'm a victim! :) > > On Sunday, March 18, 2012 8:12:13 PM UTC-7, William wrote: >> >> Up for sale is a modern classic road bike. I acquired this 1984 Trek 770 >> from the original owner off craigslist. I old off the original campy bits >> through the usual channels to finance a much more contemporary Rivish >> build. That bike helped convince me that my previous road bike was too >> small for me and it convinced me that I wanted to run 700x28 tires (or >> wider). Now that I've acquired a bike that will take wide tires and >> fenders, I can let go of this classic bike. I'd love to sell it locally, >> since it's so expensive to ship a bike. I'm asking $800. Shipping would >> be extra, but I'll gladly deliver it in the Bay Area. >> >> It's a 58cm Trek 770. Reynolds 531 standard diameter butted tubing. >> Campy dropouts >> Campy super record headset and seatpost >> Stock avocet saddle >> NOS Specialized sealed bearing hubs laced to contemporary Mavic Open Pro >> silver rims, 32 hole DT spokes >> 7 speed NOS Sachs Aris FW 12-28 >> Maxxis 700x25 tires >> Shimano 105 dual pivot brakes >> Tektro R200 levers >> Suntour retrofriction shifters >> Suntour XC pro front der >> Shimano XT short cage rear der >> SRAM chain >> Sugino XD2 double crankset 172.5mm 48/34. Cartridge BB >> No pedals >> >> Let me know if you have any questions. Pics here. As pictured, 75.5cm >> seat height. >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/sets/72157629612770747/ >> >> >> >> -- 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/-/sFSlMcxMO84J. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
