Hey, I've stopped some of those dishwashers & bought their bikes out from under them! Amazing how persuading a $50 dollar bill can be ;-) They don't even mind walking to the bus stop... One local sold me a '77 Paramount tourer (too big for me though) at a yard sale. $50!! Saddle was sitting on the top tube.
Cheers,
Duane Kennard Los Angeles, USA
On Aug 14, 2004, at 10:02 PM, Chuck Schmidt wrote:
> Harvey, I see lots of bikes out here in SoCal (El Norte) set up with a
> couple of millimeters (less than an inch) of seatpost showing. Mostly
> dishwashers on their way to work, but hey.
>
> Chuck Schmidt
> South Pasadena, Southern California