I agree with Greg. I also think the fork is not Carbon. As I remember, they
were steel fork, medium slope crown, and the option was std-all chrome;
dx-carbon covered blades with dropout and crown exposed and polished.
This dx version was supposed to give a dampened ride for comfort and
control.
Ted Ernst
Palos Verdes Estates, CA
> Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 14:04:23 -0800
> From: "charles nighbor" <cnighbor@pacbell.net>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Subject: [CR]graftek 70's FS
>
> http://losangeles.craigslist.org/
> ..
> not the seller
> charles nighbor
> walnut creek, ca
>
> This seems like a pretty typical Craigslist vintage bike ad, from what
> I've seen.
> First, there's no way that bike was $2600 in 1976. No way.
> Second, the couple of pics. only show (small bits of) a bare frame.
> Third, the lugwork isn't "polished aluminum."
> Fourth, when a seller sez "this bike is well worth what I'm asking," it
> almost always isn't! Maybe 1/3 to 1/2 of his asking price in this case (if
> complete and in good shape, which you sure can't tell from his pics.).
> Fifth, aah, never mind! It's Baloney Central again. :-)
> Greg "harumph" Parker
> Ann Arbor, Michigan