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bent? optical illusion?
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 3:52 am
by roscowgo
ebaybike
Is it just me or does the back tire on that thing not ....quite...straight.
Pic im looking at is very last one on the bottom right, a read shot.
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 3:54 am
by -Holiday
its definatly not centered. not sure if that is normal or not though
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 4:10 am
by CNF2002
Ouch. Question the seller about it. So obvious, Im sure others have, suspicious that its not addressed on the page in a Q&A. Probably crashed harder than presented.
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 4:19 am
by earwig
It doesn't look right... but... notice the amount of space between the plastic in the back and where the blinker (the amber part) begins. so... my point is that the picture wasn't taken from a completly centered position so it could just be the picture
or... you could be right and it might really be that F'ed up! Probably best to see it in person before you bid.
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 4:24 am
by roscowgo
Oh i'm not going to bid, just my daily ebay droolathon.
It looks to me like its leaned a degree to starboard, and torked just a touch to the right along the horizontal too.
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 4:32 am
by DivideOverflow
earwig wrote:It doesn't look right... but... notice the amount of space between the plastic in the back and where the blinker (the amber part) begins. so... my point is that the picture wasn't taken from a completly centered position so it could just be the picture
or... you could be right and it might really be that F'ed up! Probably best to see it in person before you bid.
Yeah, but note the side with less space is on the left... so it would appear that the tire would be more to the right if it was actually center!! It looks like he moved the camera more left so it would look more like it was in the middle.
I'm never going to buy a bike on e-bay... there is just too much risk. Hell, it isn't much more expensive to get a used bike from a shop! Especially with the prices I have seen on ebay these days.
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 4:34 am
by rodzbike
It's off just enough to make me shy away from it as fast as possible.
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 4:35 am
by earwig
You're right, I'm going to ask the seller
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 7:36 am
by camthepyro
My bike kinda looks like that, but that's when it's on the kickstand, not centerstand, so maybe it's not. Wow, my post was pointless...
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 8:17 am
by skinnyjoint
wierd....