Plankosaurus
Spongeplank Dalepantski
So I was just doing my usual gumtree scan this morning, and happened upon a local that was offloading a giant glory 8. It was ludicrous cheap, so I gave him a few bucks more so I could feel a little better about ripping him off 
. Condition is pretty good despite having spent the last 5 years under his house with his dogs, it can definitely be resurrected. And I'm sure that smell will come off after a couple more washes...
Aaaanyway, I pretty much only want to keep the totem forks it came with since regretting letting go of the ones I was previously hoarding. The rest I don't think I have any need for so I was thinking to do one of a few things:
* Sell it dirt cheap, preferably to some young punk that'll finish it and abuse it in the way it deserves to be abused
* Chase up a set of replacement forks on the cheap and donate it to a club like youies or Ballarat that could use it to loan out to people wanting to dabble with dh (would they even take it?)
* Chase up a set of forks on the cheap and put it out into the world as Barry the burner bike MK2 (would it get used? Barry 1 has been a bit of a fizzer)
* Be a Scrooge and keep it for no reason. Maybe paint it Matt Black and give it a bit of a post apocalyptic vibe because I'm bored.
Anyone want to weigh in on this? Have some forks? Know someone that's looking for a solid little FR bike? Have half a can of Supercheap auto Matt Black paint sitting around?
Template... Yeah, still need one of these
Item: 2008ish giant glory 8, 16.5". Frame+most of the rest of it
Location: narre warren
Item Condition: pretty good, aside from the dog hair
Reason for selling: can't ride the bikes I like, let alone extras like this
Price and price conditions: cheap. if you really want it take a punt, if it's too high you'll get knocked back
I'll also knock it back if the targin kicks in and the charitable ideas start feeling right (wheres the peace symbol emoji?)
Extra Info: minus forks and stem, everything pictured. Code brakes need attention but grab super hard despite the spongey feel. shock bounces like a shock should. wheels spin, haven't checked how true they are yet. haven't tried shifting gears as it was all gummed up with dog hair when I picked it up and forgot after cleaning it.
Pictures:
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. Condition is pretty good despite having spent the last 5 years under his house with his dogs, it can definitely be resurrected. And I'm sure that smell will come off after a couple more washes...Aaaanyway, I pretty much only want to keep the totem forks it came with since regretting letting go of the ones I was previously hoarding. The rest I don't think I have any need for so I was thinking to do one of a few things:
* Sell it dirt cheap, preferably to some young punk that'll finish it and abuse it in the way it deserves to be abused
* Chase up a set of replacement forks on the cheap and donate it to a club like youies or Ballarat that could use it to loan out to people wanting to dabble with dh (would they even take it?)
* Chase up a set of forks on the cheap and put it out into the world as Barry the burner bike MK2 (would it get used? Barry 1 has been a bit of a fizzer)
* Be a Scrooge and keep it for no reason. Maybe paint it Matt Black and give it a bit of a post apocalyptic vibe because I'm bored.
Anyone want to weigh in on this? Have some forks? Know someone that's looking for a solid little FR bike? Have half a can of Supercheap auto Matt Black paint sitting around?
Template... Yeah, still need one of these
Item: 2008ish giant glory 8, 16.5". Frame+most of the rest of it
Location: narre warren
Item Condition: pretty good, aside from the dog hair
Reason for selling: can't ride the bikes I like, let alone extras like this
Price and price conditions: cheap. if you really want it take a punt, if it's too high you'll get knocked back
I'll also knock it back if the targin kicks in and the charitable ideas start feeling right (wheres the peace symbol emoji?)
Extra Info: minus forks and stem, everything pictured. Code brakes need attention but grab super hard despite the spongey feel. shock bounces like a shock should. wheels spin, haven't checked how true they are yet. haven't tried shifting gears as it was all gummed up with dog hair when I picked it up and forgot after cleaning it.
Pictures:
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