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Sig_Arlecchino
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Behold, the Eldritch Glade.
The good:
It's a Marin. It's steel, it's an Eldridge Glade, and it looks funky. Lovely neon splatter paint job, stickers mostly in good condition. Stem isn't stuck. Rear wheel okay (LX hub, Wolber AT18 rim). Frame and fork seem to be straight! Saddle is ridiculously comfy.
The bad:
Seatpost is stuck... Right crank arm a bit loose, front wheel is garbage, grips disintegrated, brakes are only for show, STIs abused to death, 33 years of grime on the drivertrain, shifters barely working.
The ugly:
Me, cycling 17 km on this thing, with the seatpost 5 cm lower than needed. My knees are done for the week.
Seller knew about the seatpost, didn't tell me. I was 17 km from home. Made a lowball offer, seller accepted. I guess maybe 10 cm of the seatpost is actually inside the frame. I need (someone with) a big ass vise. It will be unstucked one way or another. Blasting it with WD40 for the time being. I hope the BB won't be frozen at least.
Won't be a boring job, that's for sure.