oh, actually, they called a lot of bikes "silver kings," not just the aluminum ones, and the steel ones probably had springers. for a girl's bike in good shape, i'd try to get it for under 200, then find a man's frame to swap the parts.
the women's bikes aren't as desirable as the mens. they're cool bikes, but the aluminum gets brittle with age. not a good candidate for a motor. as a pedaler, it's great. i dunno if they ever came with springers. 250 doesn't sound to bad, but i wouldn't know unless i saw it.
hey gadget, looks like you go to your member page and click edit friends list, then request a friend.... just did that, now just wait till you accept, and thats it...
i would like that too, but dont know how myself.... mikegenius added me to his friend list and i accepted, will look into it and get it set up later this evening ok?