1) Check the ads in the Pennysaver, the Reader, and the local newspaper.
2) Cruise the yard sales.
3) Be patient and act cool and calm when you see something you like, such as a 1959 Capo for $25, talked shamelessly down to $20, or a Peugeot PKN-10, from $200 to $140.
4) A friend may give you a nice bike -- it has happened three times to me over the years.
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"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069