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curbtender 07-27-16 09:06 PM

I'm sure Carlin was influenced by Orwell.

Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.

guzziee 07-28-16 07:58 AM

Found an 89 Team stumpjumper after returning from vacations, it had been sitting on CL for a month with no buyers!


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Primitive Don 07-29-16 08:15 PM

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Found this Schwinn 24" cruiser on Fort Wayne Craigslist today. This should be great for my 8-year-old who is outgrowing his 20" Trek. This one is definitely a project in need of a full overhaul to say this least. With that said, the frame is sound and the chrome is in great shape. This will be a fun fall/winter project for sure.

Bikedued 07-29-16 10:22 PM


Originally Posted by guzziee (Post 18944052)
Found an 89 Team stumpjumper after returning from vacations, it had been sitting on CL for a month with no buyers!


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Nice platform to work from. That could be extremely cool with the right mix of parts. Even a drop bar conversion would be cool!I found a Hard Rock Cruz in that color scheme once. I wish I had followed through and built it. Just never got around to it, and let it go in a purge. Looking forward to the build!:thumb:,,,,BD

Bikedued 07-29-16 11:25 PM

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Hopefully picking this up Sunday if all goes well. Been wanting a steel Gary Fisher for a while, and this one looks decent for the age. It will get my usual over improvement. Probably drop bars and an XT/LX bits.,,,,BD

coolkat 07-30-16 12:47 AM

Found this '84 Centurion Elite GT at a garage sale this morning. $40 bought a bike with "less than 10 miles" according to the original owner--and I believe it. This thing is unbelievably pristine and original. I assume the stem shifters were added at original purchase. The only thing missing is the original water bottle, but the cage is there! Even the internal wiring is still coiled at the headtube and bottom bracket.
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curbtender 07-30-16 07:50 AM

Nice One, they would probably like to see it over here... http://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vi...tabase-70.html

Kdogbikes 07-30-16 08:04 PM

Picked this up today. Always amazes me how schwinns clean up. This conti is pretty rough but original down to the tires. Brought it home gave it an hour of elbow grease,aired up the tires and went for spin. http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...pseth1lcqu.jpghttp://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...psweyh6srw.jpghttp://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...psjajgg1xm.jpg

Bikedued 07-31-16 11:34 AM

I am sitting here minding my own business, waiting for a friend to show up and help replace some sheetrock on my bathroom ceiling, and my phone rings while I am vacuuming up insulation. Hey there's a couple of bikes over here? I guess at his other buddies house that he's picking up. One says Fuji Special Road Racer on it, and the other says Bianchi. Well after much coercing to get rough measurements, and find model names, I asked about the Bianchi. It says Special.... Hmmm. what does it say on the rear derailleur? much noise, dropped phone, are you there, etc... Campagnolo? Bring both I said! They should be here in a little while. I am going to offer $200 for the labor, and see what happens...? We can work a deal, even if I have to hit the ATM for more....:D

Both bikes have a standover of 34 inches. Right on the money, if they measured correctly. I sure hope so... Pictures in a few hours, after they've gone.

plonz 07-31-16 12:01 PM

^ Looks like that bathroom will have to wait for another day!

16Victor 07-31-16 12:45 PM

Thanks to my sharp-eyed nephew...1988 Trek 360
 
https://db.tt/lo7OQZvn

Not bad for $0.00...some tool made it into a fixed gear, so it's missing shifters, derailleurs, and large chainring, and has non-original wheels (Campy Record hubs and unknown aero tubular rims in great shape :)

A bit small for me so it's fate is undecided. I may part it out, or may restore the derailleurs and freewheel, and leave it at my lady's place so I can ride with her without toting my main ride.

francophile 07-31-16 02:10 PM

Indirect save from the dump.

This 59cm (1988?) Moser Sprint was dropped off at a local charity rusted and missing the original Ofmega Mundial FD/RD and pedals. They tossed it in the scrap metal pile, a bike-savvy volunteer grabbed it and I bought it from him for $25.

Looks all-original except maybe the Miche hubs, everything else matches the mid-late-80s ads (ITM 200 stem, ITM seat post and bars, Ofmega Mundial drivetrain, Modolo Corsa calipers/levers). Has to be post-'84 based on the 51.151 designation, and the Mundial stuff would put it '87-'88 at the earliest. Looks like damn near this exact same bike: http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/...psorrshchk.jpg

Initial soak of the QR skewers with Evap-o-rust revealed beautiful chrome underneath a very thick and solid coating rust, so I'm hoping the fork crown has the same luck.

Pity those cheap ass vinyl decals, though!

Seat post calipers out at 26.6, so likely 26.8 ST dia. Owner's name and phone number etched into BB shell, interesting.

Lots more pics: 80s Francesco Moser Sprint - Album on Imgur

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flyfisherbob 07-31-16 04:22 PM

Wow! Beautiful Centurion.

Bikedued 07-31-16 07:26 PM


Originally Posted by plonz (Post 18950387)
^ Looks like that bathroom will have to wait for another day!


Yeah I wish. I just now finally got a shower after being covered with 70 year old rock wool insulation and drywall dust all day. Yep, he only brought the Fuji of course, and it has now turned into a buy all of these bikes or none, but got the Fuji free as bait.

It's filthy and a little beat on, but yellow and a LOT of original components. The wheels have large flange Sunshine hubs, which are correct for my 74 Newest. It also has a Compe V front derailleur, and a V GT Luxe rear, and a few other neat little parts like power shifters. The bad part? Replacement fork, and cracked rusted paint behind the upper and lower head lugs, sigh. The good part? It looks like it was professionally straightened? Not so much as a visible bend, or even a ripple under the down tube. Decent quality replacement fork from back when it was still a fairly new bike. The fork crown is kind of pretty. I will post a pic of it tomorrow.

Hell or high water I am going to go look at the other bikes after work tomorrow. Gonna bug my friend all day about it, as it is a friend of his he has known for decades. Apparently there is a full suspension Ironhorse with VERY large frame tubes, so that could be decent. A Trek 800, meh... And the Bianchi, which is the real prize. From what little info I got on it, it has a pantographed stem, and at least a Campy rear derailleur. It also has the Made in Italy decal, my friend's friend remembered that part. They are not out for public sale, just on a friends property. The Bianchi is red, not Celeste. I am okay with that, as long it's not wrecked. Probably at least Columbus tubing, and I have my fingers crossed.

rjhammett 07-31-16 08:25 PM

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I picked up this 90s Schwinn Paramount a couple weeks ago. It was missing the saddle and front shifter, the front wheel was a 27" road wheel and it had a mis-matched crank set. I volunteer at a non-profit fixing bikes. You earn shop dollars for the hours you work that you can use to buy used parts. I picked up everything I needed to get it back on the road without having to spend any money. I have a total of $20 into it.

rhm 08-01-16 06:24 AM

Coming back from the grocery store on my Lambert fixie yesterday, I spotted two bikes in the trash just a block from my house. On closer inspection one proved to be a complete POS MTB; I left it there. The other was this 1969 Raleigh Sports. I walked both bikes home and took these photos when I got there:

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All original except for the seat. Complete except for the chain guard, rear brake lever, rear brake cable, grips, and seat post bolt. Original tires still hold air.

The shop that sold it is still in business, at the same location, hasn't even changed their phone number.
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By the time it was getting dark, the bike was in rideable condition, though still with only one brake. Grainy photo taken in failing light:
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After my wife rides it a bit this week I trust she will give me the go ahead to do a complete overhaul.

quattroG 08-01-16 08:01 AM

Nice Continental. Brings back memories. I had one as a kid. It was at my parents home for a long time. Still in great shape. I sold it to a friend who wanted a starter bike. Funny, I found the owners manual for it and it's listed as a "light weight" bike. I guess everything is relative.

francophile 08-01-16 08:49 AM

Cool find, @rhm !

thumpism 08-01-16 09:47 AM

Years ago I was walking the dog and found in an alley blocks from home behind a church that had had a big yard sale a black ladies' 3-speed. It was missing the rear fender and chainguard but was sound otherwise, and it had a FREE sign taped to the seat. I gave it to a single mom down our block for her oldest daughter.

fender1 08-01-16 08:21 PM

Picked up this Motobecane Grand Record for $125. Everything works, just needs some elbow grease.

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Bicycle Addict 08-02-16 05:57 AM

Sounds annoying as hell BD, sounds also like a friendship in endship!?(see what I did there? Lol I need to get out more)

rsandoval75002 08-02-16 08:18 AM

Converted blue & black 1980s Sannino to red & chrome, check these pics, saved...

https://goo.gl/photos/BmL2UF7MypzVXrpp8

curbtender 08-02-16 09:33 AM

Aren't you supposed to bag it and light it on fire before you ring the bell?

Bikedued 08-02-16 11:23 AM

Well, this crow tastes a lot like a quesadilla(it's lunchtime), but anyway. The guy just called me said nothing was wrong, and that we're good. Umm okay. You couldn't answer three texts and two voicemails in a 24 hour period? Anyway, he's still who he is, and no argument. Oh well. Might get the Bianchi after all. Who knows.,,,,BD

And it's growing on me. Messing around with it a little, swapped wheels with some Shimano/Araya's, and the bars are Nitto GR's.. It's a good start, hehe.

Just a heavy old school Fuji with fancy head lugs, but I love it still. Kind of the same feeling as owning a 70's Peugeot from the P or UA series. I am thinking hammered fenders and fat 1 1/4" skinwall Pasela TG's. I am leaving the patina. It has earned it.

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tcpasley 08-05-16 10:20 AM

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2000 Lemond Buenos Aires

Reynolds 853 tubing. Rolf Vector wheels. Full Shimano 105 2x9 groupset. All original except for the saddle and pedals. Even appears to have the original Michelin Axial Select tires. Paint is VG+. One small dent in a seatstay between the brake bridge and the seat tube. A real creampuff. $200 at pawn shop.

I put the Fizik Arione and the yellow bottle cages on it. At 55 cm it's a little on the small side, but not much smaller than my 1998 Steelman Stage Race (56 cm st, 57 cm tt). I'll get the bars up a little to give my aged neck and back a break and ride it like I stole it.


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