Darth Lefty 

Yes, the Ritchey MTB that I found at Play It Again Sports earlier this year had roller cam brakes, and the rears were underneath.

Lascauxcaveman 

1984 Bianchi Limited I bought yesterday:



If it looks a little familiar to you, it's the one I sold in May for $220. Buyer is leaving town tomorrow; needed to unload it fast. Goes back up on CL next week; anyone interested?

anixi

That could be anything from a crappy old Trek to a nice Bridgestone...but...you need to post some pictures!

Sixty Fiver

Sigg Tourist camp kit with a SVEA 123 stove for $ 25.00... they still make the SVEA stove with a small cup but Sigg no longer makes the rather excellent camp kit for the stove.

Chris W.

Great score! I saved up and bought that set back in the early 70s had it through the mid 80s until I loaned it to a pretty girl I worked with...Hope she still has it

Cheers,
Chris

Sixty Fiver

It would have been a good deal at twice the price, this is still one of the best stoves you can buy and a new unit will run over 100.00 and then you still need a camp kit.

On this side of the pond white gas is easy to find, I still use a vintage coleman stove and lantern for vehicular travels and this kit will work for bike touring.

holden west

Nabbed this manual from a box of junk by the side of the road.

Fat Tire Trader 

I got this Paris Sport out of a pile that was going to become scrap metal this week, you can see it here

Paris Sport

smontanaro 

One man's junk is another man's treasure. Nice score on the Paris Sport.

Henry III

I crossed the border into Sarnia last month and checked out a Trek dealer. As soon as walked in the doors there was a brand new Marinoni built up with Campy Centaur. I think it was right about two grand. Really nice looking bike and decent price I thought.

holden west

I saw this unused Cateye yesterday and couldn't resist as it has the RPM sensor which the other NOS Cateye I bought a couple of years ago lacked. I guess I'll sell that one.

I'm guessing people often got them as gifts and upon opening them, realized installing them, fitting the cables and figuring the wheel circumference wasn't worth it.

sloar 

Entry level Nishiki, but not bad for $20. I swapped the wheels and brake levers. Should be an easy flip.

rjhammett

Here is my $3 bike that I picked up recently. The bike was free and I spent $3 for some parts. I completely broke it down and rebuilt it. It is an '88 Specialized Rockhopper.

gomango

Way to go.

Garage sale?

sloar 

I'm picking this up from Goodwill tomorrow. I got it really cheap on the auction site.

rjhammett

Congratulations! I saw it and wanted it but it was pickup only.

rjhammett

A CL giveaway.

sloar 

To big for me, I plan on flipping it. Figure a quick cleanup, new cables and bar wrap.

exmechanic89

Nice. I love the color and clean lines..

sloar 

Better than expected, nice 700c Araya rims with Suntour Cyclone bits. New cables and bar tape and a big cleaning was all that was needed.

tricky 

Gonna need some after pics.

sloar 

Insidious C. 

I saved some parts from being recycled this week. I went to the local thrift shop to look at bikes. I asked if they had any parts. The guy old me there was a pile out back that was probably heading to recycle. I followed him outside and there was a stash of wheels, tires, and plastic bins with every part that it takes to build a bike. Most of the stuff was junk or of little value, but I snatched up five good wheels including two Mavic Open rims, one laced to a Record hub and one to Dura Ace. I got four plastic bins of pedals, BB's and shifters with a few odds 'n ends mixed in. This stuff was silly cheap, but I am really happy that it will not get recycled.

holden west

^Wow, DA and Record wheels on the way to the furnace? Nice catch. I never thought about asking for parts out back. Post a photo.

guzziee

This one is now wearing new shoes, seat, post and pedals. Had the wrong size post, glad it didn't mess up the seat cluster