is this worth picking up?
04-26-13, 07:53 PM
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is this worth picking up?
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04-26-13, 08:00 PM
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is this worth picking up?
Maybe consider adjusting the saddle and handlebars?! lol
04-26-13, 08:09 PM
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Good price for that bike. Thinking of making it your next painting project?
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04-26-13, 08:11 PM
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possibly, not sure yet. got my eye on a very early trek frameset. bad paint and next to nothing graphics. i've always wanted an orange trek
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04-26-13, 08:18 PM
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thanks all, trying to contact the owner to see if he still has it.
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04-26-13, 09:23 PM
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Ha I love in Anderson CALIFORNIA, I got excited for a second.
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Looks like an 1986, here is the Schwinn catalog info and photo https://bikecatalogs.org/SCHWINN/1986...1986Ltwt11.JPG
04-26-13, 11:19 PM
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I think you should buy it on principle if only to fix the handlebars (Graeme Obree notwithstanding).
Seems a great price on a pretty decent bike.
Seems a great price on a pretty decent bike.
04-27-13, 01:13 AM
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I think it's overpriced by at least 33%. Besides poor overall condition, wheels don't match.
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sarcasm? how do you know the wheels don't match? the front tire needs to be replaced to match the rear gumwall, it probably needs an overhaul (like all good bikes), white bar tape and housing, hoods, clips/straps, etc... but if i paid $100 for that bike in seattle, it would be a good deal and a fun project.
04-27-13, 03:29 AM
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$40 in this case looks like it gets a decent frame and many hours of hobby time. I'd look at it for that price if I liked the frame, I guess.
For example, on the same craigslist, there's a Triumph 3 speed for half that ...
https://muncie.craigslist.org/bik/3756981174.html
and what looks to be a pretty decent Nishiki International that at 7x the price will possibly be cheaper in the long run:
https://muncie.craigslist.org/bik/3733822275.html
For example, on the same craigslist, there's a Triumph 3 speed for half that ...
https://muncie.craigslist.org/bik/3756981174.html
and what looks to be a pretty decent Nishiki International that at 7x the price will possibly be cheaper in the long run:
https://muncie.craigslist.org/bik/3733822275.html
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+1 and within a day or two re-posted for $250-$500
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04-27-13, 12:33 PM
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Just got it home. Ended up getting it for $30. Paint is really bad but luckily I happen to have some paint left. Need to find the decals. All the components will clean up nice. So new cables, bar tape, new saddle and tires I think it will be a decent bike. Thanks for the encouragement
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04-27-13, 12:37 PM
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"is this worth picking up?"
I figure if you do 3 sets of 30 every other day, you'll have decent guns by winter.
I figure if you do 3 sets of 30 every other day, you'll have decent guns by winter.
04-27-13, 12:51 PM
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Already have the guns, thank you.
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04-27-13, 12:57 PM
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Just got it home. Ended up getting it for $30. Paint is really bad but luckily I happen to have some paint left. Need to find the decals. All the components will clean up nice. So new cables, bar tape, new saddle and tires I think it will be a decent bike. Thanks for the encouragement
04-27-13, 01:22 PM
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i will have less than $100 in this.
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