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Old 09-08-10 | 06:56 AM
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From: Mans of NC & SW UT Desert

Bikes: 86 Katakura Silk, 87 Prologue X2, 88 Cimarron LE, 1975 Sekai 4000 Professional, 73 Paramount, plus more

Loaded up recently when Nashbar had theirs on sale for $4.99, PLUS 20% off. That made it $3.99. I bought a year's worth. Its on sale for $5.99 and no 20% off. I'll wait....

I tend to use red the most, then yellow and blue.

In flipping, once you master marketing/values in your area, and wrenching; the two most important steps to success are:

1. Buying project bikes right
2. Managing your supplies, parts and consumables. If you pay 2X for the basics: tires, tubes, bar tape, cables; then your margin gets really small.

I tend to "back the truck up" when I see awesome deals on supplies, like the $5.99 sale on 50 foot rolls of lined cable housing, and the $5 tires, etc. If you buy stuff just as you need it, you will tend to pay a lot more for supplies.



Nashbar Yellow:




Nashbar purple, white and black. I typically don't get the multi-color stuff, I just don't like the look. But sometimes, its just "right" for a bike.


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