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05-11-05 | 01:57 PM

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peripatetic

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From: NYC

Bikes: All 70s and 80s, only steel.

Thing is, it's a freewheel--first time I took it in to the LBS, they said switch it. But I didn't have the cash at the time. Next time, the guy looked at the teeth on the old cogs and said 'ah, no problem, this will work fine--it's not too worn, it's supposed to be like that.' It's an old SunTour friction indexed system, so I'd have to replace with a Shimano, which many told me is no problem. But I'm looking to sell the bike, and don't want to keep throwing money at it. Should I just leave the old chain on and advise the new buyer to change it all themself, or should I swap it all myself and charge a higher price for the bike? Do I really need to change the chainrings ALONG with the freewheel/cogs?

(Can we all say, 'money pit?'

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