Originally Posted by phidauex

This thread is one about a guy making a 'cheat sheet' to give to his friend so his friend can help him look for 'good finds' in thrift stores. There is a lot of quibbling about tubing and stuff in there, but if you pay attention to the things that people are suggesting that a non-bike person look for in order to identify good bikes, you'll find some good hints.

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=112907