Originally Posted by
bigbossman
If a bike is worth getting back in the road, it is worth doing it right. Every bike I've ever flipped (with a VERY few notable exceptions) has been torn down to the frame-set and rebuilt. It is the only way to make an old, neglected bike safe to ride.
I would not give away or sell any bike that has not been properly overhauled.
I'm with him. I have tricks, but they're not shortcuts to profits, just easier ways to do what needs to be done.
I probably do a better job on other people's bikes than my own.