Originally Posted by
puchfinnland
point made is if a cheap bike is at least roadworthy with rust then sell it on the cheap as is.
some people just need transport cheap!
That's where I'm at. The bikes I get are usually low end but I'm looking at buyers who are looking for a "low end cheap get me around" sort of bike that might see maybe 20 miles a season.
As
mtbikerinpa mentioned, as long as you look at as a hobby and not a business and work it around when you can, it works out well. I'll polish a wheel or fender while my wife or kids are doing things in the house. Then the only time I need to do "bike" work is reassembly and tuning.
I'm finding a lot of people like bicycles but hate to work on them. Stock pile enough good used parts and you can pretty much fix anything cheap.