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Old 08-22-05 | 07:18 PM
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My bikes became Vintage
 
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Originally Posted by Mhendricks
Well, got a couple of Raleighs for free today
A bike with somewhat "fancy" lugs should be worth something nowadays. I really deplore the way lugs became plainer and plainer in the sixties and seventies. "Back in the day" fancy lugs were a sign of a really good bike. Later, even the expensive hand built bikes had lugs that only a plumber could love. Today, with all the composite "frames", all that is gone.
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