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Old 09-21-13 | 11:24 AM
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FBinNY
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Bikes: too many bikes from 1967 10s (5x2)Frejus to a Sumitomo Ti/Chorus aluminum 10s (10x2), plus one non-susp mtn bike I use as my commuter

Originally Posted by surreal
Flipping bikes is a grimy game. Are you sure you want to get into it?
Of course, it isn't easy, and you have to have a good head for value, and be a decent, efficient mechanic to do it successfully. But I know of at least one "shop" that makes a decent full time living flipping bikes. They've built their reconditioned bike business up enough that they have to hire mechanics to do keep up.
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