Originally Posted by
Bikedued
But there's no real reason to own it, if original parts are missing. It kind of defeats the point, because you will have to find the exact parts to make it original once again. $50 for bike like this is chicken feed, pocket change, or what have you. Not being argumentative, but it's really a sweet bike, that I would have taken my lunch to work for a week to go buy?
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Bikedued,
Sorry the humor I Intended didn't come across cyber space. I often self-justify purchases by saying/thinking things like "gee, that stem is worth $30 alone". My SO and friends then think I'm somewhat sane when I'm always looking for or buying old bikes.
After years of old cars, sailboats and RVs, bicycles are cheap fun and I would give up my lunch money too!