Originally Posted by
D1andonlyDman
Well, certainly you can get perfectly good tires for $15 each, and tubes for $4 each and bar tape for $5 if you shop carefully. It's probably a good idea to assume that $50 or so per bike is a minimum to add to anything to make it rideable and hence flip-able. And that assumes all the major parts work.
That's just tires and tubes. you forgot cables, bearings, bottom bracket, brake pads, chain, freewheel or cassette and then there is the time for a bike that needs all those parts. If it's a bike that has a typical resale value of $150 it's pointless to even try. Best to donate it to a co-op or strip it for parts.
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