Originally Posted by
Narhay
For a flip... tires look new. Keep those. New bar tape...something $5 or less. Take saddle off and eBay. New brake hoods and saddle. Service everything and replace cables, brake pads etc if they need it. Remove dork disc and replace freewheel/chain if they need it. Put some dt shifters on it as you won't get market value with stem shifters.
i know, i know. i went to business school too. but when building up a bike i like, my less evil side takes over, and i just can't maximize profit the way i should when i really want to build up a bike the way i would like it built if i were riding it. for example, those black 1 1/4" tires are new, but they're just too fat for me and have to go. they look gross. i'll justify the loss of profit by hopefully selling the three sets of barcons i also got with the deal.