Advice on older bike purchase
I have a newer Trek 520 for riding and future touring, but I wanted another bike that would be less tempting to thieves and less painful if it was stolen from the rack at a grocery or some place.
One of the LBS here sell a number of tuned up older schwinns from the 80's and such. One was a Schwinn Le Tour, another was a Schwinn Traveler, and then a few others. He said they all had new tires, tubes, and cables. They all had price tags ranging from $125 to $195 or so.
Would you guys consider these to be fair prices (it is an LBS with new bikes, so some markup makes sense), or would I be better off waiting around until I find one for $15 and then refurbishing it myself?