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Old 09-27-15 | 05:19 AM
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Originally Posted by CliffordK
True,
But many $100 bikes that are 30 or 40 years old will also require a full tune-up, and many of the same parts you'll need on this one.
Thats been my experience. They all seem to need tires, tubes, hoods, wrap, pads, chain, cables & housing and bearing repacks. The difference in a bike going for $20 and the same model going for $150 is often paint condition, something missing, something broken and whether the seller is trying to make money or not.

I am am not a Le Tour fan (too heavy) but that one looks complete and like it would clean up nice. Depending on the quality of the items you put on it, you'll have $60-$120 in DYI consumables, a lot of elbow grease and a nice looking Le Tour in the end.
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