Great find!!!
The best I have been able to do at a thrift store is to find a couple of parts bikes. One with a set of 27" alloy rims and tires I will use as spares. the other had a crank and stem I wanted... correct to the period (only 1 year off) and usable brakes too.
I still check, just hoping to find that special bike that someone didn't recognize as such before they donated. If I had a purpose for 20" wheeled kid's bikes, I would be set for life.
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