Old 11-19-16 | 10:07 AM
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Bikes: It's complicated.

Originally Posted by bikemig
I haven't seen a lot of changes. There has always been a lot of overpriced vintage bikes that don't move. The cost of ads is free and sellers can always dream.

I have been able to find good quality bikes for very reasonable prices locally. In the last year, I bought a 1982 Trek 720, a 1979 Trek 510 and a 1993 Trek 950. I paid respectively $50, $150, and $125 for the three bikes.
In Portland, those same bikes would go for $200 to $300.

There are a dozen places that one could just set up a picnic chair and take pictures of the classic steel bicycles passing by.

Local market conditions...
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