Originally Posted by
TugaDude
"(Mainly I learn to never take freewheel bikes again :-)"
I have flipped dozens of bikes and not once had to remove a freewheel. Don't restrict your purchases to non-freewheel bikes or you will be limiting both your targets and profitability. Easy enough to check a freewheel before making the purchase. Or if it is bad, tell the seller you want the bike but need to lower the offer by the price of a tool and freewheel. That's a legitimate reason to bargain.
I had to remove it to service the hubs. And it would limit any drivetrain upgrade options if the rest of the bike was great (which isn't the case here). The chainrings are full metal discs (no holes stamped out to save weight). Some bikes may be better recycled and the old metal made into new parts :-)
maybe I have to change my attitude for flipping, but my goal is to make the bike good, not great. A freewheel bike, with cup/cone Bb etc. is just not a good basis.