Best quality? Just happened a few weeks ago when fellow forumite @
jjames1452 was making space in his storage and tossed this 1983 Trek 600 frameset at me, gratis. As 'free bikes' are wont to do, this one quickly absorbed several hundred dollars worth of vintage parts, but turned out as nicely as anticipated. Just finished it this morning with a pair of Nitto 115 OLympiade bars and new fake leather bar tape.
I now sort of have a hard decision to make about my
1985 Trek 600...
Best freebies moneywise were a couple of (frankly terrible) low-mileage Ross Super Grand Tour Professionals that were gifted to me decked out in full 600 Arabesque which fetched some good money on eBay. After robbing the fancy stuff, I built up one frame with random spares and gave away, the other I fixified and sold for benji.
(And yes, the reflectors are going to be removed from the Trek. It's amazing how much they make the wheels feel off balance at speed. I have never experienced such a thing until now.)
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dddd, Love the Lincoln! I have wanted one of that vintage since watching
Grosse Pointe Blank. Makes me miss my old Mercury Grand Marquis, which is basically the same car.