So I was out on a ride, near the summit of THE toughest climb around, and my phone starts ringing. It’s my friend with the closed down LBS. Seems he needs to clear out his storage unit ASAP, and so I finish the ride, shower and go over there.

Today’s haul -

A sprawl of stuff …

The Bottechia was a thrown-in freebie. The Fuji has a nice Jim Blackburn front rack I have plans for …

Trashed bottom bracket with stripped crank extractor threads … this may wind up as a parts donor …

Cool, but tiny Bottechia

c.2014 or so Trek 7.3FX hybrid that is just too small for me - but all it needs is cleaning, lube and adjustment

I paid the princely sum of $20 for the Trek 7.3FX; the rest of the bikes were $5 each. Not show are the 7-speed 105/Mavic 192 wheels (destined for my Lighthouse!) and the Specialized-by-Nitto stem, drop bars and aero levers destined for my Trek 850 project!

I spent $40 on old bikes - and another $80 on cables, housing, tubes, rim strips, gloves and other sundries.