He probably thinks ferrous metal is what the carnival ride is made of, too.

The first guy who came to look at my Record handed over the $130 and left with a big smile on his face. I put some of the proceeds to good use yesterday. I went to look at a $15 ladies Motobecane, thinking at least I might get a pair of wheels for a '78 Centurion I'm working on. No such luck -- the guy rolls out a beautiful blue metallic '76 mixte. Somebody had tried to replace a broken RD trolley wheel and ended up creating a ziplock bag of Huret parts, hence the low asking price. Beyond that it was in really good shape. As I was leaving, the guy mentions he has another bike -- an old Schwinn -- and might I be interested? Out comes an '85 World Sport; anthracite with silver and pink decals -- very '80s. The tires looked like they had leprosy, and it needed a good bath, but otherwise pretty nice. Took that one home too for another $40. Pics forthcoming.

Still need wheels for the Centurion though...