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Old 07-18-06 | 06:46 AM
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In the 80s I was living in Long Beach CA. One Saturday I was cruising the yard sales and came upon this sale down near Belmont Shore where I could see a few items of interest. I wandered over to take a closer look. After a couple of minutes of idle perusal I noticed a box about the size of a banker’s box with many bike components. Upon closer examination, I realized I hit the mother load! The box had lots of Campy NR stuff (a crankset, several f & r derailleurs, chainrings, brakes, pedals) and lots of other late 60s early 70s stuff with a few other manufactures’ names being represented including the finer French stuff: TA, Huret and Stronglight. And here’s the beauty part… the price was $20! I thought about haggling, which I always do at yard sales, but instead I snatched it up and handed the guy a $20. As I was walking away the seller looked at me and said, “you know what you got there, right?” I nodded and walked away. I am still pulling parts out of “the box.”

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