Originally Posted by Bikedued
Cheap vintage depends on where to look. I haven't paid more than $45 for ANY of my bikes? If you
look on ebay all you're going to find is people who know what they have and expect to be
paid. I haven't had to look hard at all for my bikes. The flea market is about 4 miles up the road, and the thrift store about 2 miles. Everything I've posted has come from those two places, unless otherwise noted.
It's a moot point. He wants a new bike, and thinks even high end vintage is junk now.,,,,BD
My best bike-- a very high end bike-- fell into my lap here on BF. Somebody had tried to sell it at a yard sale for $20, had NO luck, so she came on here asking what it was worth. I told her to name her price and I'd buy it, she named her price, and I bought it. We both walked away happy. Well, if I had seen it for $20 at her yard sale, I would have been ecstatic, but that's dreaming...
Originally Posted by alicestrong
Look for a mid-range bike from the 90's that hasn't been ridden much. Those are the most bang for the buck in the used market...in my opinion.
Good advice, that's exactly what the bike I described above was: A barely ridden high end bike from the 90s. And I got it for a very good price.