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Old 04-03-08 | 10:06 PM
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Bottomfeeder
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From: Agua Dulce, CA

Bikes: Surly Crosscheck Single Speed, Novara 9 speed commuter/runabout

Yea. From the looks of the head tube, that's about identical to the one I bought earlier this year. Except mine had brazed on cable guides on the top tube. Big frame... about a 61 or 63 cm. Truthfully, it's a size or two big for me. But I'm riding a 56cm Surly Crosscheck, which I wish was at least a 58cm. So I'm gonna try rolling with a bigger frame, the Rivendell way.

Find a spoke wrench and see if the nipples still turn on the spokes. Like I said, if the spokes aren't corroded and the wheels are straight, or at least in trueable condition, you should be able to get between a buck-fifty and a buck-seventy-five.

Now if you can show that the paint is truly 90 or 95%... well that could be as, or more important than the wheels. Take it from me; nobody likes to consider paying more for a good, single color paint job than they paid for the whole bike in the first place. (That's why I'm going for a rattle can paint job. After rebuilding the wheels, I don't have the budget for even powdercoating.) Righteous wheels and great paint?... clean it up, tune it up and ask $200.

Here's an example from Craig's List L.A.. Surprisingly, it's reasonably priced. http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb/bik/629496351.html

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