Watch out--I got started early this summer looking for a bike for my daughter, and now both daughters have 'new' vintage mixtes and I'm looking for vintage road bikes for son and myself! A flip or two to make it 'cash neutral' would be nice too.

Last weekend I checked local CL at about 8AM. At 7AM someone had posted about a Raleigh they were putting in their garage sale--for $20. And there was a dim photo, showing it to be a ladies Sports. Unfortunately there was no phone # and the place was out in the suburbs, a good long drive from me. So I sent an email saying I would buy it, for sure. I heard back later that someone was coming for the bike, which may have meant that if I'd just hustled out there with cash in hand I could have had it. Or maybe the buyer had just emailed before me. It reappeared on CL the next day on CL at $180, mint condition, with owners' manual! Oh well--my first vintage buy was a nice score and I'm sure there will be another one.