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Old 01-07-16 | 09:21 PM
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Found some funky stuff cleaning...

We were kinda bored at the bike co-op the other night, so we sorted out some junk from the saveables.

Of course there might be some vintage enthusiasts that just might want something we're about to scrap. Since you guys appreciate older stuff, whats the best place to post for sale? I though craigslist but that attracts too many goofballs.

One interesting find was tan his/hers Aerowinds bikes. Cool or just weird junk?

Thanks for the suggestions.

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Huffys?

Interesting, but that's about it.
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One interesting find was tan his/hers Aerowinds bikes. Cool or just weird junk?

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Originally Posted by speedy25
We were kinda bored at the bike co-op the other night, so we sorted out some junk from the saveables.

Of course there might be some vintage enthusiasts that just might want something we're about to scrap. Since you guys appreciate older stuff, whats the best place to post for sale? I though craigslist but that attracts too many goofballs.

One interesting find was tan his/hers Aerowinds bikes. Cool or just weird junk?

Thanks for the suggestions.

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Did someone mention Aerowind?
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Interesting weird junk, kind of like my Bridgestone Kabuki Submariner.
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Can you post a list? A photo that shows the parts relatively well might work too.

Maybe we can send you the Box O Crap or have you start a new one.
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Interesting weird junk, kind of like my Bridgestone Kabuki Submariner.
I would want that bike on the name alone.
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I would want that bike on the name alone.
Less submariner, more like submarine anchor. Seriously, those things weigh a metric ton. I believe the story goes they were made for places that had winter rust, so they're made entirely out of stainless steel, or something nonsensical like that. but the seatpost was cool, as it was a quill design; unless you knew it, the seat became incredibly hard to steal.
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If you have something like a Huffy, then sell it locally via Craigslist.

Yeah, there may be some appeal of the Huffy Aerowind, but it is still just a Huffy. It is hard to sell a $50 bike with $100 shipping.

You can sell some little stuff on E-Bay, but pressed steel components that one often finds at the co-op aren't worth that much.
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My recommendation is get a 1- or 2-month subscription here on BF, and sell away on the For Sale thread.
Make what you can, let buyers pay shipping, then cut and run.

I would take an Aerowind to a local triathlon in a heartbeat, and probably beat some people, too.
It would be worth it just to watch the "I buy speed" people walk by and shake their heads.

There's also a Huffy expert here on BF, is it JohnnyMullet?

One of them made a fairly crude comment about a Go-Pro one of my friends mounted on my bike once.
I offered to send him the video of me passing him, but he said no.
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Less submariner, more like submarine anchor. Seriously, those things weigh a metric ton. I believe the story goes they were made for places that had winter rust, so they're made entirely out of stainless steel, or something nonsensical like that. but the seatpost was cool, as it was a quill design; unless you knew it, the seat became incredibly hard to steal.
You are misinformed. The three main tubes are stainless,the lugs are aluminum and the rest is high tensile steel.
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The Submariner was designed for high corrosion environments. The targeted markets were actually those along the seashore and California's coastal cities were one of the largsest. With increasing levels of acid rain, maybe it's time for a comeback?
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