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picked this up for 120.00 off cr. cleaned it up a little bit but still needs alot more work. dont see the early allez in blue or with these decals. rides great...but again too big for me at 59cm. still, i couldnt pass it up. :D

I love it!! 59/60 IS my size. What's your size?;),,,,BD

joe englert

02-09-10 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Bikedued (Post 10380344)

I love it!! 59/60 IS my size. What's your size?;),,,,BD

my size? i ride anything between a 53-58cm. anything smaller or larger doesnt work. looks like maybe we should go to the "swap thread"

jan nikolajsen

02-09-10 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by mkeller234 (Post 10377785)

If you lived closer I would be tempted to try to trade with you.

Anybody would want to have Joe 'see my weekly amazing deal' Englert as neighbor!! How's home prices in your area?

3373jones

02-09-10 11:46 AM

^^ agreed. joe, in what part of the country are you getting all your bikes? Keep up the good work!!

joe englert

02-09-10 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by 3373jones (Post 10381383)

^^ agreed. joe, in what part of the country are you getting all your bikes? Keep up the good work!!

thanks you guys. i keep scouring cr and lately some great deals have turned up. most of them too big for me however.

USAZorro

02-09-10 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by joe englert (Post 10381459)

thanks you guys. i keep scouring cr and lately some great deals have turned up. most of them too big for me however.

cr, or cl?

junkfoodjunkie

02-09-10 02:40 PM

It is not C&V, but I picked this up today for $140. It will most likely go to Wichita Falls, TX for my brothers wife. It is in near mint condition with only a few scratches on the tops of the Shifters. It was an easy clean with hardly any gunk, just enough dust to make you think it was C&V. A few adjustments of the brakes and the RD and the thing seems brand new. Crappy pic, sorry.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b2...s/IMG_3686.jpg

Jake

joe englert

02-09-10 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by USAZorro (Post 10382210)

cr, or cl?

craigs list....sorry. im a hopeless fanatic. saturday me and my friend went to look at two bikes. since i drove i, of course got first choice. i chose the allez, above. the second place we went to, the guy had an old, rather rough torelli. i didnt want it so i let my friend have it. only 90.00. had low end campy on it but still.....

curbtender

02-09-10 05:06 PM

Joe has the Sacramento/foothills all locked up. So you bringing some bikes down to the http://mvbikeswap.com ?

3373jones

02-09-10 07:06 PM

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/bik/1593783754.html
and I wonder why the good deals in SoCAL are so far and few between; even thrift stores sell sears bikes for $100... on CL nontheless!! <sigh>

rccardr

02-10-10 09:07 AM

Junkfood- Is that a Schwinn Super Sport LE? I picked up one of those LE frames on eBay and have been slowly gathering parts for a build. It's kind of an oddball design (especially the dropouts) and the welds aren't all that pretty, but it is intriguing. Mine also has a 'real' Schwinn logo headbadge and second headbadge with a kinda greek goddess lady on ti and the word 'Nlightened'. I know the Select frames were sold only through bike shops and not chain stores, but have never seen a frame like mine or a complete build up.

joe englert

02-10-10 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by curbtender (Post 10382906)

Joe has the Sacramento/foothills all locked up. So you bringing some bikes down to the http://mvbikeswap.com ?

sounds good. i will bring a few. do you have any in mind? thanks for the reference

junkfoodjunkie

02-10-10 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by rccardr (Post 10385558)

It is a Specialized Allez

Briggsi87

02-10-10 03:37 PM

Don't know what you guys think of this. Not sure how old it actually is but got this old British Eagle road bike for FREE! from a thing called freecycle. I posted on the appraisals part but noone seems to be able to help me? any ideas?

fender1

02-10-10 03:44 PM

Looks to be a standard late 90's hybrid style bike. The cantilever brakes have been swapped out for V-style brakes. Is it aluminum or steel? Either way for free you did well. In the Philly area it would be worth $100-$175 on craigslist. Hope that helps.

bigbossman

02-10-10 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by joe englert (Post 10385735)

sounds good. i will bring a few. do you have any in mind? thanks for the reference

I'd like to see that Tommasini, if you still have it. Looked like it might be my size - make me a deal.... :D

Bikedued

02-10-10 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Briggsi87 (Post 10387426)

Find some drop bars and brifters, and the price would jump considerably!,,,,BD

You might need travel agents, to work linnear pulls with brifters though?

noglider

02-11-10 08:48 AM

Briggsi87, take pictures of the right side of the bike, where the drivetrain is.

We have freecycle here, too. It's wonderful. I've received lots of things, and I've given away lots of things.

joe englert

02-11-10 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by bigbossman (Post 10387476)

I'd like to see that Tommasini, if you still have it. Looked like it might be my size - make me a deal.... :D

you got it big bossman. tomasinni by the way is a 56cm. had it a while so happpy to see it go to a good home. i guess that swap meet is in june?

mr,grumpy

02-11-10 07:37 PM

OK, it's not C/V that I can think of but I have to tell SOMEONE:
Cycle-ops friction trainer
Set of Nashbar panniers
Trek 820
spare rear wheel mounted with Specialized Fatboy tire
sixty bucks!

Doohickie

02-11-10 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Bikedued (Post 10374412)

Sweet! Get some red bike ribbon, or white... Finding that hard slippery original stuff, a distant third, hehe.,,,,BD

The shifters are installed. I took it out for a brief ride yesterday before the snow hit; it shifts nicely.

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...DSCI0175-1.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...h_DSCI0176.jpg http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...h_DSCI0178.jpg http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...h_DSCI0181.jpg http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...h_DSCI0177.jpg

theschwinnman

02-11-10 08:30 PM

Is that a CODA 900 saddle? I bought one on closeout form a bike shop for ten bucks, it's the most comfortable saddle I've ever used.

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Originally Posted by Doohickie (Post 10367934)

A couple more peeks at the pawn-shop Prelude I picked up last week.

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...e/DSCI0157.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...h_DSCI0162.jpg http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...h_DSCI0164.jpg

Aside from the saddle bag I put on there (which came off my single speed), the bike is in as-bought condition (aside from a few adjustments).

Bikedued

02-11-10 08:32 PM

Looks WAY better with the DT shifters! Needs a San Marco saddle now. Grey suede maybe?,,,,:D BD

bigbossman

02-11-10 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by joe englert (Post 10390705)

you got it big bossman. tomasinni by the way is a 56cm. had it a while so happpy to see it go to a good home. i guess that swap meet is in june?

Yeah - June. If you happen to come through the East Bay before that and care to drag it along, drop me a pm. 56cm is close enough. :)

tugrul

02-11-10 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Doohickie (Post 10392779)

The shifters are installed. I took it out for a brief ride yesterday before the snow hit; it shifts nicely.

Definitely awesome with the new shifters. How did you touch up the rust?

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