Yeah, that thing must weigh a ton. For a moment there I was getting pretty darned envious. Thanks for setting us all straight, Lug Steel.

That's the catch of the year! Well done!

That Paramount is an amazing score, congratulations!!

My latest find was considerably more pedestrian - a Kabuki SSK found at a pawn shop. I would normally have passed on this one, but it's been upgraded with a nice six-speed Shimano 600 drivetrain, Dia Compe brakes, and Wolber rims. Most of those will be used on my Voyageur project, and I'll get my money out of the Kabuki. I think the Atax Plastic Seatpost of Death may go into the recycle bin before someone gets hurt ;)

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Dig that Kabuki head badge.
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Not that old, but ... This was a recent garage sale find ("after" pix) that I paid too much for, but it was my size and I had my eye out for one. The 17-year-old tires were "toast", the L-side Grip-Shifter was broken, the stock deraileurs were junk, the brake pads were hard like cinder blocks, the spoke protector was crumbling apart, the bearing grease had rubberized, and it was a Grimey, shmutz-encrusted, dingey, filthy mess. A good "scrap metal" candidate to most folks. It now has 700 x 37 WTB Slickasaurus tires, Shimano STX derailleurs and cantilever brake calipers, Shimano QR hub skewers, new brake pad, rear rack, 2 water bottle cages, and a mid-1980s L-side thumb shifter (i like friction shifters for the front changers). Cleaning supplies included Awesome cleaner, Gunk Engine Brite, Turtle Wax polishing wax, Turtle Wax car wax, Castrol axle grease. Testors red model paint was "right on the money", and help up to being polished with car wax. These bikes are nice riding and pretty versatile.

good deal with the shimano 600 components.

what bikes could have been at the end of that rainbow....
nice pic

Nice! Ready to romp and stomp.

Were it not for the tires and the white bottle holders, I would have thought that my wife had sold my bike while I was at work! Mine is the same down to the black rear rack and seat bag. I replaced the stock tires with Pasela 700x32's. I still need to replace the saddle, bars and grips. I don't like the grip-shifts, did you replace yours?

BTW yours is much shinier than mine, which has faded to a matte finish.

Found this Peugeot Champion PK12 for $30 last weekend, I replaced the bar tape, saddle and broken plastic shifters. The bike is pretty nice, I did not even have to clean it. Must have been quite high in the lineup, but there is not much info on this model.

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Where?? That's the kind of deal I'm drooling about...

Wow.

That's a sweet Peugeot. You just need to find some Simplex "retrofriction" shifters to replace those pathetic Campagnolo ones.

I'm not usually a fan of white Peugeots, but dayumm! I love that one! Gorgeous!:D,,,,BD


I'd say you did EXTREMELY well, for 30 bucks!!

Where's my $30 high-end Peugeot?
Guh...
-Gene-

After looking again. Why aren't the braze-on posts being used?

This weekend, at an estate sale, I got two English 3-speeds for $30 (i.e. $15 each).

Men's Rudge, complete and original.

Women's Robin Hood, with 3-speed coaster brake and one hand brake. Has steel baskets attached to the rear fender.

Both need work and are extremely dirty. I haven't inspected or dated them yet. I think they're from the late 1950's.

I'm excited! The Rudge is the holy grail of English three-speeds, in my book.

mainducoyote - Your $30 Peugeot PK12 is nothing less than cosmic! All I can say is "wow". - WOW! :thumb:

noglider - Rudge Robin, Hood? - Well, without pictures it did not happen. (You know the drill!) :)

Thanks for your compliments! The Campy shifters work just fine and the braze-on is very different from the typical braze-ons. I tried fitting different shifters but none would work. Unless I am mistakent the Simplex retrofriction would not work on these bosses.

I have a set of metal (non-retrofriction) Simplex shift levers that would probably fit. They're yours for shipping if you can use them.

love it! I just bought a '53 Rudge-Whitworth last week but I paid $100 for it and the paint's been retouched a lot, plus some dodo painted over most of the decals. But it's a terrific, nimble bike with a beautiful dynamo and the headbadge and the chain ring are to die for. I can't touch $15 apiece though--that's fantastic.

Wonderful catch! May they serve you (or a "to be designated" rider) well.
My Rudge is a pleasure to ride, and my favorite, but I question the validity of Raleigh's "senior" and "junior" brands. They are all darned good bicycles.

Today's really weird catch, not bicycle related, is a "racing kit" from the 1970s. Includes personalized helmet, face shield tear offs, bubble goggles, boots, and a nice bag. No idea if there is any value here, not even sure what type of racing used this stuff: dirt, stock car, or whatever?? If anyone has any ideas, drop me a PM.

Really sad when you find something that should be a family treasure at the local thrift store...

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That's a very cool find Bill! I've heard that all children are issued a kit like that on successful completion of the 5th grade in your neck of the woods...

Not a big fan of Grip Shifters. I changed the L-side shifter to a friction thumb shifter. It is now much easier and faster to shift, and you can properly realign the front changer cage after shifting the rear derailleur. So far, I am finding it possible to live with the R-side Grip Shifter. The Shimano STX derailleurs shift more smoothly than the old stock Altus derailleurs. As far as the shine, try Turtle Wax polishing compound and Turtle Wax car wax. The paint on these seems to be pretty good.

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Here is the Men's Rudge. I'm really excited about this one. I hope there aren't unpleasant surprises waiting for me when I start fixing it up. The saddle is a bit splayed but in otherwise good condition. The saddle alone is worth a lot. I will probably try to get it back into the proper shape.

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Here are the rest of the pictures.

Can you tell why I'm so excited?