I think it is the wheel that has suffered. I see no evidence of cracking paint, lug separation or anything like that. My guess is that junior left the bike laying in the drive way, and Mr or Mrs Senior might have caught it with a tire, as they backed out of the driveway???

I will install a straight wheel, see how it sits in relation to the fork blades, and measure the entire frame set, to see what the Bike Destruction Gods, have bestowed upon randyjawa, this time:-))

Dude, what's up with the ****ers in your neck of the woods? Those are legit bikes that are being thrown out. We just get Chinese junk down here.

Thanks for the heads up. We should have a thread dedicated to sales of the week or so.

While not as many as Jawa (but I don't check very often), I've found some gems at the dump before too, including my near mint 68 Raleigh Sports that will remain in my stable indefinitely. Others include a mid 90's lugged steel Giant roadie (Allegre or something?) that was ridden maybe 10 miles, a pink Lotus Challenger SX in VGC, an Atala w/ Campy bits..and a few clunkers.

Just don't go there expecting to find them and you will have a better chance. Make friends with the guy who deals with the scrap metal pile and he will hold them off to the side for you when they get dropped off

I can think of two solutions:
1. Bikes for Humanity starts up a campaign to round up bikes before they hit the dump.
2. More C & V types move to Thunderbay to guard the dump.

Seriously, there are probably quite a few good bikes actually being destroyed.

Thrift shop scores have been plenty lately. Found two bike stands a few weeks ago, then found two more bipod-style last week for $2 each. Here's one under today's thrift shop find - an 89 Prelude that I picked up to replace my wife's World Sport, should be a nice upgrade.

Nice. Suntour Edge?

Thanks, and exactly correct! It's in pretty good condition apart from a few chips in the paint, it will clean up beautifully in time for Valentines day.

Picked up another project today. Hey, I was the first kid on the block to have one of these:

A green one?

Is that all chrome? Short top tube? It looks huge.

Holy cow, that Katakura is hot!!

Yes it's all chrome. I haven't measured the TT, but now that you mention it, I suspect that you are right - that it's before they went to proportional sizing. (At 24-1/2", it's not exactly what I would call "huge" though! )

The 25" 1986 Traveler I recently acquired seems to have a shorter head tube. In fact, every time I look at it, it doesn't seem all that big. I dunno if all the sizes use the 72.5 ST/HT angles quoted in the catalog, but maybe those "slack" angles are to blame.

Gorgeous.

I need a black Suntour Edge RD. Lol. I have a blueish gray one. Need the black one to closer match the rest of the group on my Cannondale Black Lightning.

Mongoose seat?

I found a Peugeot.. can anyone help ID it?? I looked thru the catalogs and found similar, but none an exact match. Shimano stem shifters and rear derailleur, Mavic rims, 12-speed bike...

That is a nice looking bike, Auchen. I haven't heard of Katakura Silk before. I'll look forward to seeing the finished product.

This might be the dirtiest bike I have had in my possession. The paint scheme is a splatter treatment so that makes it look worse.
Univega Gran Record w/ Tange 900. It actually rides and works fine as is but not sure how with all the grease laden derailluers. Shimano 105 7 speed indexed.
I think the brake hoods will be white again with some Goo Gone. It makes them sticky but gets less so after a few days as I recall. It will get a complete tear down and paint polish, etc..etc.

That Univega will clean up well. I've had good luck with Softscrub w/bleach and a toothbrush on hoods.

Looks like a P8 from 1984..maybe

I hate to say it, but that fork looks like it might be a wee bit bent.
Could just be the photo, though.

Are the Mavic rims marked "Module E" by any chance? If so, and they spin true, that's quite a nice upgrade from steel Rigida rims.

hum.. i dint notice, but I will check it when i get home.. i dint ride it cuz the chain was completely rusted and the tires were blown..

EDIT: hum.. i think it is a little bent... is this something I should worry about? Is it worth fixing up?

EDIT2:
These are indeed the Mavic Module E!