Nertz!!!!! just missed out on a nice late 80's Schwinn Prelude for $50 at a rummage sale. It had a Turbo saddle and some other nice upgraded parts. Another guy got to it 5 seconds before me. Oh yeah, it was my size and red.

Should've offered him $75 or $100 for quick flip. Now you'll have to track it down on Craigslist.

The bars were swapped out on that XO-2. I have one and they came with moustache bars, Deore thumb shifters and mountain grips and brake levers.

Scored a pretty much mint Norco road bike today... with a 47 cm frame in what is pretty close to Celeste and white.

But the cool part... because I did not know Norco made these.

It is a Terry like model with a 700c rear and 520 front wheel, Tange Infinity frame, and Shimano light action 6 speed.

One little girl is going to be so happy when she sees her new road / touring bike.

The crank is set up as a 42/50 double but can be fitted as a triple if need be and I swapped out the 13-24 block for a 14 -28.

Pics to follow.

:)

This was a thrilling CL catch..

So, guy posted up this trek 610 with pics which show Reynolds 531 and shimano 600 grouppo:

i'm like.. well sure i'll name my offer lol..i email him an hour after he posts it with a low ball $20 offer and ask how much he was thinking.. 3 hours later i hadn't gotten a reply so I email again and tell him if i was too low please let me know what he thinks is fair

That was last night.. then today in the afternoon i havent heard back, so i figure he's like "screw that low ******".. so i email from a second acct! this time I don't make a specific offer, just ask to come look at it so i can make an offer.

So a little bit later i get a reply back to my lowball offer, seller is asking for $100, which I immediately accept as soon as i read it, (about 30 mins after he sent it). he didn't give a phone # so I'm clicking my refresh in gmail every 5 minutes, but no reply....

About hour and a half later, the second account gets an email.. now the seller has multiple offers for over $100 and wants $180 or best offer! I politely tell him i could only offer around $100 and thank him for his time. Even $100 was a bit more than I should spend but I figure the frame alone is worth that so I could make my money back.

So.. i still hadn't gotten a response to the first account, and knowing what I know from the 2nd account, I figure he's decided to not sell it for $100. As a last ditch attempt, I play the old "truth gambit" and send an email.. I say that I'm sure he will get offers for more than $100, but I can only pay $100 and could really use the parts for my bike build. (which is sorta true.. I plan on using the grouppo on my GT force since i hate the brifters that came on it) I then tell him the bike would probably be worth around $400 with the wheels, depending on condition and how much patience he has. The email was one part "I'm the honest guy, sell it to me please" and one part "if i'm not gonna get it for cheap, NO ONE IS!" :lol:

At this point I figure I'm not going to get the bike.. and actually saw another bike that interested me to use for parts. It wasn't nearly as sweet of a deal, but I was really close to calling this other person, and then my phone rings.. it's the guy with the trek saying he will sell it for $100!

it's now sitting in my front room, w00t! 49cm, way too small for me, but very nice frame that i will strip the parts from and either build up with shimano rsx grouppo from my $25 GT Force, or just sell the frame to make my $ back

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i never would have thought to use the "truth gambit" if not for Bikeforum and C&V, so, thanks bikefo!

NOS... no model name on the frame.

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60.00... and it came with a nicer spare front wheel with a 105 hub laced to an Araya rim.

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THANKS!
A couple of minor modifications:
I changed the pedals ($10.00) and put on some aero levers ($11.00).
It hurt to spend the $21.00 on a $7.00 bike but, what can I say?

A trashed Mongoose with a decent Tange ATB 4130 Cromo frame bought at the dump for $7.
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what size is that giant mongoose? has to be the biggest mtb i've seen

OK, perhaps my best score ever. OK, its not vintage. Oh yeah, it is my size. Full DA, Merlin Ti frame, Quintana Roo Aerial. You bet I was in the car driving as soon as I saw this one. Conversation? "Is the bike still for sale?" "Yes" "I would like to come see it." "When?" "How about RIGHT NOW?"

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That bike is the best reason for repairing / flipping bikes.

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Gotta love the backdrop for this one...do people even LOOK at the pictures they take?? Great score, my size too!! :)

EDIT: wait!! what the heck is going on with the rear wheel/front wheel sizes on this one???? was distracted by the mess!! :)

andy

650c front?

All 650c, front and rear (571-15 rims).

Agree, it can provide the budget to buy some crazy stuff (without getting in trouble at home).

Sometimes the dining table serves as a catch all for everything... although I was inspired to sort things out today and took a less distracting picture in better light.

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Kit suggests it is an '87 Norco and today I added a 3rd chain ring, new chain, and an XT rear derailleur to handle the extra take up as although my daughter is a strong climber the bike had nearly adult gearing.

The front wheel is a 520 and the rear is 622... it is a Terry inspired design and Norco may have paid a license fee or re-branded a bike that was built for Terry as many were outsourced.

Frame is beautifully made with Tange Infinity db tubes and there is barely a mark on the bike and the bike has no visible wear.

My youngest daughter needs to grow two inches before she can ride it... her older sister said "nice bike, but I like what I have".

The bike will be waiting for her... these are not easy to come by.

:)

One day, last week, I found this...
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=198466

The next day I went back, and found an old Raleigh Record(56cm), the bike behind the little Sekine Mixte.
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=198467

Now I gotta figure out what to do with them. Full pictures of both to begin with, for sure, and then probably off to Bicycles for Humanity.

And, I gotta go to the Dump again today. In Thunder Bay, bicycles flow to the Dump almost as fast as melted snow flows to Lake Superior.

I would say so!!! Are you secretly running around running people off the roads to scare them into getting rid of their bikes??!! :)

andy

Cyclist:
Mr. Jawa, are you saying you want me to cast away my pristine Rene Herse touring bike at the dump?
Mr. Jawa:
Let's say I prefer that you do it.

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:eek:

;)

I should have qualified this statement by indicating "in the Spring as soon as the snow is almost gone, the bikes start to flow. I am off to the dump right now.

And, no, I do not try to intimidate people into taking their bikes to the Dump. Come on. I much prefer that they drop them off in my back yard;-)

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=198470

There's a pretty good dumpster near my house. Three dumpsters, actually. Not bike stuff; general purpose stuff being thrown away. The list of stuff I've taken from there goes beyond my memory, but includes working electronics, good cameras, valuable antiques, books, board games, clothes, building materials, whole bicycles, bicycle parts, and so on.

Yesterday I took a peek. Women's shoes. Not my thing. But I noticed an SPD cleat on the bottom of one. So in I went. Rummaged around down in the bottom of the dumpster until I had a pair of Diadora cycling shoes, apparently never worn. In my wife's size, of course (I would have taken them in any size).

If you ever offer guided tours of this "land flowing with milk and honey", please post them here! :)

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:roflmao2:

That's what I'm talking about!