Your Catch of the Day / Saved from the Dump!
05-01-17 | 10:03 AM
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From: Jacksonville, NC
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Ran across a rather smallish, blink and you'd miss it, kinda yard sale yesterday. And they just so happened to have a bike my size (23")! Was told by the seller that he purchased it (presumably new) in 1978.
He said he did extensive work to the bike in 1995. Had the frame custom painted. Cleaned, greased, and repacked all of the bearings. And, replaced the original seat. I'm thinking he may have also replaced the cassette at some point as it does not look original to me, not that I have any basis for comparison. Tires are terribly dry rotted, but luckily I picked up some spares during Wal*Mart's spring clearance event a couple months ago.
As for what the bicycle is, was told it is a Schwinn Le Tour II. Labeling and badge are absent from the frame, apparently already removed sometime prior to the custom paint job, so just going to assume that bit of information from the prior owner is accurate.
He said he did extensive work to the bike in 1995. Had the frame custom painted. Cleaned, greased, and repacked all of the bearings. And, replaced the original seat. I'm thinking he may have also replaced the cassette at some point as it does not look original to me, not that I have any basis for comparison. Tires are terribly dry rotted, but luckily I picked up some spares during Wal*Mart's spring clearance event a couple months ago.
As for what the bicycle is, was told it is a Schwinn Le Tour II. Labeling and badge are absent from the frame, apparently already removed sometime prior to the custom paint job, so just going to assume that bit of information from the prior owner is accurate.
05-02-17 | 09:39 AM
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Fisher MTB
Scored this Gary Fisher Montare at my favorite local junk store. I wasn't there looking for another bike, but they had two stacked together. First one said "sold", the second was the Montare. I asked how much they wanted for it and when they said "$20.00" I grabbed it and ran. Everything appears to be original equipment. It just needed wheels which I had in my shop.
05-02-17 | 10:09 AM
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From: East of the River, Washington DC
Bikes: 1985 Alpine, 2007 IRO Rob Roy, 1985 Ross Mt. Whitney, 1991 Diamondback Master TG
Fishing in the River
My "catch" yesterday:
See it yet?
How about now?
There's definitely something down there.
Time for the fishing gear.
Well, there it is. Smells like fish.
See it yet?
How about now?
There's definitely something down there.
Time for the fishing gear.
Well, there it is. Smells like fish.
05-02-17 | 04:45 PM
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From: East of the River, Washington DC
Bikes: 1985 Alpine, 2007 IRO Rob Roy, 1985 Ross Mt. Whitney, 1991 Diamondback Master TG
CL post for "found bike", and stuck it behind my office. I'll check w/ police before doing anything with it... but I think it's a $150 (new) BSO - unbranded everything. Tires (700x23) and tubes (Schrader) may be OK to re-use, along with the aluminum 1-1/8 headset spacers and seatpost, but that thing is trashed. "Sealed" bearings are only so sealed, right?
05-02-17 | 04:53 PM
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From: Rochester, NY
Bikes: 1962 Carlton Franco-Suisse Custom,1968 Raleigh DL-1/Tourist, 1971 Holdsworth Professional, 1973 Holdsworth Mistral,1973 Raleigh Gran Sport,1974 Raleigh Grand Prix, 1993 Trek 2200 Composite, 2011 Trek 7.3FX
CL post for "found bike", and stuck it behind my office. I'll check w/ police before doing anything with it... but I think it's a $150 (new) BSO - unbranded everything. Tires (700x23) and tubes (Schrader) may be OK to re-use, along with the aluminum 1-1/8 headset spacers and seatpost, but that thing is trashed. "Sealed" bearings are only so sealed, right?
05-02-17 | 06:40 PM
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From: South Brooklyn, NYC
Bikes: '80 Trek 710, '81 Trek 613, '82 Trek 613, '86 Trek 500, '87 Bridgestone MB2, '87 Specialized Rockhopper, '87 Schwinn Circuit, '88 Miyata 712, '89 Trek 400, '97 Trek 6000, '11 Trek Utopia, '13 Specialized Allez Race, '15 All City Macho Man
Picked up this nice Raleigh Competition today. Anybody know what year this one is?
05-02-17 | 09:10 PM
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05-03-17 | 07:25 AM
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From: South Brooklyn, NYC
Bikes: '80 Trek 710, '81 Trek 613, '82 Trek 613, '86 Trek 500, '87 Bridgestone MB2, '87 Specialized Rockhopper, '87 Schwinn Circuit, '88 Miyata 712, '89 Trek 400, '97 Trek 6000, '11 Trek Utopia, '13 Specialized Allez Race, '15 All City Macho Man
05-03-17 | 08:06 AM
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From: Greenwood SC USA
Bikes: 2002 Mercian Vincitore, 1982 Mercian Colorado, 1976 Puch Royal X, 1973 Raleigh Competition, 1971 Gitane Tour de France and others
Circa 1971 (or is it '72?) - brakes, bars, stem, levers, headset and probably cranks, BB and shifters are stock, maybe the pedals and the straight seat post. I've seen several of these but I don't remember them ever being in a catalog. There are also examples of this model out there in white/lagoon blue like a Gran Sport but marked "Competition" and similarly equipped. My personal favorite version of these bikes - nice score! Campagnolo Tipo hubs are laced to 27-in rims? I think stock on these was some variant of Normandy with sewup rims. Probably some narrow version of a Brooks B-15, -17 or-5 saddle.
Again, nice find!
Again, nice find!
05-04-17 | 07:21 AM
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Bianchi Sport SX
Picked this up yesterday of CL for $100. I think it's a good deal. Has newer looking tires and tape, and possibly brake pads, they look new anyway. Rides and shifts perfect, just needs a little cleaning.
I plan to keep it for myself to replace my Shogun which is a little too small for me.
I need to add a granny ring for the hills where I live. Does anyone know if the front derailleur and shifter will work on a triple? I didn't even check if the front shifter is indexed. It's a Shimano Exage, and the bike appears to be from around 1988.
Thanks!
I plan to keep it for myself to replace my Shogun which is a little too small for me.
I need to add a granny ring for the hills where I live. Does anyone know if the front derailleur and shifter will work on a triple? I didn't even check if the front shifter is indexed. It's a Shimano Exage, and the bike appears to be from around 1988.
Thanks!
05-04-17 | 10:59 AM
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05-04-17 | 12:03 PM
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Bikes: 2010 Schwinn Madison, 1994 Kona Lava Dome, 1991 Quattro Assi, 1990 Bottecchia Team ADR SL
05-04-17 | 12:50 PM
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From: Morrow, OH
Bikes: 1990 Cannondale SR600 & SR300, 2013 Marin San Marino, 2015 Raleigh Tamland 1
Scored this Gary Fisher Montare at my favorite local junk store. I wasn't there looking for another bike, but they had two stacked together. First one said "sold", the second was the Montare. I asked how much they wanted for it and when they said "$20.00" I grabbed it and ran. Everything appears to be original equipment. It just needed wheels which I had in my shop.
05-05-17 | 08:53 AM
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From: Lawrence, KS
Picked up this Devinci for a song a while back. It had a mildly borked front fork (side impact) that I finally got around to replacing. Has mid-range, late 80s/early 90s Shimano components and 27" wheels. Has plenty of tire clearance for fenders and canti brakes and a triple crank, so I thought it might be a touring bike, but it doesn't have rack mounts on the seat stays. I tried looking up old Devinci catalogs, but couldn't find any from this era. There's no model information on the bike itself -- anyone know what I have here?
05-05-17 | 10:06 AM
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Just picked up this giant perigee for $20! Was delighted to see a full shimano 600 tri-colour groupset and mavic wheels with 105 hubs. Luckily for me it was all hiding behind 20+ years of grime - a blessing in disguise as it made the bike run like s**! making the seller want to get rid of it, but protected the groupset well. Gave it a quick degrease/clean and she's come up looking good. Will work on getting her a little more tidy but it's all working perfectly now.
Don't know much about the actual bike so any help would be appreciated. Cheers!
Don't know much about the actual bike so any help would be appreciated. Cheers!
Last edited by itpesaf; 05-05-17 at 10:29 AM.
05-05-17 | 12:21 PM
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From: Jacksonville, NC
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Just picked up this giant perigee for $20! Was delighted to see a full shimano 600 tri-colour groupset and mavic wheels with 105 hubs. Luckily for me it was all hiding behind 20+ years of grime - a blessing in disguise as it made the bike run like s**! making the seller want to get rid of it, but protected the groupset well. Gave it a quick degrease/clean and she's come up looking good. Will work on getting her a little more tidy but it's all working perfectly now.
Don't know much about the actual bike so any help would be appreciated. Cheers!
Don't know much about the actual bike so any help would be appreciated. Cheers!
Nice bike for the cost. I need you to look at the big chainring and see if it is installed incorrectly. I see the peg out of rotation. It should be under the crank arm. Maybe my eyes are playing tricks.
Grime= money left over for other things
05-05-17 | 12:29 PM
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From: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada - burrrrr!
Bikes: 1958 Rabeneick 120D, 1968 Legnano Gran Premio, 196? Torpado Professional, 2000 Marinoni Piuma
At the Dump right now. Should it be saved..?
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05-05-17 | 12:58 PM
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05-06-17 | 02:06 PM
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Bikes: '86 Veloce, 72 Moto Le Champ , 72 Moto G.R., 75 Moto G.J. , 74 Moto G.R. frame, (2) 75 Moto G.J. mixte, numerous ballooners
I've got a Lance autograph on a 2000 Tour de Gruene (TX) T-shirt, but it doesn't look much like that.
05-06-17 | 02:30 PM
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05-07-17 | 09:27 AM
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General?
I found this being hauled away and gave five bucks for it. I think I over spent and I don't know what to do with it. I put a chain on it and rebuilt the bottom bracket just because ( because something made me want to ride it at least once ). Everything needs replacing and I'm not sure what " HI-TEN SPECIAL DESIGNED TUBING " means. If it hadn't been a tall frame I wouldn't have given it a second look. I was surprised that the lugs were shaped and lined.