A good run of late: a yard sale coughed up an '89 GF HK II and a Raleigh M30, plus an extra wheel and some tubes for $2. Brake lever transplant on the Raleigh was a quick flip for $40, which landed the '91 Paramount PDG3 Tri on local classifieds. Schwinn Fair Lady for $25, local ads, tomorrow morning I'll get the '84 Diamondback ascent, free - local ads.
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Nice find with the HKEK!

while looking for something else I found this rough Nishiki Cascade with stuck seatpost (1984 vintage? with biplane fork) for $11
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I picked it up solely for the bullmoose bars and suntour thumbies thinking I could part out the rest
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Of course now I am thinking of rebuilding it as a bombproof commuter, I really need to stop looking at craiglist.

I picked this bike up about two weeks ago and just finished a complete overhaul. It is a 1981 Bianchi Special and is in excellent condition. Set me back $25 and I didn't have to buy anything for it. It is way too small for me so I will be passing it on.

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Looks like a nice score there I dig those 90's Paramounts

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I would say thats a 1986 model Ascent not a 1984

A Starfire... yeah, I would have paid that princely sum, just for the name. STARFIRE! (but, I have a soft spot for ignored, entry level, and forgotten.)

Found and purchased this loaded Bianchi road bike from a yard sale this rainy morning for $10. Not pictured, as I removed them to take into the dry; leather straps for the pedals, vintage red Cannondale saddle bad (empty), and a Cateye brand cycle computer and cable harness.

As noted in one of the pictures, the frame took a minor dent from my trunk lid on the way home with it (Arrrrgh!). Otherwise the Bianchi labeling is in a sorry state and the tires are shot. Seems to be my size, but due to rain, and other things I've had going on today I have not measured the frame, guessing it is a 22" though.

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Good buy!

Picked this Austria sears bike. 20 bux. First cruiser type bike I've bought. http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...ps47cf6f7j.jpg http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...pso2gw6wy9.jpg

Pretty close to original and extremely clean! Looks like someone changed the stem shifters out.

I had one, still have the frame hanging in the bike shed. It was a grand ride.

The bike is going to need some work in the shifting dept. rear simplex jockey wheels have very little teeth left. May have some stem shifters in a bin also. Not the type of bike I normally buy, but it sure is comphy!

Are the rims Rigida? Braking surface furrowed?

The saddle was comfy on short rides but quickly lost its appeal on longer jaunts.

Wheels are rigida. Non furrowed wheels though. Dura ace shifters going on a moto gt build and stem shifters to back on.

I kept my Free Spirit stock for awhile but then started to have some fun by changing a lot of components. I would try lots of different CP brakes or side pulls too. Upright handle bars, flipped for scorcher look and drop bars as well. Did the 10 speed, 5 speed and SS drivetrain mods. Never felt like it was a heavy bike. Handling was stable and tracked straight as an arrow. The welding was never top notch but it had class with the white fenders with gold stripes and the red, white and blue decals.

Enjoy, whichever way you decide to build it!

My weekend acquisition, snagged ridiculously cheap - but only after I had measured and re-measured the chainstay clearances and done my research. A 650b conversion done as cheaply as possible is in this bike's future ...

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I wish I could say definitively that it is a 1990 or a 1991, but so far Diamond Back catalogs for those years have eluded me. The SunRace rear derailleur will be replaced along with the wheels and calipers.

1990 will say Centurion in front of the model name on the top tube, after 1990 they dropped the Centurion altogether. I have a 1990 all black Diamondback Centurion Interval frame set waiting to be built and the font on the "Diamondback" is different as well. Hope that helps some..

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Thanks Murray Missile! A 1991 it is, then - though I will note the presence of a "Centurion designed" decal on the left chainstay near the bottom bracket and "Centurion" engraved handlebars, so I guess they dragged some transitional elements out for one more year, until all the parts were used up.

This may be the single dirtiest white bike I have ever encountered, in a life that has involved numerous never-washed Peugeots - behold the Tange Infinity tubing sticker -

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Good call, theDowntube DB logo looks to be 1991 only, there are some german 1991 MTB catalogs out there but havent seen a road catalog. I have a 1991 Apex, that has the same Downtube logo.

Those 022 frames ride really nice. Looks bigger than a 22 in the pics. What's your plans for it?

Okay, so it's not a bicycle, but it's a classic, and kinda vintage. Stanley belt sander. Looks like it was thrown out of hell for bad behavior, but it still works.

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I don't normally bother with appliances, but the sanding belt was shot and the cable looks dodgy, so I figured the odds were good there was nothing else wrong with it. And that seems to be the case!

Whoever did the shift lever change also did some McGyver-ing of the bb cable guide. It is an odd one with its white nylon roller...somewhat reminiscent of the Juy relais. Why they chose to route gear cable through a disused downtube shift lever clamp is puzzling. Remember, you have a 26.0mm steerer there. Sure does look to be in cremepuff shape! ;)

Appears to be from the 1974-77 window. (Front & rear reflectors not original.)

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Shift cable pulley and clamp from any Sturmey-equipped English 3-speed.

Thank you. Not necessarily "any" Sturmey-equipped English 3-speed. The white nylon pulley is fairly late. Earlier examples were metal, grey plastic, black plastic, etc.

This one is listed by seller as S-A yet is marked "JAPAN" -

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Pulled this Gitane out of the trash today. To big for me, but it will make someone a nice cheap bike when I'm done with it. I've been on a roll with blue bikes lately.




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