On vacation in Florida and found a nice Motobecane Le Champion with a Brooks and full Nuovo Record for $80. I called and they told me it was sold, but they had a carbondale? Ended up being a really nice Merlin.



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Saved these two matching bikes. A couple were moving on to Ebikes and needed the space so she was giving them away. Apparently this brand was Specialized's failed try at selling at big box stores.
One will probably be a donor for my drop bar project, the other I'll flip:
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/805/2...2790b6de_b.jpgIMG_3711 by 2cam16, on Flickr

This week was a freebie week for me. Today was this 1999 Trek 7000. My second 7000.
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Add to that a trashcan full of parts. The lady was going to use them for welded art projects but ran out of drive for it. lol I wasn't one to say no to some parts.
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/889/4...d0f90b2d_b.jpgIMG_3739 by 2cam16, on Flickr
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/863/4...e747af84_b.jpgIMG_3738 by 2cam16, on Flickr
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/797/4...b42a1da3_b.jpgIMG_3737 by 2cam16, on Flickr
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/796/4...3c2e91c5_b.jpgIMG_3740 by 2cam16, on Flickr

1 or 2G Manitou. That's very cool. Is it functional?

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Orange fork appears to have been previously housed in a Nishiki head tube.

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No idea. I don't see any model markings. Unfortunately it's dead.

Thanks Law. :)

Got ahold of a nice Shimano LX m565 rear hub for my GT 700 conversion. Also snagged a modern Specialized Phenom saddle for an incoming Ironman frame. Both these came from the LBS dusty bins.

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Today’s find, sad it’s too big for me
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Sad indeed! That does look like a really nice frame.

In this case I was going to be the one taking a bike to the scrap yard. I bought this 1978 Schwinn Traveler III frame set from the Co-op about 5 years ago for five bucks. I looked at it last spring and it was much rougher than I remembered; scraped, scratched, rust spots, half the rear derailleur cable guide broken off ( a C instead of an O). Last month I was taking a load to the scrap yard and was very close to loading up the Schwinn but instead thought I could build a parts bike out of it for zero out of pocket...$20 later it's done. Its a beater but ought to make a good campus bike for some poor student.

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Traveler bone yard by Ryan Surface, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/879/2...aa2d1c2c_k.jpgIMG_3108 by Ryan Surface, on Flickr[/IMG]

Great job second guessing your original assessment and great result! Although not high end tubing, those do make nice riders.

Thanks [MENTION=207730]3speedslow[/MENTION] I built up a ladies Traveler III for my sister in Law a few years back and she loves it, I really enjoy working on those Japanese built Schwinns.

[IMG]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/885/4...20048877_k.jpgIMG_3005 by Ryan Surface, on Flickr[/IMG]

The manitou I fork looks to be one of the early (pre-answer production) that were manufactured by manitou around 1991. It would be good for a early 90's vintage restoration, same fork that Tomac rode. These earliest manitou forks likely have a bit more collector value than the later answer built forks.

With age, the old elastomers melt into goo that needs to be removed (messy job) but then the elastomers can either be replaced with new elastomers or a steel coil spring. These were really simple forks, easy to work on.

Thanks for the info! Good to know. Now I know where I've seen it. On a Tomac Yeti.
I'll take it apart one of these days and see if it's salvageable. I have a few bikes of that era that it can go on.

Picked this up today from Craigslist for $70. Perfectly my size. 1986 Trek 560 Pro Series. Reynolds 531. Just needs some cleaning, some parts which I mostly have and she'll be ready. Still have a few projects ahead of this one though.
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/927/4...50987917_b.jpgIMG_3765 by 2cam16, on Flickr
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/816/4...f4e81abd_b.jpgIMG_3766 by 2cam16, on Flickr

Nice score, looks like everything came loose.

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Excellent find! :thumb:

Were any round things included?

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[MENTION=448521]2cam16[/MENTION] that is a killer score! Looks like it will clean up nicely. Great that it fits you perfectly! Love that colour combination.

Sadly only the front non-original round thing. The seller kept the rear which was original.

Thanks Law! That paint job is what caught my eye. You know me, a man of the 80's and 90's. ;)

Thanks. Lol, yeah pretty much!

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Moto from the free pile and a nice Chrome made Schwinn messanger.

This freebie followed me home today. 1996 Kona Cinder Cone.
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IMG_3817 by 2cam16, on Flickr

Picked up a big boi Cannondale SR400. Probably going to be a quick flip. Came with an eclectic mish-mash of high and low end mismatched bits. Stem angle is as-found.
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