$20 bucks - nice score! I paid $50 for an 87 Le Tour last month, also too small for me, and thought I was getting a deal.

Yellow perforated Turbo saddle, one small bruise, in the original box for $10. Another Turbo Special with a damaged corner for $5.

Good grab. I'm a huge fan of 80s Schwinns of any flavor. This era might be my favorite of the decade.

Saved from the dump? Well, not quite but bought at a yard sale really cheap. Unfortunately, this one should not have been saved. Though almost brand new, it belongs in the dump..!
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Nice score, those Sugino tools are the best in the business mine are still going strong after 40+ years and have never failed me. Those alone are worth the price of admission.

Freebie Jamis Diablo.
Some oem parts have been replaced,some LX are still on it. Ritchey headset. It goes on the sort out cue.
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What's wrong with it that it should not have been saved?

Aside from the fact that it is ugly, the "what's wrong with it" is as follows...

One brake = danger.

Heavy tires and heavy wheels negatively impact the feel of the bicycle, making it feel sluggish, slow to respond and difficult to accelerate(this is also a gearing issue).

The riding position is not to my liking but I am, mostly, a drop bar road bike guy with little interest in anything that does not feel like a drop bar road bike. Even if I did like more upright bars, the ones supplied on the bike are very narrow, uncomfortably so.

The gearing is way too difficult for a 70 year old man to push, except when on the flat or going down hill, both with the wind at my back.

The single cog freewheel is rough and in need of lubrication (remember this is a new bike, not something that has sat for forty years).

And, once that ugly orange starts to wear off of the braking surfaces on the rims (make that rim), the bike will be even uglier (again, an opinion).

All that said, I might like it more with decent drop bars, two brakes and a sensible set of wheels/tires. And, of course, a larger cog on the single gear freewheel. The fixed cog will never, ever, be used by me. I had my Fixie experiment with a Trek T-1 and hated it!

But there is one thing I really like - the rear drops...

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Super Course MK II. Solid B+ as far as catches go. Brake pads and tires have been replaced, everything else is still original I believe. Purchased from the original owner who bought it in college. I think its a '76 but haven't checked to hard yet. 531 main tubes, decals on the fork that look like 531 decals but aren't. Brooks saddle is in great shape. There are a few blemishes to the decals but the paint itself is surprisingly unmarred for a bike its age.

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Couple of bikes in a free pile. Cannondale sr 600, 105, and a Fisher Montare, DX group.

Cheapo Chimo
 

Found on CL for $30, a Chimo Criterium needing some love. Plan is attempt to strip off the repaint, then decide what's next.
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Montgomery Ward bicycle. Made in Austria!
I got it for the rack and fenders, will fix and flip as cheap as possible. Great condition, poor quality.
I probably overpaid at $25, plus a $4 bridge toll. Will need another $30 or so in parts to be functional.

Quaint stem on the Monkey Wards bike!

I got the same set of Sugino BB tools. The plastic baggie ripped a LONG time ago mine is about 30 years old.

I like it. SR Swan 60.
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Saved this guy from being disassembled and recycled.
1977 Centurion Pro-Tour. looks to be the 23 1/2 Inch Frame. It looked mostly original but had a bunch of rusty consumable parts,

This is what im working with after a mild clean up and a removal of rusty cables, Chain and Freewheel , ohh and the tires were mostly dry rotted away. I do have a stuck seat post and Stem to deal with,

shes gonna be a fun one to recover, i think its worth it!

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Original bars and bar con shifters along with the braze on mount centerpull brakes
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Original Cyclone rear derailleur
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Mighty tour Cranks 52/36, MKS pedals and Cyclone Front Derailleur

Picked up these two today:
1995 Univega Alpina 505
Pretty good condition and looks like all original parts are still on it.
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This Sorrento was so clean so I couldn't pass it up. Definitely low miles.
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Yeah, that's a great platform to start with; those CP brakes with their braze-on mounts are the business! Mighty Tour crank is mighty cool, too. Barcons and Cyclone; a mostly complete bike :thumb:

I didn't realize they came with vertical drop outs way back then. Quality bike; they weren't messing around on that model.

Amazing find. Your's is the only other one I've ever seen in the silver color. It's equipped exactly like mine was when I got it some ten years ago. The brakes can be easily adjusted for 700C wheels. Keep in mind that the fork crown isn't drilled on the front, which can present some interesting challenges with racks and headlights.

thanks guys, I was pretty happy to find it, and when i saw the brazed on centerpulls.. i was really happy to find a Pro Tour, Ive been keeping an eye out for a early Centurion to go with the Ironman's and was hoping to find something higher end of the centurion ladder.

The bike was all complete when i found it, I just had to get all of the offending Rusty chains/Cables , rusted and Seized Freewheel and disintegrated tires off the poor thing. I have all of those not sure what they were called but the spring shift housing . it looks to be in good shape.

I guess thats a question, should i use that cable housing or just go with a standard shift housing?

I'd use fresh, maybe silver, housing. Save the ferules off the spring.

Picked up these freebies today which will DEFINITELY be ridden, specially the Trek which is my first FS bike. Guy was cleaning out his garage. Upgraded to a Santa Cruz.
Can't wait to go through them and ride.
2001 Stumpy MX4 Pro
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2011 Fuel EX8
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Free?!? Oh jeez. You score some really nice bikes, but this haul is really good.

Thanks and it was luck as always. I wasn't even looking. He just answered my Freecycle ad from last month. Can't wait to try them out, specially the Trek.