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Got this '92 Burley tandem on Sunday for $250. It's in excellent shape, though some things need attention.
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Originally Posted by Vonruden
(Post 21041675)
Found this one destined for the scrap heap. Changed the shoes, oiled the chain and dusted off some rust. Ready to leave unattended when I hit the local watering hole.
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/...psanghxmyb.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...3230f50fba.jpg - and this humble bike made me re-think a whole bunch of cycling assumptions I'd had since c.1978 or so. Thanks for saving it, and I hope it serves you well! |
I'm sure you don't suffer from this (;)), but I sometimes come across bikes that I really like, are available at a very reasonable price, but have no use for.
This is one of those. Came up for sale a couple of weeks ago. Luckily, one of my coworkers had just expressed a desire for a "real racing bike". So I got it for her, fitted a new chain, cables, cassette, inner chainring and pedals and delivered it at the office. Happy faces all around. Forgot to take a pic at the time, so when it showed up again yesterday, I took the opportunity: https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...51a46f1780.jpg |
Condor made in Switzerland. I've posted this bike here before but after more than a year I finally put handlebars on it and rode it for the first time. Too small for me and overgeared, of course, so it will eventually get my spare 22T cog and be kept for use by company. I originally got it for my wife, although she is giving up riding and her fleet, but this one is too nice to let go.
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...04df28330f.jpg |
Nice work on yours, looks great!
Originally Posted by Cheseldine
(Post 21051639)
Hey, that looks just like mine! I saved it from my Uncle's shed and thoroughly tore it down and built it up with some original and some better than new components with the help of Mountain Dave. Yours is a '76 just like mine.
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https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...0a106fb0c.jpeg
Picked up this Univega Supestrada today. Dating it as a 1998. Love this color and the price was right. Needs a rebuild, but in pretty good shape. |
Pulled this off the neighbor's trash pile and built it up for my nephew to take to college this fall. ~'95 Diamondback Ascent EX. CroMo frame, Tange fork, misc Shimano Deore (mostly) components. V-Brakes are Tektro, though. All from my parts bin. I think I might have $75 into this bike, and most of that is in paint and supplies.
Here's where we started: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...f5de2686_c.jpg And ready for school... https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...e97fde9d_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...29eb3bdd_c.jpg |
The dumpster gods finally answered my prayers! I was walking to work and intercepted this 1992 (?) Giant Perigee from a construction worker who was throwing it into a scrap bin. Pretty excited for a new project!
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...3c2cc2befd.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...352c393913.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...de3898a06a.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...aee9aa4c7f.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...a6421f3941.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...f98b0cecae.jpg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...825d65614f.jpg |
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I deleted Letgo off my phone awhile back. Today I installed it back on and found this Ironman 10minutes away for $80. I was afraid the seatpost was stuck, but everything was free and in pretty good condition.
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/...psfn9t1iyu.jpg |
Cooper, Ron Cooper agent .454 is now in stable waiting its time in the que.https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...de93b60910.jpg
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Yesterday, I resisted the urge to salvage this old CCM from the local landfill site (dump)...
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...f0e7c10eb6.jpg Today, while taking the above picture, the question - "is it a keeper" caught my attention. The individual, a neighbor from my cottage area, offered to bring the bike home in his truck. I have offered it to a friend. Hope he takes it... https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...805aae1ed5.jpg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...4df8548212.jpg |
Originally Posted by randyjawa
(Post 21070445)
Yesterday, I resisted the urge to salvage this old CCM from the local landfill site (dump)...
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...f0e7c10eb6.jpg Today, while taking the above picture, the question - "is it a keeper" caught my attention. The individual, a neighbor from my cottage area, offered to bring the bike home in his truck. I have offered it to a friend. Hope he takes it... https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...805aae1ed5.jpg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...4df8548212.jpg Cheers |
Fuji series iii touring find...
Originally Posted by Bikedued
(Post 7965631)
Got a call a few days ago from a friend. Someone he knew had a couple of vintage Fuji bikes. I finally got over there today, to find a Fuji, a Trek, and an old repainted Nishiki International. $200 for all three, which was a good deal IMHO. I was in the RX7, so a choice had to be made. I took the Fuji which was a Series III touring, for $80. She wanted $100 for it, but I promised to come back for the others. She agreed to hold them. Trek is a 1200 aluminum in white, RX100 equipped with Matrix rims. Near new condition!!,,,,BD
The Fuji Series III touring....!! What it has. Nitto stem and bars, Dia Compe mini Canti's(about half of the MTB size) Suntour friction DT shifters with Mountech FD/RD. Seat was original Fuji but was shot, now has a black Turbo. Sunshine hubs with Ukai 27 x 1 1/8(maybe 1/4?). Frame is 1769 quad butted Valite, with a chrome fork crown and GT-III forged drops. All around a very nice touring bike. http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...UJItouring.jpg |
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Originally Posted by randyjawa
(Post 21070445)
Yesterday, I resisted the urge to salvage this old CCM from the local landfill site (dump)...
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...f0e7c10eb6.jpg |
Dunno what a Tim Horton is but that bike is flippin sweet. Would rock it.
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Originally Posted by riva
(Post 21077475)
Dunno what a Tim Horton is but......
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My neighbors are runners. And bike riders. And know I enjoy a good old bike. So today on an after work run, a bike was spotted near the tree lawn. Stopped by and told me about it and the rest is.... well a Royce Union! In great cobwebby shape. With a nice rear rack. https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...c9ccf850f.jpeghttps://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...e4b8b6c6a.jpeg
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^^^^^^ Get out the red/white/blue wrist sweat bands, and grow yourself a Tony Orlando mustache.....
OT question - does "tree lawn" refer to the strip between the sidewalk and street? Wow, that's a new one; that's one of those things that has several completely different names depending on where you are. Here, it's the terrace. In MI, it was the easement. In MN, it's the boulevard. Edit - here it is - https://dare.wisc.edu/surveys/survey...portation/n44/ |
I've always called it a "verge" and that's not on the list.
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Originally Posted by randyjawa
(Post 21070445)
Yesterday, I resisted the urge to salvage this old CCM from the local landfill site (dump)...
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...f0e7c10eb6.jpg Today, while taking the above picture, the question - "is it a keeper" caught my attention. The individual, a neighbor from my cottage area, offered to bring the bike home in his truck. I have offered it to a friend. Hope he takes it... https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...805aae1ed5.jpg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...4df8548212.jpg |
The dictionary called it. Although the bike was close to the road in the lawn. No sidewalk. One time while on a leisurely ride, I came across a push mower on a tree lawn. Old and complete I gave it a look, meanwhile a elderly gent came out with a gas can. Out of gas. Not for sale.
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That's ^^^^^^ not a "push mower". That's a power mower that doesn't happen to be _propelled_. A push mower has no engine; the blade reel operates from the wheels.
But yes, that is a quandary in neighborhoods with no sidewalks. Is an object seen near the roadside/curb out there for "curb shopping", or just set aside for a moment? |
Originally Posted by madpogue
(Post 21085366)
^^^^^^ Get out the red/white/blue wrist sweat bands, and grow yourself a Tony Orlando mustache.....
OT question - does "tree lawn" refer to the strip between the sidewalk and street? Wow, that's a new one; that's one of those things that has several completely different names depending on where you are. Here, it's the terrace. In MI, it was the easement. In MN, it's the boulevard. Edit - here it is - https://dare.wisc.edu/surveys/survey...portation/n44/ |
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