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05-10-22, 10:01 AM
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The Flying Fortress, 7/16"= 1' or 1/28th scale, 45" wingspan
Amazing aircraft
Amazing aircraft
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Originally Posted by Mr. 66
The Flying Fortress,...Amazing aircraft
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I only got to climb around inside one once, with a friend who had accounted for three with R4M rockets whilst flying a BF110 in daylight ops.
05-11-22, 08:16 PM
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Saved these from the dump...They were in a pile of bikes at a LBS that were lying in a garage behind the store. Paid $20.00 each. They both shift like they should, I am going to go through them clean them up and get them back on the road for someone to enjoy.
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Weird, why would a bike shop just set those out like that? I would think they would fix them up and sell them as used bikes.
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Originally Posted by rekmeyata
Weird, why would a bike shop just set those out like that? I would think they would fix them up and sell them as used bikes.
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05-14-22, 11:40 AM
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Estate sale Trek 520
Picked up this small purple ‘91 520 at a sale today on the cheap.
Way too small for me but I will clean it up and see if a friend wants to try some touring with me this summer.
Way too small for me but I will clean it up and see if a friend wants to try some touring with me this summer.
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05-18-22, 03:13 PM
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through a series of sorta random events all coming together in a short period of time, i wound up driving just under 4 hours round trip and brought these home. they are both incredibly filthy, need to be completely gone through, but the price (even including the high gas prices) made them a nice catch, and i met a super nice seller too.
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05-18-22, 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by hazetguy
through a series of sorta random events all coming together in a short period of time, i wound up driving just under 4 hours round trip and brought these home. they are both incredibly filthy, need to be completely gone through, but the price (even including the high gas prices) made them a nice catch, and i met a super nice seller too.
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05-21-22, 01:54 PM
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Today's Estate Sale haul:
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^^^ I was headed that way but got waylaid. 
05-21-22, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by merziac
^^^ I was headed that way but got waylaid.
05-22-22, 08:14 AM
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Going to buy this in a few hours. It's cheap enough that the barcons/triple are worth the cost, but I have a hunch it's something decent...
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Originally Posted by Dylansbob
Going to buy this in a few hours. It's cheap enough that the barcons/triple are worth the cost, but I have a hunch it's something decent...
05-22-22, 10:24 AM
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OK, it's not vintage and I didn't save IT from the dump but it may have saved my old rusty truck from the dump. A guy stopped a couple weeks ago and wanted to know if my old truck was for sale. I had been pondering what to do with it and was considering parting it out and scrapping the body. He noticed all my bikes and made me an offer I couldn't refuse. A bicycle my size and cash for my truck and all the spare parts I had accumulated for it. He seemed to want my old truck pretty badly so who was I to deny him? Of course I'm replacing almost everything on it ASAP with Deore XT and upgrading the fork with an air fork but I LOVE the color.
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05-22-22, 11:56 AM
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Wow, My hunch played out with a nice British buider. It looks like it had been a higher end bike that was "upgraded" in the 80s to (Suntour) index shifting and a (Shimano) triple. Original parts appear to be the Campagnolo downtube guide, pedals, and NR hubs laced to 27" MA2s.
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hello I saved two motobecane before going to the dumpThe bleu motobecane ctm3
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05-22-22, 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Dylansbob
Wow, My hunch played out with a nice British buider. It looks like it had been a higher end bike that was "upgraded" in the 80s to (Suntour) index shifting and a (Shimano) triple. Original parts appear to be the Campagnolo downtube guide, pedals, and NR hubs laced to 27" MA2s.
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I haven't had a chance to dig into the archives to figure out the model or age. It's surely 531 (or better). Campy dropouts, 27.2 post, and very light. Here's the serial if anyone is interested.
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Originally Posted by Dylansbob
I haven't had a chance to dig into the archives to figure out the model or age. It's surely 531 (or better). Campy dropouts, 27.2 post, and very light. Here's the serial if anyone is interested.
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05-23-22, 07:40 PM
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I just started work at a co-op. Some of the things I see destroyed for some reason or another is astonishing. I pulled this out of a truck headed to the scrap yard who thought they stop by the co-op and see if any of it was worth saving.
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Here is a former frame of mine, I sold this Peugeot Super Competition a few years ago. It was purchased by someone who is one of the forum.
He sourced most of the parts from me as well, what was not from me is the stem, saddle and wheels.
Hmm, I think he needs an Italian next...
He sourced most of the parts from me as well, what was not from me is the stem, saddle and wheels. Hmm, I think he needs an Italian next...
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Originally Posted by rekmeyata
Weird, why would a bike shop just set those out like that? I would think they would fix them up and sell them as used bikes.
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