You know - sometimes you eat the bear, sometimes the bear eats you......:D

I've had months where I've scoured every known source for decent bikes, and came up empty. And then every once in a while, bikes find me - even when I'm not looking for them.

I'm embarrased to say I've left some bikes behind for others to find - they were just too ratty for me to spend time on, and I don't have the space. Nothing good, though....... ;)

+1. I'm in the midst of a dry spell right now. They are what they are. If you're hunting for bikes, it's best not to expect to find anything, nor is it a good idea to actually look for specific things. I suppose it's kinda a zen thing... makes me sound like a hippie. Dear god. Oh crap, my hair is long and I ride a bike for transportation... uh-oh.

...and it's been just the opposite for me. I've had to do some serious spring cleaning in the last week just to fit all the new stuff coming in.

Sorry fellows, had to rub it in ;-)

Now if only some nice 23"-23.5" frames would come my way...hint, hint!

-Kurt

Cheap as it gets !
 

Went to look at an old Merckx today and sadly it had seen better days. Stuck seatpost and stem, wrecked crank arms, flaky paint etc, etc. Price was a bit over 100 $ but when the owner saw the sorry state of affairs he gave it to me. 57 cm cc, headset ok, BB ok, wheels true and spinning smoothly, I done good today

You could help placate the law of karma by remembering your less fortunate brethren who prefer sizes a bit different from yours. :)

Lucky you. The stuff you could take off the bike in 10 minutes is worth the $100.00 he was asking. Posts can be unstuck, and paint can be re-done. It's hard to beat free! :)

Univega
 

Thanks for the opinions. I was on the fence. $20 was a little steep and the wheels are steel. Maybe for $5.00

My measly Peugeot PGN10 was $100. A free Eddy Merckx?!?! Geez man, great find! :)

(This forum makes me incredibly jealous, have I ever mentioned that? :D)

Wow, a free Eddy Merckx!?! I'd say you done real good today!
That doesn't seem to happen in Alabama (at least not to me).
Have fun cleanin' and fixin' it up.

I'm currently discovering exactly what my last catch of the day is worth to me. The Bates track bike is on Ebay at £1000 (about $1500?), and has 12 watchers already. Fingers crossed.

I'm currently discovering exactly what my last catch of the day is worth to me. The Bates track bike is on Ebay at £1000 (about $1500?), and has 12 watchers already. Fingers crossed.

Oh my, look at this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWN%3AIT&rd=1

Raleigh Quasar, surely the most 80's of Raleigh road bikes. It's a mid ranger, Reynolds 501 tubing, but proper aero brake levers, reasonable bike, but boy, is it ugly, with ludicrous logos and decals. I paid about $8 for it, because it's my size, and it'll be perfect for the single speed commuter I want to build for London riding. Nobody will want to steal it. This thing will be losing it's derailleurs, one of the chain rings, and the freewheel, and getting a single speed freewheel, and that's about as fancy as the conversion is gonna get. No redishing here, though of course I'll respace the wheel. What I may do is buy a pair of moustache bars for it.

Of course, when I'm done using it in London, I may respray it black, line the lugs in silver, but a Brooks B66 or something else with springs on it, and matching leather bar tape on the moustaches, and have a really sweet looking SS bike, but for now, it's foulness is it's benefit.....

Oh! 23 watchers on the Bates now - hopefully get a bid soon.

good luck with bates, but you may just have 23 people waiting to see if anyone is crazy enough to buy it!

Just a postscript on that little 20", 1985 Raleigh Super Course:

I began an attempt to remove the stuck seatpost this afternoon.
2 hours and 20 pounds of sweat later, it was removed, in one piece...both stem and bike ;)

Now for the hard part...the stuck handlebar stem! :eek:

-Kurt

Bought this stuff for 10 bucks Dura-ace front and rear derailers. And 2 Campagnolo front derailers 1 rear and pedals. This good stuff?

10 bucks for that? geez. The rear campy derailleur looks like a 2nd generation c record which
generally sells for $50 and up, the pedals also looke like they're from the same era. Don't know
much about the dura ace but Id say you did really well. . .

marty

I only bought one bike this weekend. I passed up a couple that had an owner that was on drugs. me "You want $100 for that ha ha that is worth $20-30 at most in its current condition." drugged owner "It sold for $900 when it was new." me again "sure it did" and I walked away. But, what I did find is a Raleigh Grand Prix in the jumbo 25" size. It is 2010 steel and has Simplex der. (rear pulleys are gone), Simplex DT shifters, cottered Nervar crank, GB stem, Weinmann center pulls, rear rack, Wrights W3N leather seat, and 27 rims laced to Brampton hubs. The real interesting thing is the rear hub is a flip flop track hub. According to the sticker on the seat tube it was made by R.V Gazelle in Holland. I am not sure of the year, but I did find G72 stamped on the BB spindle. So I am guessing 1972. I paid $20.

Thats nice to hear. I have a question you can probably answer for me all the bikes Ive had where the front derailer fits on the down tube they have a clamp or something to hold it there am I missing this ?

Those front derailleurs are made for braze on tabs, There are "adapters" that
allow you to use a band on (or clamp on) attachment with braze on FDs.
I'm not sure of those particular models but with older campy (nuovo record) you
could replace fitting on the derailleur with a clamp on.

Marty

I also think you did really well. The dura-ace probable says integrated 8-SIS (or something close to that on the arm) see sheldon brown (http://www.sheldonbrown.com/dura-ace.html) about compatability issues. If you have the shifters you are golden if not I might be into purchasing it off you to replace me scratched up DA RD, I'd take the front with it as well. I also would be into buying one of your braze on Campy FD... PM me if you want to sell them. Otherwise.. again.. nice catch!:D

Nothing too special - a lower end Peugeot 10 speed with Carbolite 103 tubing and Simplex stuff that actually works (for a change!). It even has a rack and rear fender. I took it for a quick spin after overhauling it, and it is a surprizingly solid little rider. Very comfortable and sure-footed.

This'll make someone a dandy little commuter:

http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/995...eugeot16qd.jpg

I'm wondering the same thing. 41 watchers now, but we'll see. I decided that I'd try it once at a high start price, and if it doesn't move, then I'll try it again, starting at half the price. Anyway, 11 hrs to go, so I'll know soon.

Well, many of your target customers should be returning from the Cirque de Cyclism. Maybe you'll get a bite.

If I do, it'll be the sweetest ever, really. I know I'm on to turn a good profit on this, but I just thought I'd try for a huge one!

I picked up my $32 eBay find today: a 1937 Raleigh Sports Tourist 23" frame w/ just about all original parts. On its eBay listing, it was shown with a oddball replacement gooseneck stem and flipped North Roads bars, but I whipped that thing out of there, replaced it with a standard Raleigh stem, and flipped the bars back. Paint has terrific lustre on the main triangle and chrome isn't too bad. Original Terry saddle looks indestructable.

Neal
http://web.mit.edu/nlerner/Public/Bi...orts1Thumb.jpg http://web.mit.edu/nlerner/Public/Bi...orts2Thumb.jpg http://web.mit.edu/nlerner/Public/Bi...orts3Thumb.jpg http://web.mit.edu/nlerner/Public/Bi...orts4Thumb.jpg http://web.mit.edu/nlerner/Public/Bi...orts5Thumb.jpg http://web.mit.edu/nlerner/Public/Bi...orts6Thumb.jpg

Oh my -- that is nice. Congrats!

Bob Hufford
Springfield, MO

Nice one nlerner! Very nice indeed... good price too.

Someone dropped this of at the yard this mourning, never seen a hero before.

http://img164.imageshack.us/my.php?i...yard0018th.jpg

http://img216.imageshack.us/my.php?i...yard0024op.jpg

In the end, it was 42 pepole waiting to see if anyone was crazy enough to buy it! That at least tells me that lots of people are interested in it, just not at that price. Trying again at £500.

yeppers! Send it to me for 10p if it don't sell...?