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Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-07-24, 06:58 PM
Replies: 321
Views: 17,217
Posted By Murray Missile

Had one of my give away frames do the "boomerang"...

Had one of my give away frames do the "boomerang" on me. I gave a 27" Letour frame and fork with a stuck stem and seatpost to the LBS and then a couple days after realized I had a use for the fork...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-05-24, 07:40 AM
Replies: 321
Views: 17,217
Posted By Murray Missile

I can't say much, I've bought 5 since the purge...

I can't say much, I've bought 5 since the purge started although 2 got stripped and the frames donated righted away and the 3 that are staying are of considerably better quality than any of the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-04-24, 01:45 PM
Replies: 321
Views: 17,217
Posted By Murray Missile

Check off 2 more! Dave and Big Bird just left to...

Check off 2 more! Dave and Big Bird just left to their new home. The city wide yard sales were today and I put them out front with For Sale signs but didn't get any interest. The sales had ended and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-01-24, 03:08 PM
Replies: 321
Views: 17,217
Posted By Murray Missile

Another one donated for 8 gone with one "on deck"...

Another one donated for 8 gone with one "on deck" for the next trip to the LBS, that will be NO.9 so far. "Dave", the '67 Varsity, is on FB Marketplace and Big Bird will be listed soon.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-25-24, 05:49 PM
Replies: 321
Views: 17,217
Posted By Murray Missile

Three more have "left the building".

Three more have "left the building".
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-21-24, 04:30 PM
Replies: 321
Views: 17,217
Posted By Murray Missile

LBS is taking the 2 Gitane mixtes, I swapped the...

LBS is taking the 2 Gitane mixtes, I swapped the Panaracers on Big Bird for some Kendas and cleaned him up to put him up for sale and got a bunch done on the '67 Varsity. Had hoped to have it done by...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-20-24, 01:24 PM
Replies: 321
Views: 17,217
Posted By Murray Missile

Well, the LBS was very appreciative of the bikes...

Well, the LBS was very appreciative of the bikes I dropped off but when I mentioned "Varsity" they got a scared look and asked if I had brought them. You should have seen the look of relief when I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-20-24, 04:37 AM
Replies: 321
Views: 17,217
Posted By Murray Missile

Goal is still to be down by a lot more but the...

Goal is still to be down by a lot more but the Rossi and Jubile were worthy of adding. Just means a couple of former keepers gotta go in their place.

Big Bird is now headed out the door for sure...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-19-24, 04:39 PM
Replies: 321
Views: 17,217
Posted By Murray Missile

Stopped at my LBS to drop off the replacement...

Stopped at my LBS to drop off the replacement fork for the Rossi I just acquired, I took the old one so they could measure the steerer length. It raised an eyebrow or two LOL. "Unfortunately" I left...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-17-24, 03:57 PM
Replies: 321
Views: 17,217
Posted By Murray Missile

That's partially how I got into bikes, they were...

That's partially how I got into bikes, they were my "new priority" to ween myself off of cars LOL.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-17-24, 04:46 AM
Replies: 321
Views: 17,217
Posted By Murray Missile

Yeah, as some of you have probably noticed I'm...

Yeah, as some of you have probably noticed I'm not doing so good at this reduction thing right now. N+3 in less than 10 days. :(:o #1 was for parts and has been stripped. #2 was also for parts,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-13-24, 07:59 AM
Replies: 321
Views: 17,217
Posted By Murray Missile

One down, a few dozen to go....... went to a good...

One down, a few dozen to go....... went to a good home. A young couple with vintage VooDoo MTB's that were in the market for a hybrid. I built this up from a frame I got off Ebay UK, it was a UK only...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-29-24, 03:11 PM
Replies: 321
Views: 17,217
Posted By Murray Missile

Well, gave one away today, this one is going to...

Well, gave one away today, this one is going to my Daughter-In-Law and yes, she is fairly tall. Had it on Marketplace for 2 weeks with zero views.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-25-24, 05:30 PM
Replies: 321
Views: 17,217
Posted By Murray Missile

Yep, that's it in a nut shell. That's how I was...

Yep, that's it in a nut shell. That's how I was raised, my parents both went through the Great Depression and they didn't throw things away when they got broken or were wearing out they fixed them...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-24-24, 09:29 AM
Replies: 321
Views: 17,217
Posted By Murray Missile

It has me, a bike I had tried to buy a couple...

It has me, a bike I had tried to buy a couple years ago was just relisted at only $5 more than what I had originally offered him, he had listed it as "make offer". I made what I thought was a fair...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-10-24, 07:46 AM
Replies: 321
Views: 17,217
Posted By Murray Missile

Fortunately for me about the only bikes on...

Fortunately for me about the only bikes on Marketplace right now are $1800 Treks people bought during the pandemic and rode once and dust covered $50 Wal Mart Schwinns that people bought during the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-07-24, 05:27 PM
Replies: 321
Views: 17,217
Posted By Murray Missile

I'm working on the same thing. I also made a...

I'm working on the same thing.

I also made a list of a half dozen bikes today to get ready to sell right away, among them a Dahon Boardwalk coaster brake folder I bought to get around on before I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-04-24, 05:25 PM
Replies: 321
Views: 17,217
Posted By Murray Missile

In the early days it was just about anything my...

In the early days it was just about anything my size as they didn't seem to come up very often. As time progressed I started working my way up in quality as I could afford to or if I found a really...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-04-24, 12:01 PM
Replies: 321
Views: 17,217
Posted By Murray Missile

Forgot a couple so I'm up to 61. :50: They're...

Forgot a couple so I'm up to 61. :50: They're both keepers too.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-04-24, 06:15 AM
Replies: 321
Views: 17,217
Posted By Murray Missile

Since my previous post about an hour ago I made a...

Since my previous post about an hour ago I made a "cut" list. 1st round I came up with 18 definites and 4 in the " build and ride 1st" then decide category. There's also a short "should go" mental...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-04-24, 05:26 AM
Replies: 321
Views: 17,217
Posted By Murray Missile

I'm in the same situation, anything I sell now...

I'm in the same situation, anything I sell now will be for considerably less than I have in it but I'm taking the mindset that I was never in to make a profit. I do it because I like working on them...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-03-24, 01:53 PM
Replies: 321
Views: 17,217
Posted By Murray Missile

Talk about timing!!!

I too have been a practitioner of "opportunistic acquisition" as evidenced by my purchase yesterday. I was just trying to come up with a list of what I need to let go after my big N-1 stumble...
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