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"Found" Bicycles...
I've been a lurker here for quite awhile. And I just wanted to post. I
haven't bought a bike since '71 when I got a new Peugeot PX-10E. Rode it until '92 when I gave it to a friends son for college transportation. Delrin derailers, dynamo light set, spring rack and army surplus saddle bags. Maintained and kept inside. Since then I've been riding 'found' rebuilts. Currently I have 3. A 10s Raleigh Supercourse, so old it even has a Brooks leather saddle. Found '91 beside apt. dumpster; flat front, baddly aligned derailers. Came with flashlight clip; added $2 yard sale, new in box, spring rear rack, & new tires. Recabled brakes and downtube shifters at some point. Foam h-bar pads and shimano rear derailer off another found junker. Favorite. A 21s Huffy Techna, found 2000, spring trash day; brand new gel saddle, Cooper Canyon rack and bags, front & rear detatchable lights; flat rear (bad valve). Weighs a ton but fat tires so it rides good on trails and supports my old butt. Recabled brakes, lubed all bearings and chain. And a 21s Raleigh Technium Olympian, found Nov. 2004 suburban trash day, Brooks foam saddle, 1" smooth tires, odometer, h-bar and seat bags, very complete tool set, vertical 'racing' arm bar, twisted rear wheel. Ultra light, and a bit too high tech until I get more practice on it next summer. Professional lube, tune and wheel straightening; $45. In each case I replaced a couple of parts, recabled the brakes or shifters as necessary and off I went. They are all garaged. I guess I'm lucky, but just wanted folks to know you can get fairly decent bikes for next to nothing, and a little work. Good luck hunting. twh |
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