Congrats on your score! What was the situation?
It seems every hobby I've been in has its stories of mother lodes, barn finds, long-forgotten treasure troves, or the "guy who's sitting on a warehouse of stuff that everyone wants". I love these stories! |
Damn. I almost paid $450 recently for a Mark I Professional like the second you picture above. Is it a 22.5" or 23.5" frame? Very nice score! Oh, to live in a densely populated area... That just doesn't happen here in the California sticks.
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Very nice!! A nice trio of gems waiting to be polished. :D
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Originally Posted by Kilroy1988
(Post 21363960)
Oh, to live in a densely populated area... That just doesn't happen here in the California sticks.
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Originally Posted by mgopack42
(Post 21364047)
You think Visalia is the sticks? look up 93635, and you will see BFE of the sticks!!!
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Kilroy1988 Nothing but bird (and bird hunters) and agricultural lands as far as the eye can see. the good news is that if you dont want to climb any hills, you can have a nice 60 mile ride with less than 1000 ft of elevation change!
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...2b73c2d983.png |
it may not be a full gloat: but i scored this for $120 at our local "urban Ore" recycle/re-use center. Usually they overprice bikes but for once they let one slip through.. oh how wonderfully slack it is....
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...46af584854.jpg |
Originally Posted by mgopack42
(Post 21364096)
Kilroy1988 Nothing but bird (and bird hunters) and agricultural lands as far as the eye can see. the good news is that if you dont want to climb any hills, you can have a nice 60 mile ride with less than 1000 ft of elevation change!
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Originally Posted by mgopack42
(Post 21364096)
Kilroy1988 Nothing but bird (and bird hunters) and agricultural lands as far as the eye can see. the good news is that if you dont want to climb any hills, you can have a nice 60 mile ride with less than 1000 ft of elevation change!
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...2b73c2d983.png |
Thread is already derailed. 🤦♂️
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Originally Posted by Unca_Sam
(Post 21364151)
Thread is already derailed. 🤦♂️
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Originally Posted by SpeedofLite
(Post 21363959)
Congrats on your score! What was the situation?
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Originally Posted by Unca_Sam
(Post 21364151)
Thread is already derailed. 🤦♂️
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Originally Posted by J.Higgins
(Post 21363934)
Its about time someone created a thread in which we can post our great finds and great deals. Steals and deals! Gloat away! Have fun vaunting your latest acquisition. This is the place to boast, brag, crow, and prate your sweet bike! Let it all hang out! Flaunt it! Display it! Strut your stuff!
I'm going to start it out with a trio of bikes I picked up today. Look at the bikes, and I'll post what I paid for them after the last photo. https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...35d983b598.jpg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...8cb988e8b4.jpg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...814b36d99b.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...da0cf50210.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...f600cdabe4.jpg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...cea3cd1619.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...44200d401e.jpg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...78a828f3d9.jpg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...dfff64be58.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...24b47d69d5.jpg $175 for all three. |
Excellent score on those three above bikes!
In the spirit of this thread, here are a pair of Motobecanes I picked up a few years ago for the kingly sum of $50. Both were Grand Records https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...9f87f288d.jpeg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...dde2b8e9a.jpeg |
Originally Posted by J.Higgins
(Post 21364258)
Pretty rude, huh? :notamused:
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I've never had a find like the ones posted above but I was super thrilled to pick up this extremely rare 1950 Carlton Continental a year or so ago for about $500 on eBay. I only put some extra cash into it to make it match my aesthetic ideals but it was pretty much ready to ride at that price. Totally original. Posted about it here, of course.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/456653...7698063284565/ |
marius.suiram maybe you have a few to share?
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Hmm, hope my gloating earlier wasn’t the inspiration for this thread...
Great catch by the OP! That is a rare and awesome haul. Anyway, not going to pass on another opportunity to gloat. I picked up this low mileage ridge runner yesterday. Not a steal price though. https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...56e4548f3.jpeg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...6c71c3a50.jpeg |
Originally Posted by orcas island
(Post 21364376)
Excellent score on those three above bikes!
In the spirit of this thread, here are a pair of Motobecanes I picked up a few years ago for the kingly sum of $50. Both were Grand Records https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...9f87f288d.jpeg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...dde2b8e9a.jpeg |
Originally Posted by J.Higgins
(Post 21363934)
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...814b36d99b.jpg
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...cea3cd1619.jpg . I would take off that rack and put the fattest tires on it that I could and ride it like I stole it. |
Thanks, but I think you came out on top. I’d love to find any of the 3 bikes you scored in my size.
Let’s see others post their outrageously enviable finds! |
Originally Posted by Kilroy1988
(Post 21363960)
Damn. I almost paid $450 recently for a Mark I Professional like the second you picture above. Is it a 22.5" or 23.5" frame? Very nice score! Oh, to live in a densely populated area... That just doesn't happen here in the California sticks.
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Originally Posted by bwilli88
(Post 21364476)
I love this, setup just the way I would use campagnolo, long cage rally RD.
I would take off that rack and put the fattest tires on it that I could and ride it like I stole it. |
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