1. Use the cheapest galvanized cables you can find, bought in bulk from China
2. Use the cheapest brake housing for everything, including SIS shifters. Compressionless? Never heard of it
3. Don’t bother changing brake pads, even if the current ones could hammer nails
4. Don’t bother opening hubs, even if they sound like dry sanding with 80 grit paper
5. If the bike has an asymmetric spindle, ignore its orientation when you “service” the bottom bracket and don’t stop to wonder why the small ring is rubbing the chain stay
6. Claim the bike is “completely gone through” in your CL ad
Some tips based on my experience with flippers