Let's See Your $50 Bike
02-16-19, 12:03 PM
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Thanks for the link assist non-fixie!
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02-16-19, 02:28 PM
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That may have been my thread about the $50 bike that inspired this thread... Just picked it up today!
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02-16-19, 03:07 PM
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02-16-19, 03:57 PM
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02-16-19, 05:22 PM
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$50, as found
After some love, $$ and (mostly) elbow grease:
After some love, $$ and (mostly) elbow grease:
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02-17-19, 04:15 AM
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Not $50, but £50 - is that allowed? ;-)
Peugeot 5 speed (A08 or U08?) my son's using for college and work, listed on eBay by a seller just a couple of miles up the road and I couldn't say no.
Peugeot 5 speed (A08 or U08?) my son's using for college and work, listed on eBay by a seller just a couple of miles up the road and I couldn't say no.
02-17-19, 08:11 AM
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This was not a complete bike as it was missing the wheels, cockpit and saddle due to theft. The PO wanted to keep the calipers, but I argued that since the seat post was stuck, the rest wasn't worth anything if I couldn't remove the post without damage to the frame.
2010 Langster Steel 61cm, on Flickr
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02-17-19, 06:17 PM
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86 Univega Nuovo Sport purchased for the clunker challenge a few years ago.
Just needed bar tape, bottom bracket, and tubes
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02-17-19, 06:52 PM
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Let's see your $50 bike
Ad said it was an "all aluminum" bike. Poor picture so I went and looked since it was in the neighborhood. I didn't need it but bought it anyway. Nice ride but a tad too small for me.
02-17-19, 10:27 PM
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1989 Peugeot Athena - $50 - stored in a barn for 10 years, unridden.
As it is now, waiting for it to warm up so I can ride it again.
As it is now, waiting for it to warm up so I can ride it again.
02-17-19, 10:36 PM
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I have two builds underway which are both robbing me blind! It’s absolutely insane. But once they’re completed, I’m looking forward to returning to the real world, and adding a $50 bike to the stable. Actually, I can’t wait for the next round of the $100 100 km Clunker Challenge! 
That sounds like a fun bit of relief.
That sounds like a fun bit of relief.
02-18-19, 06:26 AM
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I paid $50 for the 1993 Diamondback Apex before the drop bar conversion. I don't know what year this Faggin frame is but it was $50.
02-18-19, 01:41 PM
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Wow, a lot of super deals.
I was having a shell put on my truck (so I can haul bikes).
During a previous conversation with the A.R.E. dealer, I mentioned this.
A month later, he calls, we set an appointment for the installation.
One of his workers had overheard the conversation and brought this,
just to see if I was interested. For what it is, and for $50, I was.
Too big for me, but I kind of like it. 1"-2" smaller and I'd be riding it myself.
Looks like a swap meet item, once I'm done making it look as close to new as possible.
I was having a shell put on my truck (so I can haul bikes).
During a previous conversation with the A.R.E. dealer, I mentioned this.
A month later, he calls, we set an appointment for the installation.
One of his workers had overheard the conversation and brought this,
just to see if I was interested. For what it is, and for $50, I was.
Too big for me, but I kind of like it. 1"-2" smaller and I'd be riding it myself.
Looks like a swap meet item, once I'm done making it look as close to new as possible.
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02-18-19, 01:56 PM
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Early Bianchi Boardwalk
This $50 bike is an early 90s Tange steel Bianchi Boardwalk. It needed tires and a derailleur pulley. I enjoy it for an urban sidewalk bike that is easy to negotiate broken sidewalks and curbs with.
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02-18-19, 02:17 PM
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My $50 Mercier 300
The only bike I have ever payed exactly $50 for. After two years of ownership the only thing I've changed is the saddle. But I do ride it occasionally.
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02-18-19, 02:31 PM
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Fiddy!
02-18-19, 02:35 PM
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had a lot of fun torturing this $50. Schwinn Crisscross. the previous rider (a woman) was my exact height & I never had to touch the saddle height. I did swap, tires, saddle & added fenders & a rack. still have it, but I need to sell it this coming spring
I improved the front fender fitment after this photo was taken
I improved the front fender fitment after this photo was taken
02-18-19, 02:36 PM
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This is such a nice bike. Is this a Mercier 300? I'm assuming that it is based on the forged drop outs and parts. I would have posted my mid 60s Peugeot PR 10 but I paid $60 for it!
02-18-19, 04:17 PM
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BTW- yesterday I picked up a Sekine SHS. I spent some time studying your SHS pic posts to make the ID. I played $65 so I will have to post the pic elsewhere.
02-18-19, 05:26 PM
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I hate where I live. Everything is $ x Infinity. My only find was a $10 Nishiki International at The Humane Society over 12 years ago which was great but still Grrrrrr....
02-18-19, 05:34 PM
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. It has an odd BB (BSC threading but 70mm shell) so hopefully it's in good shape and the crank arms have an odd taper so if the BB goes, you'll need new crank arms. . There are solutions if it is not. I really like the bike. I'm fairly confident it is a full tange no. 3 frameset.I have a Mercian 300 I need to refurbish this summer:
