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03-09-13, 05:09 PM
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You should show your lot that you brought in Dan....Im sure everyone will love that chrome mongoose
03-09-13, 10:11 PM
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Built a bike from craigslisted parts today. I have ~$300 in it. I'm pretty happy.
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03-10-13, 01:33 PM
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Picked up an '88 (guessing, since it has a rear U-brake) Jamis Diablo the other day. Tange MTB tubing and Exage Mountain SLR components. It has some odd features: dual bottle cage mounts on the down tube, a one-hole mount for something-or-other on the underside of the top tube, fillet brazed-looking joints at the head tube, and the top tube tapers down at the seat tube. I slapped new tires, a rack and saddle bag, some Deore XT pedals, fenders and a Brooks Pro on it today. It's not quite done yet. I kind of want to change out the stem and maybe put drop bars on it, but even now it's a pretty slick little number.
03-10-13, 02:00 PM
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Picked up an '88 (guessing, since it has a rear U-brake) Jamis Diablo the other day. Tange MTB tubing and Exage Mountain SLR components. It has some odd features: dual bottle cage mounts on the down tube, a one-hole mount for something-or-other on the underside of the top tube, fillet brazed-looking joints at the head tube, and the top tube tapers down at the seat tube. I slapped new tires, a rack and saddle bag, some Deore XT pedals, fenders and a Brooks Pro on it today. It's not quite done yet. I kind of want to change out the stem and maybe put drop bars on it, but even now it's a pretty slick little number.
03-10-13, 08:22 PM
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Decent garage sale day. A donor Diamondback MTB, with extra wheels, a nicer Burnt Orange Diamondback MTB (with matching orange bars), a tricolor front wheel, an Ultegra RD, a nice Serfas floor pump, and a cool Colnago jersey. The Ascent and Apex were both good models at one time.
The donor bike was pulled out of the weeds in the backyard, along with four of the wheels. Even still, it has a decent set of Deore derailleurs, thumb shifters, two OK wheels, canti brakes, and a nice crankset. We'll see if the seat post is stuck...
The donor bike was pulled out of the weeds in the backyard, along with four of the wheels. Even still, it has a decent set of Deore derailleurs, thumb shifters, two OK wheels, canti brakes, and a nice crankset. We'll see if the seat post is stuck...
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03-10-13, 08:36 PM
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Those tioga stems are nearly perfect for a drop bar conversion. Looks like you had a good day out and about. Still too frozen for a garage sale up here. Soon though.
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03-10-13, 08:41 PM
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nice Bill.... an 89 Diamondback Apex and a 86 Diamondback Ascent (guessing on the year.. 87 catalog doesnt have that color and in 88 they changed decals)
I have an 89 Apex in a bigger size.. never liked the ride, but the components are very nice (almost all Deore II except the hubs) That Ascent may be all tange mtb tubing as well, not sure when the Ascent (not Ascent EX) went with straight gauge stays and fork
I have an 89 Apex in a bigger size.. never liked the ride, but the components are very nice (almost all Deore II except the hubs) That Ascent may be all tange mtb tubing as well, not sure when the Ascent (not Ascent EX) went with straight gauge stays and fork
03-11-13, 08:50 AM
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I love the TS IV. I've had a couple of them, fortunately not my size...
03-11-13, 09:35 AM
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Decent garage sale day. A donor Diamondback MTB, with extra wheels, a nicer Burnt Orange Diamondback MTB (with matching orange bars), a tricolor front wheel, an Ultegra RD, a nice Serfas floor pump, and a cool Colnago jersey. The Ascent and Apex were both good models at one time.
The donor bike was pulled out of the weeds in the backyard, along with four of the wheels. Even still, it has a decent set of Deore derailleurs, thumb shifters, two OK wheels, canti brakes, and a nice crankset. We'll see if the seat post is stuck...
The donor bike was pulled out of the weeds in the backyard, along with four of the wheels. Even still, it has a decent set of Deore derailleurs, thumb shifters, two OK wheels, canti brakes, and a nice crankset. We'll see if the seat post is stuck...
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03-11-13, 10:41 AM
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I can confirm that statement, that's what the holes are for. Sometimes you can find an aftermarket strap or some people just cut up an old belt.
03-12-13, 08:14 PM
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Went to go check out this Performance Elan I saw in an old and obscure listing on c-list. It was advertised as 24" which it obviously is not. The front wheel is garbage and the rear is out of true. What the heck, for $120 I was still getting a mint frame and a really nice full 105 groupset (minus front hub). My roommate needs a bike and I have a wheelset that I could swap right in...
...and then the seller shows me this...(just the frame fork and headset. I got a bit excited and started building it up when I got home. haha)
A frame much closer to my fit!!! It was really dark out so it was kind of difficult to look the bike over, but I wanted it bad! It's pretty well ridden but I don't see and noticeable cracks or damage. Looks like the wheelset I had in mind for the Performance is going to the Kestrel as well as the 105 group from the Performance. haha! That's okay though, because I should be able to true up the old rear wheel and I have some suntour sprint bits still laying around to go in the 105's place. Just need to pick up the usual disposables and find a front wheel for it then it'll be set.
Oh yeah...he threw in the kestrel for $40. figured it was worth the price of admission for a carbon fork and dura ace headset even if the frame turned out to be junk!
...and then the seller shows me this...(just the frame fork and headset. I got a bit excited and started building it up when I got home. haha)
A frame much closer to my fit!!! It was really dark out so it was kind of difficult to look the bike over, but I wanted it bad! It's pretty well ridden but I don't see and noticeable cracks or damage. Looks like the wheelset I had in mind for the Performance is going to the Kestrel as well as the 105 group from the Performance. haha! That's okay though, because I should be able to true up the old rear wheel and I have some suntour sprint bits still laying around to go in the 105's place. Just need to pick up the usual disposables and find a front wheel for it then it'll be set.
Oh yeah...he threw in the kestrel for $40. figured it was worth the price of admission for a carbon fork and dura ace headset even if the frame turned out to be junk!
03-12-13, 10:42 PM
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+100 Holy Cow! Classic Kestrel for only $40!?! Just got floored! Thank goodness it's not my size. 
03-13-13, 06:34 AM
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Bill, knowing how you are not a big fan on Flipping MTB's I will give you my address and you can just ship them off to me & I will gladly take good care of them for you. That Ascent looks to be my size & I don't have a orange bike & we all know everyone needs at least one orange bike.
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+1000 What a grab on that Kestrel.
03-13-13, 07:41 AM
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03-14-13, 07:46 PM
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WV is not flat..
03-16-13, 04:55 PM
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First two weeks of garage sale season, 3 bikes, five wheels (2 pair), floor pump, saddle, and some misc components. Off to a really good start. We'll have to see how long this continues. In past years, I might find one decent bike a month, maybe even two months. Fortunately, we look for other stuff that is more common as well. Otherwise, garage sales would usually be a bust.
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03-16-13, 06:31 PM
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Nice find Bill!! Are those rims anodized gold?
I found a pair of MTB stems with brake cable routing, both are unused but have been banging around the LBS for a long time. The Tioga Avenger has a cool internal cable path:
The real find was this Lista cabinet I found on craigslist, I added some casters and it's my new mobile workstation.
I found a pair of MTB stems with brake cable routing, both are unused but have been banging around the LBS for a long time. The Tioga Avenger has a cool internal cable path:
The real find was this Lista cabinet I found on craigslist, I added some casters and it's my new mobile workstation.
03-17-13, 09:28 PM
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Went a little market this weekend, Drove to Rochester to pick up this GT to broker for a user of another forum who lives in Seattle:
While I was up there, I figured I'd check out this thing. I liked it, so I bought it:
But wait, the trek came with extras:
The only downside, or perhaps the amazing side, is that my car ate it's transmission about a mile from the house of the GT's owner, but the Trek owner was up for coming down the 20 miles to bring me the trek while I was waiting for the tow truck.
Which leads us to this beauty:
While I was up there, I figured I'd check out this thing. I liked it, so I bought it:
But wait, the trek came with extras:
The only downside, or perhaps the amazing side, is that my car ate it's transmission about a mile from the house of the GT's owner, but the Trek owner was up for coming down the 20 miles to bring me the trek while I was waiting for the tow truck.
Which leads us to this beauty:
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03-18-13, 09:33 AM
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you for got to mention the uber cool salsa stem on the kestrel
03-18-13, 09:38 AM
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nice pick up dan, sucks about your car tho, i saw that in cl , but i wasn't interested, too much money and too short for me...i may be interested in that brooks tho 