Is now a bad time to buy a bike?
07-08-20, 07:04 PM
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07-08-20, 07:40 PM
#27
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Oh yeah. You might as well lay around and get fat & watch your bank account. Don't take a big risk and spend about $50 more for something your never gonna use. Forget about going outside & getting a big lung full of fresh air. Rolling through the countryside and smelling the flowers. Oh no. Save a couple bucks and stay inside until prices come down. GET A LIFE MAN.
07-08-20, 09:31 PM
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Prices have been way up but you can easily find a bike that doesn't work at a good price. Fixing it will give you something to do, teach you a lot, make cycling more fun and give you a nice and very useful vehicle.
Look for the right size, a quality bike underneath the dirt or grime or even rust. I've flipped bikes that had a broken rear derailleur and the seller thought of it as catastrophic damage and made them right in an hour. Personally I'd look mid 80's with all the pieces/parts. Motobecanes can be had cheaply or you may stumble upon a cro-moly Schwinn or an older Japanese cro-moly bike. If it fits and it has a lugged frame your halfway home. Add cro-moly and your there again, if it fits and is in your price neighborhood. Now, anything that works can go for $200. The flip side is even nice stuff that doesn't run gets overlooked. I've grabbed up some nice racing bikes when I get the chance, much to my wife's annoyance.🙄 There's almost nothing a hundred bucks and some elbow grease can't make right. If you don't know what a good bike looks like I'm willing to bet many of us will only be to glad to give you our two cents.😀 Try us.
Look for the right size, a quality bike underneath the dirt or grime or even rust. I've flipped bikes that had a broken rear derailleur and the seller thought of it as catastrophic damage and made them right in an hour. Personally I'd look mid 80's with all the pieces/parts. Motobecanes can be had cheaply or you may stumble upon a cro-moly Schwinn or an older Japanese cro-moly bike. If it fits and it has a lugged frame your halfway home. Add cro-moly and your there again, if it fits and is in your price neighborhood. Now, anything that works can go for $200. The flip side is even nice stuff that doesn't run gets overlooked. I've grabbed up some nice racing bikes when I get the chance, much to my wife's annoyance.🙄 There's almost nothing a hundred bucks and some elbow grease can't make right. If you don't know what a good bike looks like I'm willing to bet many of us will only be to glad to give you our two cents.😀 Try us.
