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Old 11-23-20, 05:47 PM
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Free Swedish track bike, inch-pitch, wedding present in 1973 from my bro-in-law. I regifted it to a coworker at Bikecology.

Free Bianchi Campione d'Italia (see signature), given to me by a neighbor, who was the first owner. It had been one of the early purchases made when our local bike shop, LeucadiaBikes.com, first opened.

Capo Modell Campagnolo (see signature), $20 at a yard sale, although I subsequently splurged on the professional paint job.
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Old 11-23-20, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by merziac
No expert by any means but guess I'll show my ignorance, never knew these came in a disc version.
Nice-looking Krate there.

I was sorely tempted to "requisition" a ca. 1970 almost all-original Campus Green 15-speed Schwinn Paramount when I was fixing up donated bikes for a church-sponsored charity.
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Old 11-23-20, 06:25 PM
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Ok, I'll bite

A Bianchi Bici II (Canadian entry level) for $10 and that's in CAN $! It was very clean and light compared to my daily riders.
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Old 11-23-20, 06:29 PM
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1.2million ~1986 Pacman
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Old 11-23-20, 08:48 PM
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Cinelli The Next Machine, Trek 520, Trek 620, Miyata 912, Holdsworth Professional, Tommasini Super Prestige, Peugeot PX-10, Mercier Prix De Cannes, MKM, Giordana Spica, Falcon Victory, Basso Gap, Bridgestone RB-T, Benotto 2000 and a bunch more. The most I paid for any one of them was $75 and some were free.
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Old 11-23-20, 09:29 PM
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Without a doubt it was the pristine 1978 Richard Sachs complete with Nuovo and Super Record for $150.00 advertised in a local merchandising rag.
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This ended up being a legit Landshark built Levi's-Raleigh Team Bike. I guess the thousand or so hours of research to confirm that doesn't count as expense!


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Originally Posted by montclairbobbyb
1972 Disc Orange Karate - Wife bought for me, $14 at a church rummage sale. (I still pray for forgiveness...after all I effectively 'stole' from a house of God...)
Oh Dear Lord, I had a '68 Orange Krate that I bugged my parents a year for. Schwinn advertised them in Boy's Life, which I think was the Boy Scout magazine. Mine did not have the disc and I didn't know that was an option. I LOVED THAT BIKE. My first geared bike.I waxed it and it always shined. Two years later the Bike Boom happened and Dad and I started our ten speed journey. Regarding that 5 speed Stik, my dad referred to it as "the Emasculator", and it caused me crotchular pain on more than one occasion. Thanks for the memories!
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With or without knowing the secret code where you let that one ship pass you like 20 times before you kill it, and then they don't shoot at you any more?
My former beautician had a Galaga game (and free beer!) in the waiting area. Cracked 100K a couple of times, no codes, tricks, or "false muster".
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Originally Posted by MnHPVA Guy
I paid $262.50 for my 1986 Jack Taylor Super Tourist frame, fork, racks, headset and a TA BB.



It had been given, lightly used, to a local executive as a retirement present, by an English friend he had toured with. He never built it up as it weighed 1/2 pound more than his Trek frame. He said now he was "free to sell it" as the friend had died. So I didn’t feel the least bit guilty that he didn't know what it was worth.

Almost every component I built it up with had been given to me way back when they were obsolete, but not yet collectable. Including low milage Campag derailleurs, Mafac Tandem canti brakes, TA canvas h'bar bag & 160mm TA cranks. The hammered LeFol fenders were from a ’64 Jack Taylor tandem. The owner, who’s had the tandem since new, had taken them off them as they were too heavy & bulky. He gave them to me because he thought they were just right for the Taylor. Brake levers and SunTour Bar end shifters were from a bike someone was throwing away. Even after buying tires, cables, H2O cage and a Brooks Pros "S" from Ebay I still have well under $500 invested.
Taylors are so dam underrated and undervalued, aren't they! Is that a Taylor stem on it?

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Underneath my rattle can paint job and Paul Wellstone memorializing decal is a Trek 730 Multitrack that a neighbor gave to me for free.
Paul Wellstone!
Miss him.
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Old 11-24-20, 05:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Roger M
1979 or 1980:

Two finger lid of Acapulco Gold.
$40

When it was a faux pas to make brownies with anything but hash.

From what I hear.....

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Old 11-24-20, 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by scarlson
Paul Wellstone!
Miss him.
We all do better when we all do better.
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Originally Posted by scarlson
Taylors are so dam underrated and undervalued, aren't they! Is that a Taylor stem on it?


Paul Wellstone!
Miss him.
I just wonder where in the World any Taylor would be "underrated".
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Originally Posted by Wileyone
I just wonder where in the World any Taylor would be "underrated".
Everywhere, judging by the prices they command compared to other handbuilt randonneur bikes from midcentury. In absolute terms, the Taylors' work was on par with the French greats like Herse, Singer, Routens, etc. But while something French gets several grand in a flash on the auction site, a Taylor with the same features can languish unloved by bidding action for multiple weeks and eventually sell for around $1000. My Taylor tandem and my Herse tandem are comparable in weight, styling, lighting, load carrying capacity, and custom built parts (stems). The Taylor is here on the best scores thread, and the Herse cost me more than my car. The Herse, strangers contact me and say they're jealous, while I am surprised when I hear a peep about the Taylor.

The Taylor definitely wins in smiles per mile, because it's a superb machine and thanks to its underratedness I'm not afraid to ride it as it was meant to be ridden. The Herse, once it's done, I will be cautious to take out on gravel!
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$125 for 84 team miyata.....guy got in trouble with significant other for not giving it to me

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Old 11-24-20, 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by squirtdad
$125 for 84 team miyata.....guy got in trouble with significant other for not giving it to me
I like said significant other. Nice score.
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I got this for free out of the trash last fall.
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For my trike, I needed the shortest reach centerpull brakes ever made. I found them in the junk bin at my LBS. Runner up: A friend has the fork I need to get my "lifetime" bike back on the road. Bought new and customized in '77, it was relegated to stationary duty for the last two years after over 100,000km.
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early '00s Serrotta CRT w/9spd 105 - $150
'60 Fiorelli w/Campy Gran Sport - $80
CNC Special w/full Spidel group - $170
Fuji/TST 1990 ti mtb - $80

I'm sure there's been a few others, but those are the ones that make me smile the most.
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Reynolds 531 Ted Williams Free Spirit for $30 at a Goodwill that we only occasionally go to.


Sears Ted Williams Free Spirit 531
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The Merz's and so many others.

Here's 4 of the 5, no. 5 is languishing as a frame only.





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Your side hustle of providing us college baseball scores needs a little work.
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Part of the C&V fun is finding great bikes at inexpensive prices. Even though it wasn't cheap, I still think my 1993 Bridgestone MB 1 was a great score. The bike was a garage queen. I open up the hubs to overhaul the bike and the grease looked as if the bike had barely been ridden. It's a fine riding bike with Schwalbe Marathon Supreme Touring 26 x 2.0 tires. I swapped out the tires, pedals, brake pads, and grips; the bike is otherwise pretty much all original.


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Originally Posted by SurferRosa
Your side hustle of providing us college baseball scores needs a little work.
I guess for context I should have said, "1-nil."
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