Where I live there are a slew of bikes posted on Facebook Marketplace, at least a couple of hundred vs only around 50 to 60 on CL, but both places about 99% are low end bikes, with some guys trying to get a lot of money for what was a low end bike back in the 70's, but because it's steel with lugs they think it's something special and we're to think that too!

Trek 520 project bike - $125 - Georgetown KY

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Seems that Campagnolo is rarer here than Simplex......:rolleyes:

Still nice though....

(Still can't post the FB link so check Louisville, KY and put a 40 mile radius)

Vintage Collectable French road bike - small frame

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• Condition
  Used – good
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• Material
  Steel

Courtois road bike - rare. Mostly Campagnolo components. Cinelli bottom bracket. Small frame (20.25” seat tube). Excellent condition - was just professionally serviced.

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$75 early eighties Lotus éclair. Tange #5 and Shimano 600 Arabesque, Northeast Ohio
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Oh my, that is PRETTY!

Kids bike - swapping Shimano Altus to Microshift Acolyte - worth it?
 

I take my son to school daily via bike - he's in the 2nd grade. I try to persuade him to shift gears but he's hesitant. To be fair, the shift lever is rather heavy when downshifting. The shift cables are reasonably new. I'm curious if it would be worthwhile to swap out 8 speed Shimano Altus for Microshift Acolyte. Has anyone done a side by side comparison? I guess its also possible that something is wrong or has been damaged with his current setup any that replacing it with anything new would be an improvement.

I guess this is half "would something new work better?" and half "would something new be better for small hands?"

You might be better switching to a twist shift rather than trigger. Shimano and Sram both make 8 speed twist shifts for 8 speed shimano RDs.

My daughter is in second grade also. She is just starting to figure out shifting. I highly recommend switching to a twist shifter. These seem to be way easier, more intuitive, and more fun for kids. My daughter also won't take her hands off the bars. Her idea of a turn signal is pointing with her index finger while holding the grip with the rest of her hand.

One word of warning - the kid's twist shifters require an odd size grip (small) that can be hard to find, but they are out there if you look hard enough. Mine are from SRAM. Worst case, you buy a foam grip and cut it down to size with a knife.

On a Sunday, take your son to a big open high school parking lot (or similar) that has a nice slope to it and let him go at it.

I'd be tempted to swap to Alivio. In second grade my daughter finally got comfortable with shifting but will has a cadence that makes the pros blush.

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