Yard sale find
09-02-22, 09:52 PM
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Yard sale find
I guess I’m out of date, but I was surprised to find a disc break bike at a yard sale. The hanger was bent and the rear derailleur needs to be replaced as the bump that the stop hits busted off, but for $15 I figured it was worth a shot.
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09-03-22, 10:53 AM
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The bigger question is. does it fit you? I'm looking at how much of the seat tube is above the downtube. Is there enough remaining in the downtube to be safe? In the past I picked up a few bikes from the trash and at our local police auction. The most recent one was a Trek 850 Single Track MTB in rideable shape put out by a neighbor who was moving to Tennessee. It wasn't my size so I gave it to a friend who needed a decent bike. It sat there for at least a week and I grabbed it a day or so before the bulk pickup day.
Disc brakes are not a guarantee of a good bike. Lots of cheap bikes now have them. A more important test is what does the bike weigh? The Trek 850 would have had a decent weight had the original owner not replaced the handlebar stem with a steel suspension handlebar stem. The stem wasn't cheap trash, just awfully heavy.
A new hangar is going to be more than the $15 the bike cost you unless you know the exact number and can order it from overseas. The one on my trike is a number 45 and the dealer wants $32 plus shipping up from $20 a few years ago. I can find a replacement on AliExpress for under $2 plus $4 shipping. I bent one a couple of years ago when a daytime running light fell off and ended up in the chain. The spare ordered from China for ~$5 is identical to the one I ordered online here in the USA for $20.
Disc brakes are not a guarantee of a good bike. Lots of cheap bikes now have them. A more important test is what does the bike weigh? The Trek 850 would have had a decent weight had the original owner not replaced the handlebar stem with a steel suspension handlebar stem. The stem wasn't cheap trash, just awfully heavy.
A new hangar is going to be more than the $15 the bike cost you unless you know the exact number and can order it from overseas. The one on my trike is a number 45 and the dealer wants $32 plus shipping up from $20 a few years ago. I can find a replacement on AliExpress for under $2 plus $4 shipping. I bent one a couple of years ago when a daytime running light fell off and ended up in the chain. The spare ordered from China for ~$5 is identical to the one I ordered online here in the USA for $20.
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The bigger question is. does it fit you? I'm looking at how much of the seat tube is above the downtube. Is there enough remaining in the downtube to be safe? In the past I picked up a few bikes from the trash and at our local police auction. The most recent one was a Trek 850 Single Track MTB in rideable shape put out by a neighbor who was moving to Tennessee. It wasn't my size so I gave it to a friend who needed a decent bike. It sat there for at least a week and I grabbed it a day or so before the bulk pickup day.
Disc brakes are not a guarantee of a good bike. Lots of cheap bikes now have them. A more important test is what does the bike weigh? The Trek 850 would have had a decent weight had the original owner not replaced the handlebar stem with a steel suspension handlebar stem. The stem wasn't cheap trash, just awfully heavy.
A new hangar is going to be more than the $15 the bike cost you unless you know the exact number and can order it from overseas. The one on my trike is a number 45 and the dealer wants $32 plus shipping up from $20 a few years ago. I can find a replacement on AliExpress for under $2 plus $4 shipping. I bent one a couple of years ago when a daytime running light fell off and ended up in the chain. The spare ordered from China for ~$5 is identical to the one I ordered online here in the USA for $20.
Disc brakes are not a guarantee of a good bike. Lots of cheap bikes now have them. A more important test is what does the bike weigh? The Trek 850 would have had a decent weight had the original owner not replaced the handlebar stem with a steel suspension handlebar stem. The stem wasn't cheap trash, just awfully heavy.
A new hangar is going to be more than the $15 the bike cost you unless you know the exact number and can order it from overseas. The one on my trike is a number 45 and the dealer wants $32 plus shipping up from $20 a few years ago. I can find a replacement on AliExpress for under $2 plus $4 shipping. I bent one a couple of years ago when a daytime running light fell off and ended up in the chain. The spare ordered from China for ~$5 is identical to the one I ordered online here in the USA for $20.
the bike does fit, the pic was how I bought it, but it doesn’t matter, as it will be up for sale probably tomorrow.
to me the bigger score was a $5 Yamaha digital piano that had a temperamental volume switch that wouldn’t allow it to work. I had to remove, disassemble, clean, adjust, and solder back onto the board. Works great.
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