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09-29-10, 06:06 PM
#5676
aka Tom Reingold
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You did well, Thrifty Bill!
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09-29-10, 06:14 PM
#5677
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Great score Bill, I love that wild paint scheme! Nice Univega also, was it an all-or-none package deal, or was the MTB too nice to refuse?
09-29-10, 07:43 PM
#5679
aka Tom Reingold
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Looks clean and in good working order, as far as I can tell. Can you turn it around and take a picture of the drive side of the bike?
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“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments.” — Elizabeth West, US author
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09-29-10, 07:44 PM
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Ross did some weird stuff like putting top shelf parts on middle of the road frames with stamped drop outs. I have seen a stock Ross with full Shimano 600 Arabesque group and 4130 straight gauge frame without shifter brazeons with Horrible looking stamped drops.
If it is ridable you got your moneys worth. not a bad looking bike at all.
09-30-10, 06:02 AM
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The Ross is a Gran Tour. Looks to me like it is from the mid 80's. Nothing special, but it is a good, basic, recreational bike. Enjoy.
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09-30-10, 07:05 AM
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I agree with cb400bill. If you find you like it a lot, you can upgrade it with some nice tires and maybe aluminum rims.
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“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments.” — Elizabeth West, US author
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“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments.” — Elizabeth West, US author
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10-02-10, 12:59 PM
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Thrifty Bill
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Unbelievable garage sale day today. Almost nothing bike related, but we found a lot of other scores. My wife and I started really early (6AM), and our plan was to stop as soon as we went to a garage sale where we didn't buy a deal. Finally, we had to give it up at 1PM, even though we kept finding stuff. At the last garage sale, they had music CDs for 5 CENTS each. I bought them all, over 120 of them.
Only bicycle item was a pair of Shimano clipless pedals.
Only bicycle item was a pair of Shimano clipless pedals.
10-02-10, 01:28 PM
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I got four free bikes today - litterarely saved from the dump. Two 70th lowend ladies footies, one childrens 70th and one Raliegh 90th 
10-02-10, 02:01 PM
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Thrifty Bill
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Can't beat free, well done!
10-02-10, 02:30 PM
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Electric blue 56cm Nishiki International, in fantastic condition. Just put it up on CL:
[IMG]https://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t267/jd6572/For%20Sale/nishikiinternational-1.jpg[/IMG
[IMG]https://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t267/jd6572/For%20Sale/nishikiinternational-1.jpg[/IMG
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10-02-10, 03:07 PM
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Nice find BBM
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10-02-10, 05:14 PM
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Muscle bike design spec
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Nishiki International.... Sigh
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See my Hyperlite 411 it's the photo model on OutRiderUSA web page
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10-02-10, 06:15 PM
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- And wouldn't you know, the darn thing hasn't sold yet !
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10-02-10, 06:18 PM
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Not a major score, but some decent stuff. All for $10
2 King Cage SS bottle cages
1 Bontrager Nebula saddle
1 Bontrage no-name saddle
1 Specialized Avatar 143 BG saddle
2 King Cage SS bottle cages
1 Bontrager Nebula saddle
1 Bontrage no-name saddle
1 Specialized Avatar 143 BG saddle
10-02-10, 06:34 PM
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I wish I would have kept mine, it was a great bike for the year I was on Okinawa. I ended up selling it to another Marine before I left.
10-02-10, 06:42 PM
#5694
aka Tom Reingold
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I went to the bike flea market at the Trexlertown Velodrome today. I'd never been to one of their bike swaps before. It's huge, huge, huge. I went there only to sell, not to buy. But it didn't work out that way. I didn't manage to sell either of the bikes I brought. I almost bought a tandem in rough shape for $90, but I'm lucky I was a minute too late. It was a wreck.
I bought a lot of parts, mostly used, some new. Two flipflop hubs, brand new. A SunTour rear derailleur, some Tektro dual pivot calipers. Little stuff like that. I also got a trail-a-bike kind of thing, because I have good luck reselling those things.
I bought a lot of parts, mostly used, some new. Two flipflop hubs, brand new. A SunTour rear derailleur, some Tektro dual pivot calipers. Little stuff like that. I also got a trail-a-bike kind of thing, because I have good luck reselling those things.
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Tom Reingold, tom@noglider.com
New York City and High Falls, NY
Blogs: The Experienced Cyclist; noglider's ride blog
“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments.” — Elizabeth West, US author
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10-02-10, 08:13 PM
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1984 Trek 420 Mixte. This made up for the wasted trip earlier in the week to look at a Centurion Mixte that I would not have taken for free. This will clean up nicely.
