I found this one on ebay - whats it worth

Ken Marcet said:

or should I just leave it where it is at?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7112440225&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

I think it looks pretty good, Can I get a little feedback on this ride
please?

That's one of the cheapest, crummiest models ever to bear the Schwinn
name. Made in Taiwan.

Sheldon "Keep Looking" Brown
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| conscript troops and, in the long run, no state ever has. |
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Harris Cyclery, West Newton, Massachusetts
Phone 617-244-9772 FAX 617-244-1041
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Thanks for the feedback, I thought schwinn had a good reputation!

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Ken Marcet said:

or should I just leave it where it is at?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7112440225&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

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I think it looks pretty good, Can I get a little feedback on this ride
please?

That's one of the cheapest, crummiest models ever to bear the Schwinn
name. Made in Taiwan.

Sheldon "Keep Looking" Brown
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| No state has an inherent right to survive through |
| conscript troops and, in the long run, no state ever has. |
| --Robert A. Heinlein |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
Harris Cyclery, West Newton, Massachusetts
Phone 617-244-9772 FAX 617-244-1041
http://harriscyclery.com
Hard-to-find parts shipped Worldwide
http://captainbike.com http://sheldonbrown.com

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Ken Marcet said:

Thanks for the feedback, I thought schwinn had a good reputation!

Schwinn is a step up from Huffy or Columbia, but they have made a lot
of garbage over the years.

Well I bid $1.00 on it so well see if any one else bids on it, but if no one
else does then it will only cost $41.00 with shipping!

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Ken Marcet said:

Thanks for the feedback, I thought schwinn had a good reputation!

Schwinn is a step up from Huffy or Columbia, but they have made a lot
of garbage over the years.

Ken Marcet said:

Thanks for the feedback, I thought schwinn had a good reputation!

In a kitsch sense, because they made the original balloon-tyre bombers
that the Repack riders turned into the first MTBs.

It's difficult to get a good idea of the bike's condition from the
photos.
The shifter levers are bent. The rear cogs appear worn, but I can't
tell for sure. The components may still be usable but I don't think
overall the bike is much of a prize. It looks good enough for
low-speed around-town riding. I think the bike could be worth $60 or
$75, but shipping is $40. So my max bid would be $35.

r.b.

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or should I just leave it where it is at?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7112440225&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

I think it looks pretty good, Can I get a little feedback on this ride
please?

Ken

Well if I were to win this auction, and the cogs / gears in the rear wheel
did turn out to be too worn, would I not be able to rebuild the rear wheel
using somewhat more modern parts? With a new cassette and or hub?
Ken

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It's difficult to get a good idea of the bike's condition from the
photos.
The shifter levers are bent. The rear cogs appear worn, but I can't
tell for sure. The components may still be usable but I don't think
overall the bike is much of a prize. It looks good enough for
low-speed around-town riding. I think the bike could be worth $60 or
$75, but shipping is $40. So my max bid would be $35.

r.b.

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or should I just leave it where it is at?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7112440225&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

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I think it looks pretty good, Can I get a little feedback on this ride
please?

Ken

In article <[email hidden]>,

Ken Marcet said:

Well if I were to win this auction, and the cogs / gears in the rear wheel
did turn out to be too worn, would I not be able to rebuild the rear wheel
using somewhat more modern parts? With a new cassette and or hub?

You can always find replacement parts, but they are not going to be real
cheap. Why not just visit your local Goodwill or used bike shop and look
for something that is rideable with no new parts.

Well that would be the first option I tried, however there is nothing that
fits the bill around here in the town I live in, the only thing I have seen
was a beat up Murray that needed a fair amout of work for $25.00! Seemed to
be a big rip off to me!

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In article <[email hidden]>,

Ken Marcet said:

Well if I were to win this auction, and the cogs / gears in the rear

wheel

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

did turn out to be too worn, would I not be able to rebuild the rear

wheel

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

using somewhat more modern parts? With a new cassette and or hub?

You can always find replacement parts, but they are not going to be real
cheap. Why not just visit your local Goodwill or used bike shop and look
for something that is rideable with no new parts.

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...

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or should I just leave it where it is at?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7112440225&ssPageName=

STRK:MEWA:IT

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I think it looks pretty good, Can I get a little feedback on this ride
please?

The starting price is about right. The cost of shipping will make the bike
over priced.
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Alex

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Ken Marcet said:

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In article <[email hidden]>,

Ken Marcet said:

Well if I were to win this auction, and the cogs / gears in the rear

wheel

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

did turn out to be too worn, would I not be able to rebuild the rear

wheel

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

using somewhat more modern parts? With a new cassette and or hub?

You can always find replacement parts, but they are not going to be real
cheap. Why not just visit your local Goodwill or used bike shop and look
for something that is rideable with no new parts.

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Well that would be the first option I tried, however there is nothing that
fits the bill around here in the town I live in, the only thing I have seen
was a beat up Murray that needed a fair amout of work for $25.00! Seemed to
be a big rip off to me!

Replacing the freewheel on this bike will cost $10-20, depending on
which new Shimano (or Sunrace) freewheel you buy (Sheldon says the Mega
7 is a keeper). Replacement is a 10-minute job if you have the $10
freewheel replacement tool, and the freewheel currently on the bike is a
(not-original) Hyperglide 7-speed Shimano, so you won't need to delve
into the dark world of two-prong removers or other ancient horrors.
Change the chain if you change the freewheel.

The problem isn't so much that any of these parts are pricey, it's just
that this bike exists in the same realm of really cheap used cars: the
value changes depending on how full the gas tank is.

That said, this bike has aluminum rims, the shifters were upgraded to
late-model indexed Shimanos (detectable by the black color and
distinctive shape), though they seem to be mis-mounted or bent, and the
tires are new, which is a notable plus.

The brake levers look a mess: one missing "safety lever," chewed up
rubber, but nothing fatal. The low-quality photos likely conceal as much
as they reveal.

I'm really cheap, but to my mind the shipping costs are most of a fair
price of this bike (a perennial issue with buying low-end bikes on
eBay). I would also ask the seller to measure the frame: centre of the
BB spindle to the top of the top tube. I can't tell for sure, but it
looks at least 54 cm to me, and possibly larger.

But for the answer to your subject-line question, the value of this bike
will be known to a high degree of accuracy in about four days.

The price is what people will pay for it,
--
Ryan Cousineau, [email hidden] http://www.wiredcola.com
Verus de parvis; verus de magnis.

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Ken Marcet said:

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In article <[email hidden]>,

Ken Marcet said:

Well if I were to win this auction, and the cogs / gears in the rear

wheel

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

did turn out to be too worn, would I not be able to rebuild the rear

wheel

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

using somewhat more modern parts? With a new cassette and or hub?

You can always find replacement parts, but they are not going to be real
cheap. Why not just visit your local Goodwill or used bike shop and look
for something that is rideable with no new parts.

Quoted message said:

Well that would be the first option I tried, however there is nothing that
fits the bill around here in the town I live in, the only thing I have seen
was a beat up Murray that needed a fair amout of work for $25.00! Seemed to
be a big rip off to me!

Replacing the freewheel on this bike will cost $10-20, depending on
which new Shimano (or Sunrace) freewheel you buy (Sheldon says the Mega
7 is a keeper). Replacement is a 10-minute job if you have the $10
freewheel replacement tool, and the freewheel currently on the bike is a
(not-original) Hyperglide 7-speed Shimano, so you won't need to delve
into the dark world of two-prong removers or other ancient horrors.
Change the chain if you change the freewheel.

The problem isn't so much that any of these parts are pricey, it's just
that this bike exists in the same realm of really cheap used cars: the
value changes depending on how full the gas tank is.

That said, this bike has aluminum rims, the shifters were upgraded to
late-model indexed Shimanos (detectable by the black color and
distinctive shape), though they seem to be mis-mounted or bent, and the
tires are new, which is a notable plus.

The brake levers look a mess: one missing "safety lever," chewed up
rubber, but nothing fatal. The low-quality photos likely conceal as much
as they reveal.

I'm really cheap, but to my mind the shipping costs are most of a fair
price of this bike (a perennial issue with buying low-end bikes on
eBay). I would also ask the seller to measure the frame: centre of the
BB spindle to the top of the top tube. I can't tell for sure, but it
looks at least 54 cm to me, and possibly larger.

But for the answer to your subject-line question, the value of this bike
will be known to a high degree of accuracy in about four days.

The price is what people will pay for it,
--
Ryan Cousineau, [email hidden] http://www.wiredcola.com
Verus de parvis; verus de magnis.

Often with bikes of this age and price range, it may be beneficial to pick up two since you can pull parts of the second to equip the first-usually they have different bad parts. And often two or three replacement parts exceed the cost of another used bike.

If the seller is amicable to local pickup, and you live proximate the seller, it may be a way to go. Often you can find sellers who've got a better fixed price-ones who ship more and live in urban areas. Sometimes, a nearby seller who is not operating off a flat shipping rate results in a lower shipping rate.

Ken Marcet said:

Well if I were to win this auction, and the cogs / gears in the rear wheel
did turn out to be too worn, would I not be able to rebuild the rear wheel
using somewhat more modern parts? With a new cassette and or hub?
Ken

Well, it's a freewheel in all liklihood. There are some still available.
But in general this bike is not worth much. I wouldn't bother, personally.

--

David L. Johnson

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or should I just leave it where it is at?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7112440225&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

I think it looks pretty good, Can I get a little feedback on this ride
please?

Ken: its a POS. If someone gave this to me for free its next stop would be
to the curb in my hopes that someone would steal it.

Telltale signs to avoid:

- Stem mounted shifters
- All steel derailleurs
- Kickstand (yes! the single most consistently accurate indicator that a
bike is landfill)
- Rear derailleur is mounted on a frame adaptor claw - i.e. the frame does
not have a derailleur mount
- Non-aero brake levers
- Brake levers have the "extenders" that were popular in the late 70's.
Bike shops called these suicide levers. Dangerous! Good thing is that the
right one is broken off.
- Shiny steel crankset. Steel spider and rings. Low-end junk.
- Matron seat.

I see these bikes at yard sales every weekend. If you wait until the end of
day Saturday, the sellers will generally gladly let you just take them for
free. If it was worth the trouble...

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Well I bid $1.00 on it so well see if any one else bids on it, but if no
one
else does then it will only cost $41.00 with shipping!

It's not worth the shipping cost. Seriously, you could probably pick up a
bike like that for $5 at a garage sale, if not free. The fact that the rear
derailleur has been replaced is a bit of a caution flag, plus you'd have
brake levers that you'd have a very difficult time getting replacement hoods
for, and what does it say about the buyer that, in one of the photos, you
can see that the shift levers are knocked way out of line from where they
ought to be (no big thing to correct, but gives you pause about the rest of
the bike).

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com

Ken Marcet said:

Thanks for the feedback, I thought schwinn had a good reputation!

It does with the Paramount. 🙂

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Mike Jacoubowsky said:

> Well I bid $1.00 on it so well see if any one else bids on it, but if no

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one
else does then it will only cost $41.00 with shipping!

It's not worth the shipping cost. Seriously, you could probably pick up a
bike like that for $5 at a garage sale, if not free. The fact that the rear
derailleur has been replaced is a bit of a caution flag, plus you'd have
brake levers that you'd have a very difficult time getting replacement hoods
for, and what does it say about the buyer that, in one of the photos, you
can see that the shift levers are knocked way out of line from where they
ought to be (no big thing to correct, but gives you pause about the rest of
the bike).

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com

Why is replacement of rder a bad sign?

The value of bikes seems to be higher in Austin.
Here, there aren't any good bikes at Goodwill or Salvation Army. They
are all POS and have asking prices of $20 to $40 with rusted chains,
flatted and cracked tires, worn out wheel bearings, warped wheels, bad
cranks, etc. When I buy, I offer a lower price and the manager will
come down a bit. But anything that appears still rideable like this
one, can go for a little higher price here. I call it the Lance
effect.

r.b.

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Well that would be the first option I tried, however there is nothing that
fits the bill around here in the town I live in, the only thing I have seen
was a beat up Murray that needed a fair amout of work for $25.00! Seemed to
be a big rip off to me!

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In article <[email hidden]>,

Ken Marcet said:

Well if I were to win this auction, and the cogs / gears in the rear

wheel

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

did turn out to be too worn, would I not be able to rebuild the rear

wheel

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

using somewhat more modern parts? With a new cassette and or hub?

You can always find replacement parts, but they are not going to be real
cheap. Why not just visit your local Goodwill or used bike shop and look
for something that is rideable with no new parts.

Well seems to me that here if FL (small town) with mostly and elderly
population what I have seen in the one Salvation Army Store is singlespeeds
I was there maybe 1 week ago and they only had 1 ten speed ( a beat up
Murray that needed a fair amout of work) and 3 single speeds. Guess the
oldies can't do the multi gear thing.
Ken

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The value of bikes seems to be higher in Austin.
Here, there aren't any good bikes at Goodwill or Salvation Army. They
are all POS and have asking prices of $20 to $40 with rusted chains,
flatted and cracked tires, worn out wheel bearings, warped wheels, bad
cranks, etc. When I buy, I offer a lower price and the manager will
come down a bit. But anything that appears still rideable like this
one, can go for a little higher price here. I call it the Lance
effect.

r.b.

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Well that would be the first option I tried, however there is nothing

that

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fits the bill around here in the town I live in, the only thing I have

seen

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was a beat up Murray that needed a fair amout of work for $25.00! Seemed

to

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be a big rip off to me!

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In article <[email hidden]>,
Ken Marcet <[email hidden]> wrote:
>Well if I were to win this auction, and the cogs / gears in the rear

wheel

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>did turn out to be too worn, would I not be able to rebuild the rear

wheel

Quoted message said:

>using somewhat more modern parts? With a new cassette and or hub?

You can always find replacement parts, but they are not going to be

real

Quoted message said:

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cheap. Why not just visit your local Goodwill or used bike shop and

look

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for something that is rideable with no new parts.