That is pretty neat. Way to go... Lately I have been thinking about that myself. But I haven't come across anything yet.
"tomhooper" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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I've been a lurker here for quite awhile. And I just wanted to post. I haven't bought a bike since '71 when I got a new Peugeot PX-10E. Rode it until '92 when I gave it to a friends son for college transportation. Delrin derailers, dynamo light set, spring rack and army surplus saddle bags. Maintained and kept inside. Since then I've been riding 'found' rebuilts. Currently I have 3. A 10s Raleigh Supercourse, so old it even has a Brooks leather saddle. Found '91 beside apt. dumpster; flat front, baddly aligned derailers. Came with flashlight clip; added $2 yard sale, new in box, spring rear rack, & new tires. Recabled brakes and downtube shifters at some point. Foam h-bar pads and shimano rear derailer off another found junker. Favorite. A 21s Huffy Techna, found 2000, spring trash day; brand new gel saddle, Cooper Canyon rack and bags, front & rear detatchable lights; flat rear (bad valve). Weighs a ton but fat tires so it rides good on trails and supports my old butt. Recabled brakes, lubed all bearings and chain. And a 21s Raleigh Technium Olympian, found Nov. 2004 suburban trash day, Brooks foam saddle, 1" smooth tires, odometer, h-bar and seat bags, very complete tool set, vertical 'racing' arm bar, twisted rear wheel. Ultra light, and a bit too high tech until I get more practice on it next summer. Professional lube, tune and wheel straightening; $45. In each case I replaced a couple of parts, recabled the brakes or shifters as necessary and off I went. They are all garaged. I guess I'm lucky, but just wanted folks to know you can get fairly decent bikes for next to nothing, and a little work. Good luck hunting. twh
Well yesterday, I just "found" a bike myself! I came across an old JC Penney 10 speed. it has French aluminum wheels so i assume it's a French bike of some sort. It has some sort of a simple stylized bicycle logo on the steering head, with JC Penney stamped on the seat tube. It has a decent rack on the rear, so it would make a nice little WalMart run bike or something for around town. It needs new 27x1.25 tires, and after liberally lubing the front and rear derailleurs, it's changing gears OK. Somehere in the past it emigrated from California to here in Texas, where I wound up owning it. It has a couple of old California license stickers on the frame. I'll test it out later after I put new tires and tubes on it. So far it cost two tires, tubes and rim liner bands and a can of bike silicon chain lube spray. I have to ride some today for my training regimen for the MS150 anyway. I can get a bit of a nostalgia kick out of it.
Since I have already entered the local MS150 Red River 150 mile bike run in May. I was thinking it might make for a nice way for me to raise some money for that event. I might put it up on Ebay to see if anyone would want it.
"Earl Bollinger" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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That is pretty neat. Way to go... Lately I have been thinking about that myself. But I haven't come across anything yet.
"tomhooper" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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I've been a lurker here for quite awhile. And I just wanted to post. I haven't bought a bike since '71 when I got a new Peugeot PX-10E. Rode it until '92 when I gave it to a friends son for college transportation. Delrin derailers, dynamo light set, spring rack and army surplus saddle bags. Maintained and kept inside. Since then I've been riding 'found' rebuilts. Currently I have 3. A 10s Raleigh Supercourse, so old it even has a Brooks leather saddle. Found '91 beside apt. dumpster; flat front, baddly aligned derailers. Came with flashlight clip; added $2 yard sale, new in box, spring rear rack, & new tires. Recabled brakes and downtube shifters at some point. Foam h-bar pads and shimano rear derailer off another found junker. Favorite. A 21s Huffy Techna, found 2000, spring trash day; brand new gel saddle, Cooper Canyon rack and bags, front & rear detatchable lights; flat rear (bad valve). Weighs a ton but fat tires so it rides good on trails and supports my old butt. Recabled brakes, lubed all bearings and chain. And a 21s Raleigh Technium Olympian, found Nov. 2004 suburban trash day, Brooks foam saddle, 1" smooth tires, odometer, h-bar and seat bags, very complete tool set, vertical 'racing' arm bar, twisted rear wheel. Ultra light, and a bit too high tech until I get more practice on it next summer. Professional lube, tune and wheel straightening; $45. In each case I replaced a couple of parts, recabled the brakes or shifters as necessary and off I went. They are all garaged. I guess I'm lucky, but just wanted folks to know you can get fairly decent bikes for next to nothing, and a little work. Good luck hunting. twh
