On Sun, 2011-10-02 at 09:51 -0700, Eric Norris wrote: > I found this bike yesterday at a yard sale ... for $5. So far, I have another > $40 invested to replace a few items, but this still ranks as one of my > all-time great yard sale finds. > > With a few exceptions--primarily the saddle and post, which had been changed > out for a heinous modern setup--the bike was all original. It took an > afternoon of elbow grease and a little adjusting to get it in the condition > shown in the photos. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/35176895@N03/sets/72157627800936626/with/6204268602/ > > It needs another $10 or so in parts (new cotter pin and cable stop), but > that's about all. The tires are in great condition ... the tubes even hold > air. I plan to spend a little more time with some Simichrome to clean up a > little more of the corrosion on a few of the small parts. > > I plan to enjoy riding this to work and around town here in Davis.
What a nice find (and what a fantastic price)! I'm not sure it's /all/ original, though: didn't those come with a Dynohub to power the headlight? And that appears to be missing. Around town and to work, that's exactly what this bike was made for. Lovely! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
