My fondest memories of a "deal" in the cycling world occurred sometime back in the late 70's when I walked into a LBS in Fort Wayne, IN, looking for some components to complete the build of a Turin road bike (from back when they had a frame builder on hand). I was caught leering at a set of Campy Record SP brakes in the counter display case by a youngish employee who came over to offer help. I asked him what the shop wanted for those brakes and - so help me, I don't know if he was confused or what - he offered them for something like $50.00. Needless to say, I snatched 'em up and walked out with a big smile.
On Friday, February 8, 2013 11:20:27 AM UTC-6, Eric Norris wrote: > > Here's a question for everyone: What's your best cycling deal of all time? > I'll start with a few recent examples of great stuff that I got for close > to nothing or … nothing: > > -- My late 60s Raleigh Superbe, purchased at a yard sale for $5. A day's > worth of elbow grease (washing, scrubbing, and polishing) turned it into a > very nice looking bike. I had to spend about $10 to buy a missing part, and > I bought a used Brooks Flyer to replace the awful modern saddle the bike > came from. Also put on a Carradice bag that I already had. Similar bikes > show up on eBay for about $500. > > -- The Sigma computer on my random bike, found in a planter in downtown > Davis by my daughter. With the addition of a $5 mount (eBay), it works > perfectly. > > -- The wireless Cateye computer on my folding rando bike, found on the > road by me. I bought a $5 mount online, and paired it with a sending unit I > already had. Works perfectly. > > -- My favorite cycling shoes, a pair of Specialized BG MTB-type shoes, > bought from a fellow local cyclist for $10. I originally planned to use > them for wet weather and muddy rides, but they became my favorite shoes, > and have been on my feet for an 1,100-mile ride from Santa Rosa to Seattle ( > www.wheelshorth.org), several brevet series, and PBP in 2011. > > So … what's your best deal ever? > > --Eric Norris > campyo...@me.com <javascript:> > www.campyonly.com > campyonlyguy.blogspot.com > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
