[RBW] Thrifty Cycling
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 campyonly...@me.com 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.
[RBW] Thrifty Cycling
I bought a NOS Landshark frame and fork for $150. It was the perfect size and had never been built up. This was in 2005. Also bought a new Wanta lugged frame for $100. Came with a matching (though non- lugged) fork. It was my size as well. Alan Wanta is a smaller regional frame builder. And finally, bought a brand new Waterford 2200 with full Ultegra from a shop for $1299. Also my size and had the flame/ fade orange and red paint job. Someone ordered it and backed out. Oh wait. Also got my wife one of the Rams that Riv donated to the non-profit in SF (forget the name) for $1500. This was the standard Ram build. Which do I think was the best deal? Prob the Landshark but the others are close. Cheers, cm -- 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.
Re: [RBW] Thrifty Cycling
Hardly a Riv specific topic, but admittedly fun. I found a guy on Craigslist who bailed out on a home-built recumbent project. He'd built half the frame and bought all the parts NEW. He sold me the whole batch for $50. Must be $500-$600 worth of parts (wheels, crankset, disc brakes, derailleurs, shifters, chains, on and on...) I still have all of it... On 2/8/2013 9:20 AM, campyonly...@me.com 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 campyonly...@me.com 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.
Re: [RBW] Thrifty Cycling
I've gotten plenty of decent used bikes for peanuts or free because people often think of me when they're cleaning out their garages. But my attempt at thrifty cycling was a few years ago when somebody gave me a Schwinn Traveler III in my size. I pumped up the tires and lubed the chain, and it was ready to go. Nothing fancy about it, but it was decently comfortable and the ride quality was ok. I decided to see how much I could get out if it for as little $$$ as possible. That lasted about a week, until I found someone to give me $100 for it. Then I went back to the Atlantis or Stumpjumper. -- 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.
