I Rode my Univega Modo garage sale bike three times logging about 60 miles and finally decided it was just a bit to small for me. I had paid $100 for it about a month ago, and decided that I would ask $450 on craigslist. It didn't sell for the first 7 day listing, so I dropped the price to $400 and re-listed. It sold the next week to a guy it fit perfectly!
I'm back to riding my Trek 1200 recently. It is an aluminum frame with Shimano 105 and rides pretty nice. It fits me! I changed the battery in the cat eye a month ago and can't get it to show MPH. It is stuck on Kilometers so now I have to try to guess at what it all means.
Why doesn't the U.S. just change to the metric system like the rest of the world? I guess the cost of doing it trumps the ultimate value of the convenience of it in the short term. Americans are so contrary.
Usually I stick to road bikes, but I bought a GT mountain bike with a front Rockshox this last weekend at a garage sale for $40. It was in good shape and everything worked. I polished it up, patched the front tube, oiled the chain, and put it on Craigslist for $140 during my lunch hour the other day. It sold that evening to someone thrilled to get it. Another bike rescued and put into a new loving home! And the bit of extra money keeps me from getting guilty when I buy a Venti Grande in the morning for a couple bucks!
I noticed an early 90s Bianchi Superleggera on Craigslist today for $450 that was my size and responded via email. It had Campy Chorus on it according to the add. Record might have been better, but it looks in nice original condition from the picture. I never get responses to emails I send on craigslist, unless they are to inform me that the bike sold. I would buy it if I had the chance and probably sell my Trek 1200 which rides OK but has no "elan" about it. Never miss a change to upgrade!!!
Thursday, August 16, 2007
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