yoothgeye
I build stuff.
I got a call earlier in the week. A church member spotted some bikes by the road, so I went to check on them. They were locked to an old motorcycle, so not trash, nothing special, just an old cantilever frame, but then I looked again, nope, a Spaceliner with the rat trap fork. That had me interested, so I knocked on the door and inquired.
The lady thought I was asking about the motorcycle and promptly told me her husband was keeping it. Then she seemed surprised when I was talking about the bikes. She gave me her husband's number and I called and left a message and called back today.
He referred to this bike as his "Diesel Bike" haha. Long story about wanting it nice, but he has a bad knee and he went on. We talked about trades and I mentioned all the kids bikes I have (he has kids) and he said something about a bike for his wife, so I told him about a USA Huffy Good Vibrations I had. The deal was made over the phone.
The Huffy was a freebie I got, I did pull the fenders and put full foam on the handlebars for that "beach cruiser" look. So I had about $10 in the bike, it was very clean.
So I went and made the trade, he wasn't there, but his wife and son approved. I gave them the fenders with it in case they wanted them back on, plus, that's another set of fenders out of my way.
The Spaceliner... not much original, lots of surface rust, and a crap rattle can job. The tires look bad, but hold air. Not sure about that rat trap, the fork looks a little bent, but I couldn't get it to "spring." The rear hub is a Bendix red band (what does that mean?).
Anyway, did I make a good trade?
The lady thought I was asking about the motorcycle and promptly told me her husband was keeping it. Then she seemed surprised when I was talking about the bikes. She gave me her husband's number and I called and left a message and called back today.
He referred to this bike as his "Diesel Bike" haha. Long story about wanting it nice, but he has a bad knee and he went on. We talked about trades and I mentioned all the kids bikes I have (he has kids) and he said something about a bike for his wife, so I told him about a USA Huffy Good Vibrations I had. The deal was made over the phone.
The Huffy was a freebie I got, I did pull the fenders and put full foam on the handlebars for that "beach cruiser" look. So I had about $10 in the bike, it was very clean.
So I went and made the trade, he wasn't there, but his wife and son approved. I gave them the fenders with it in case they wanted them back on, plus, that's another set of fenders out of my way.
The Spaceliner... not much original, lots of surface rust, and a crap rattle can job. The tires look bad, but hold air. Not sure about that rat trap, the fork looks a little bent, but I couldn't get it to "spring." The rear hub is a Bendix red band (what does that mean?).
Anyway, did I make a good trade?
