Why is that? What's so special about them?cman said:
What do you guys think..BF Goodrich bike
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BrigmasterA said:
The clear reflector pedals were only made for 3 months, then changed to amber. It had something to do with the Consumer Product Safety Comm. aka Ralph Nader.. I bought a Breeze for $50, then sold the bike for $50 and the pedals separately for $50. Really nice ones go for higher
Wow. Good to know...
Yeah, that's what I had. And I agree, it's not the "coolest" bike, but it was a lot nicer than this bike...basically all I'm saying. Plus I'm the only one who's seen it in person. I guess I should have had someone with more experience and an "eye" with me, outcome may have been different. Anyway, it's still there for someone to buy. Hopefully someone will buy it and turn it in to a cool rat. Just not me...for $90.
I don't know where you're at... But out here in the Pacific Northwest, it is hard to find anything older than the 70s that isn't rusted away. That's why I buy a lot of frames from drier places. and I've paid more than $90 bucks(including shipping) including shipping for a few bikes. Straightbar/twin bar frames are cool and worth the money if they are straight. If it had been repainted, the pitting could only be in the shoddy repaint. But I would have bought it if someone was selling that here... Just my opinion.
Would you like me to contact the guy about you getting it? I would gladly pick it up for you and ship it to you. I would really like to see this thing go to someone here...afterall...we're a ratrod group and all buddies. Just let me know and I can get it...providing it's still there.
Thanks, but I'll have to pass... my wife said no more bikes til some are gone...
Buy the wife some flowers and then get the bike. And then buy her some chocolates or something. Or make it a bike for her...BrigmasterA said:
Bike price is partly a local affair. When I lived in Ohio where a lot of balloon tire bikes were made, and as long as I was patient it wasn't too hard to come across something like this in the paper or CL. But most of those bikes were made in the area and cycling is not a big hobby or lifestyle in the state today. Quite the opposite is true for Oregon.
I recently moved to Madison, WI, which is a big bike town and quite far away from previous generation's balloon tire bike production. A bike like that is being advertised for $300 here.
Yep... Bike prices are defiantly affected by local. I think part of it has to do with how common/available they are but part of it has to do with the areas cost of living to... Here in Seattle if you want to go check out a movie at the new IMAX theater its gonna set you back $26 for you and your girl.. And another $18 for each large popcorn and soda... So Your talkin over $60 to see the Watchmen on Friday night.. We have the highest minimum wage of anyplace in the country.. The median income is $57,000 and the median home price is $478,000..... I can tell you $90 to me for a bike seems cheap... You don't see that many older bikes even for sale, and when you do they often want retarded money for them... Ive seen bikes that went much better that there was $300-$400 asking price on. I saw a worksman on the Seattle craigslist they wanted $800 for because it was a valuable "RARE" antique ( I couldn't help but email the guy with a link to worksmans site were you can buy the bike new for about $300... So then he ask me If I would pay $300 for his!).... Anyway point is money is not worth as much here as it is in other places around the country... It takes more of it to buy the same thing.... worth less...
MonsterMetal said:
Case in point... (although in NorCal)
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/bik/1072028311.html
