Used bike to tune up for a tour

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Used bike to tune up for a tour 2016-05-14 00:55:14 Post No. 955731
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Used bike to tune up for a tour Anonymous 2016-05-14 00:55:14 Post No. 955731 [Report]

Doing a bike tour from NYC->Canada next month, trying to buy an old bike on craigslist and tune it up in time. Choices right now are between a Trek 500 for $180 (pictured). cheap and 18 speed is nice but no rack mounts.

Alternative is this old af Raleigh for $350. 14 speed (enough for the tail i reckon) and includes racks, less work in general. Picture in next reply

Of course a classmate wants to get rid of his Schwinn LE Tour II but won't provide specs and he's quite a bit shorter so I won't say anything there. People have recommended that I just get a Charge Plug that's on sale right now but I'm kind of looking forward to tuning something old up. Plus it's cheaper

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Anonymous 2016-05-14 00:56:19 Post No.955732
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Here's the Raleigh.

Also my friend offered me free gatorskins but I'm not sure what size they are yet.

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Anonymous 2016-05-14 01:05:43 Post No.955734
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Anonymous 2016-05-14 01:05:43 Post No.955734 [Report]

>>955731
>Plus it's cheaper
No, it's not cheaper if you want to get it to mechanically like new condition, completely ignoring cosmetics. Especially not at $350 for that piece of shit.

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Anonymous 2016-05-14 01:12:58 Post No.955741
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Anonymous 2016-05-14 01:12:58 Post No.955741 [Report]

>>955734
You think?
http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/Product_10052_10551_1185342_-1___000000

$700 seems like a bargain for sure, so I'm inclined to believe you, but are you sure the Raleigh would cost $400 to get into working condition? Not that their performance would be comparable obviously.

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Anonymous 2016-05-14 01:51:51 Post No.955754
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Anonymous 2016-05-14 01:51:51 Post No.955754 [Report]

>>955741
I'm saying you could buy a new bike with similar functionality but no wear for a similar price. The charge is both an upgrade in function, and new.

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Anonymous 2016-05-15 00:25:36 Post No.956063
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Anonymous 2016-05-15 00:25:36 Post No.956063 [Report]

>>955731

Honestly, unless you want to build it up for shits and giggles, most of the time I'd suggest just going for a newer bike for touring.

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hank trill 2016-05-15 00:38:39 Post No.956065
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I got this for 35$ and it only needs new cables, housing, tubes, and tires. You can definitely do better