Re: [CR]Dumpster/Yard Sale/Thrift Store Finds?

(Example: Production Builders:Peugeot:PX-10LE)

Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 07:59:30 -0500
From: "Barb & Dan Artley" <hydelake@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Dumpster/Yard Sale/Thrift Store Finds?
To: "Classic Rendezvous" <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>


My best find was the day before the Spring swap meet in Trexlertown 2003. Thursday, I'd mentioned Trexlertown to a bike shop owner I was visiting. "I didn't know you were into track bikes", so while I was waxing ecstatic about the paramount track bike I'd always wanted he said he knew somebody selling a paramount. He called the guy and 15 minutes later I was looking at a gorgeous, too small 1974 red original paint Paramount track bike in great shape, chrome nervex lugs half stays and half fork. The gentleman asked me what I'd offer. I replied I was embarassed to say what I could afford. "How about $300?" I ended up buying it on Friday from this retired engineer/track racer who wanted to clean out his basement. He kept adding more stuff to the kitty. For $300, I got the complete bike, 4 total sets of wheels, 3 of them campy hubs, The 151 crank had 6 chainrings, the 144 Suntour Suberbe crank NIB had about a dozen chainrings a few of the chainrings NOS, a set of 6 cogs, 4 sets of handlebars and stems including a steel badged Cinelli stem and bar. 4 sets of pedals, some NOS toeclip straps, chains and assorted stuff that I was "forced" to take with it. The man's wife had sewed up two of these really nice fabric sleeves for holding 3 chairings and at least 3 cogs each and room for a couple of small tools. I recently sold the frame for what was probably half of what it would have e-bayed, and I still have the wonderful virtually free groupo waiting for a nice track frame. Though it wasn't my size, I still miss that pretty red bike. http://image14.webshots.com/15/8/51/71/165285171jFPybD_fs.jpg?track_paget ag=/page/photo/sports/cycling&track_action=/Owner/ViewActions/FullSiz e

Happy trails,

Dan Artley in Parkton, Maryland