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Saturday, January 23, 2016
Bought and Sold: 1986 Club Fuji
This is a long overdue post.
I got this amazing bike from Goodwill, and loved the condition it was in. The frame paint was close to immaculate, especially given its age. Because of this, I kept it stored for a few months, hoping I would perhaps grow a couple of inches taller in order to be able to ride it.
Ultimately, with storage space running out (one of the downsides of living in an apartment), and not seeing any signs of miraculous growth in myself, I decided to sell it.
Limited photos for this one. I seem to have accidentally deleted the better quality photos I took for my Craigslist post. :/
It's equipped with Suntour Cyclone, plus comparable parts by Dia Compe, Sugino, Nitto, etc.
I got this amazing bike from Goodwill, and loved the condition it was in. The frame paint was close to immaculate, especially given its age. Because of this, I kept it stored for a few months, hoping I would perhaps grow a couple of inches taller in order to be able to ride it.
Ultimately, with storage space running out (one of the downsides of living in an apartment), and not seeing any signs of miraculous growth in myself, I decided to sell it.
Limited photos for this one. I seem to have accidentally deleted the better quality photos I took for my Craigslist post. :/
It's equipped with Suntour Cyclone, plus comparable parts by Dia Compe, Sugino, Nitto, etc.
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| On the Metropolitan Branch Trail (8/26/15) |
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| Giant bicycle murals on the Metropolitan Branch Trail (8/26/15) |
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| Suntour Cyclone brake (front); Chrome fork! |
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| Suntour Cyclone brake (rear); Look at that paint! |
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| Sugino ALP double crankset |
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| Suntour Cyclone front derailleur |
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| Suntour Cyclone rear derailleur (letters are a bit worn out) |
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| Cyclone hub and Suntour 6 speed freewheel |
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| Fuji VALite 4 1769 Quad-butted tubing |
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| Fuji VALite 1769 Quad-butted tubing |
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| Nitto Stem |
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| Nitto Olympiade bars |
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| Hatta headset |
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| Suntour Cyclone pedals |
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| Ukai 700c rims |
Bought and Sold: 1984 Bianchi Limited
I took a risk of buying this bike off ebay some time ago, despite the poor quality photos.
And the risk did not really pay off. :(
Although most of the parts were in pretty good shape (except some nicks on the rims -- which were gold anodized), the frame was pretty beat up cosmetically.
But ultimately, it ended up being quite useful to have, after my Univega Alpina 5.7's seatpost + saddle got stolen at Union Station. Instead of replacing the seatpost/saddle, I just rode this one.
And overall, I lost a little bit of money on this bike because I sold it for the same amount that I bought it for, but replaced the chain and rear tire.
Here are a few photos -- I don't know why but I just could not get this bike to come out good in most photos.
And the risk did not really pay off. :(
Although most of the parts were in pretty good shape (except some nicks on the rims -- which were gold anodized), the frame was pretty beat up cosmetically.
But ultimately, it ended up being quite useful to have, after my Univega Alpina 5.7's seatpost + saddle got stolen at Union Station. Instead of replacing the seatpost/saddle, I just rode this one.
And overall, I lost a little bit of money on this bike because I sold it for the same amount that I bought it for, but replaced the chain and rear tire.
Here are a few photos -- I don't know why but I just could not get this bike to come out good in most photos.
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