I used to have this one. I think it’s a 1990 in Enamel Blue. Great bike
Visible-Grass-8805 on
Surely it’ll fit someone
BidSmall186 on
Score!
unoriginal_goat on
Wait?! leaving the bike is an option!!!! why was I not informed!
hotpot32 on
Definitely not. Good tune up and it’ll be good as new (based on a 2 sec look at pic) if its too big, loads you can do to shorten the reach. And if its too small…. well it’ll do fabulously anyway.
iliinsky on
Awesome score! You could probably flip it tomorrow and double your money. Or make it into a reliable commuter/grocery bike/anything you want.
ToriGirlie on
If it fits and it pedals and shifts you did well with it. 40 bucks for a working bike is not bad if youre starting.
stalkaRS on
$40 is the new $20
slowbike on
You could get $40 for just the pedals.
Alert-Jellyfish on
My goodwill has a sick vintage DiamondBack with bull moose bars but it’s hella rusty and dusty late 80’s atb at its best tho
Big_tim18 on
Put some drop bars on it. It’ll fit
ACarefulPotential on
NSFW
pick_nicholas on
Where?
metmerc on
All too often it seems, thrift stores overprice low quality bikes, but every now and then a gem like this slips through. That was a great find.
chock-a-block on
That seat looks about hip height for her? A smaller bike was very much the norm back then.
drewbaccaAWD on
If it doesn’t fit either of you then it’s a bit iffy to me. But it depends on your plan. So if I saw this and it didn’t fit, I’d probably pick it up but then I’d offer it to anyone in my riding circle who was the proper size for it, at the same cost I paid. Or maybe I’d just keep it in a room with other bikes for guests to use.. I don’t know. I only think it’s shitty if you buy it and flip it for an easy profit rather than letting someone else score a cool bike (although in fairness, they likely wouldn’t appreciate it the way that someone else would and would just see it as another bike).
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I used to have this one. I think it’s a 1990 in Enamel Blue. Great bike
Surely it’ll fit someone
Score!
Wait?! leaving the bike is an option!!!! why was I not informed!
Definitely not. Good tune up and it’ll be good as new (based on a 2 sec look at pic) if its too big, loads you can do to shorten the reach. And if its too small…. well it’ll do fabulously anyway.
Awesome score! You could probably flip it tomorrow and double your money. Or make it into a reliable commuter/grocery bike/anything you want.
If it fits and it pedals and shifts you did well with it. 40 bucks for a working bike is not bad if youre starting.
$40 is the new $20
You could get $40 for just the pedals.
My goodwill has a sick vintage DiamondBack with bull moose bars but it’s hella rusty and dusty late 80’s atb at its best tho
Put some drop bars on it. It’ll fit
NSFW
Where?
All too often it seems, thrift stores overprice low quality bikes, but every now and then a gem like this slips through. That was a great find.
That seat looks about hip height for her? A smaller bike was very much the norm back then.
If it doesn’t fit either of you then it’s a bit iffy to me. But it depends on your plan. So if I saw this and it didn’t fit, I’d probably pick it up but then I’d offer it to anyone in my riding circle who was the proper size for it, at the same cost I paid. Or maybe I’d just keep it in a room with other bikes for guests to use.. I don’t know. I only think it’s shitty if you buy it and flip it for an easy profit rather than letting someone else score a cool bike (although in fairness, they likely wouldn’t appreciate it the way that someone else would and would just see it as another bike).
I love that color!