Originally Posted by blazer2007 (Post 8537297)

thanks it,s been bugging me, now I can trow it away

Originally Posted by slomotion (Post 8537375)

Don't do that, just give it to the first kid you see on a bike and explain what it is. You'll be "That cool guy" in his eyes.

Originally Posted by GOPAPA (Post 8538260)

When I was a kid of around 11 -12 years old I fixed my own bike chains ,, I had a master link and I would take links out or add them depending what bike I was working on.. I had 4 bikes at the same time .. I was the street dealer on bikes in the old sawmill town I lived in where my dad worked at the mill.. lived in company houses . would lay the bike on its side and install the chain in and around the frame and use a old chunk of rail road piece my dad had and put the link together and hammer the pins with a hammer on the out side of the link side to keep them together.. then loosen the rear wheel up from the frame and install the chain and then slide the wheel back to tighten the chain .. been many a years since I did this.. I never had the tool shown above ,,can not remember ever seeing one .. it would of been usefull in my younger days .

Originally Posted by shifty (Post 8538273)

I've got a couple of these new-in-box in the shop somewhere (I rebuild vintage bikes)

Curious what other brackets and fasteners you may've scored but don't recognize. Some of my best scores have been grab bags.

Originally Posted by blazer2007 (Post 8538643)

sorry ,that was it

Originally Posted by richard2717 (Post 8538328)

I really miss my diamondback. All I ended up keeping was my Mongoose even though I don't see my big ass ever getting on it again. I will never let it go other than to my grandson when he is ready to ride

Originally Posted by shifty (Post 8539041)

No worries, probably wouldn't be worth it to ship stuff down here from BC anyway. I've seen some really rare/weird stuff in bulk buys.



For whatever it's worth, vintage BMX is seeing a huge explosion in popularity right now and - pit and freestyle bikes especially - are worth more than I've seen in my lifetime. Bikes I could've bought for $200 in 2010 I'd be lucky to score for less than $1k right now in mediocre shape (at best). Market is ripe for sale if you were actually willing to part (BMX isn't my thing, sadly).

On the flipside, I've watched vintage race and touring bikes take a nosedive in value these last 3-5 years, ever since rent-a-bikes and motorized scooter rentals picked up in major urban cities. Vintage racing/touring bikes have been my bread-and-butter the last decade-plus, where most of my slush fund was sourced. It's taking me weeks to sell at 20-30% less nowadays versus bikes selling within hours a few years ago.

Originally Posted by richard2717 (Post 8539077)

I probably wont give it to him until he is able to appreciate it for what it is.