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.

 

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.

On the Metropolitan Branch Trail (8/26/15)

Giant bicycle murals on the Metropolitan Branch Trail (8/26/15)

Suntour Cyclone brake (front); Chrome fork!

Suntour Cyclone brake (rear); Look at that paint!

Sugino ALP double crankset

Suntour Cyclone front derailleur

Suntour Cyclone rear derailleur (letters are a bit worn out)

Cyclone hub and Suntour 6 speed freewheel

Fuji VALite 4 1769 Quad-butted tubing

Fuji VALite 1769 Quad-butted tubing

Nitto Stem

Nitto Olympiade bars

Hatta headset

Suntour Cyclone pedals

Ukai 700c rims

My Last Photos of the PH 501

As my last two posts hopefully show, I was being more brazen about getting rid of the spare parts and bikes that I had left at my parent's place. (Post about parts sold coming soon). But I was on the fence about selling the Peugeot PH 501. It's by no means a rare bicycle that is coveted by collectors. And being ridden a couple times a year just wasn't enough to warrant the space it was taking up. However, it's a bicycle that I've had for a very long time (used it for my very first blog post!), and have put in time to upgrade its parts. And really, it rides nice and smooth.

But then I ran into a chance to sell it at a reasonable price to a person who ran into my Craigslist posts for Campagnolo parts. He needed a lot of Campy parts to build up an old Italian bike, and since I had Campy brakes and brake levers on the bike, I offered to sell the bike as a package.

So here are the last set of photos I took of my PH 501. Since my last post on this bike, I had added a Selle Italia Turbo saddle and Suntour Cyclone derailleurs (front and rear)

1985 Peugeot PH 501

1985 Peugeot PH 501

1985 Peugeot PH 501 - Campagnolo Record brake

1985 Peugeot PH 501- "Internal brazing" on this head tube; CTA stem

1985 Peugeot PH 501 - Suntour Cyclone front derailleur; Sugino DG(?) crankset

1985 Peugeot PH 501 - Suntour Cyclone M-II front derailleur (

1985 Peugeot PH 501 - Suntour Cyclone M-II rear derailleur...I swear

1985 Peugeot PH 501

1985 Peugeot PH 501 - Turbo Bernard Hinault saddle

1985 Peugeot PH 501 - Turbo Bernard Hinault saddle

1985 Peugeot PH 501 - Simplex Retrofriction downtube shifters

Another Sale!: 2001 Terry Classic

Made another Craigslist sale very late last night. Because I wasn't going to be home till midnight, the buyer decided to wait even though he had to drive back up to San Francisco -- wow! But I did give a discount from my listed price.

I had bought this bicycle years ago thinking that my mother might be able to ride it. But maybe "skinny" wheels were kind of scary for someone who doesn't ride the bicycles much. It never really got ridden.

But it was a solid ride, and had the most-updated parts out of all my bikes.
It also had braze-ons for both rear and front racks, and would make a great commuter bike.

2001 Terry Classic

2001 Terry Classic

2001 Terry Classic

2001 Terry Classic - Terry Liberator Ti-Race saddle

2001 Terry Classic - Shimano Tiagra triple crankset

2001 Terry Classic - Shimano Deore rear derailleur

2001 Terry Classic - Shimano Deore trigger shifters

2001 Terry Classic - Shimano Deore v-brakes

2001 Terry Classic - Braze-ons!

2001 Terry Classic - Specialized bottle cages

2001 Terry Classic - Shimano Sora hub

2001 Terry Classic - Velocity Aerohead rims

Sold: 1991 Bridgestone MB-3

Every time I come back home to California, I try to tidy up the remnants of my past life of bicycles. And every time, I am sad to see myself willing to get rid of more and more things.

So I ended up selling this Bridgestone MB-3. I had been holding onto it for quite a while, but I just don't think I'll have the time to fix it up. I was sad to see it go, but hopefully someone will be able to enjoy it instead of having it sit in the garage.
(Though, after I had sold it, I wondered if I should have parted out/used the Deore DX parts on the bike)

I was surprised how many responses I got for this Craigslist post, especially with the seized seat post. But I suppose others are more efficient at removing seized seat posts.

1991 Bridgestone MB-3

1991 Bridgestone MB-3

1991 Bridgestone MB-3

1991 Bridgestone MB-3 - Seized seatpost

1991 Bridgestone MB-3 - Deore DX rear derailleur

1991 Bridgestone MB-3 - Ritchey Logic Super Tubes; Lugged bottom bracket

1991 Bridgestone MB-3

1991 Bridgestone MB-3 - Velocity Mountain Goat

1991 Bridgestone MB-3 - Ritchey Vantage Expert

1991 Bridgestone MB-3 - Seat stays

1991 Bridgestone MB-3 - Cockpit

1991 Bridgestone MB-3 - Nice finish on the Deore DX hubs