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I picked up a couple bikes last weekend. I drove past a church that had a sign that said bike sale. I was only planning to buy the schwinn. But after I purchased it, they told me it was getting late, and if I wanted any others, I could have them for 5$ a piece. They said they had a junk truck...

Yesterday, I test rode a used but almost new purple 20" frame huffy I picked up used just to make sure everything was working correctly before giving the bike to my niece on her 8th birthday. It did not fit me, but I was still somehow able to cruiz up and back down my street. I then drove it by...

While thrifting around yesterday, I picked up a Blue Rhino propane mosquito trap at goodwill for 26$, it retails for much more so I figured it was worth a shot. I will bring it down to my wooded area cabin, and see if it helps or has any effect. It would be great if it does, and may help make...

Today at the thrift store I picked up a well made pair of 70's era hiking / mountaineering boots for just 6$. They must have only been worn a few times as the Montagna Vibram soles are in perfect condition. They actually looked a bit better when I found them, and were a light suede color, but...

Sorry, I did not want to wait another week. On Monday I stopped by the local goodwill again, and lucked into a brand new pair of Redwings in my size, they still had the original tags. The price was just 30$ and impossible to pass up. I have been wearing them the last two days after work, and...

I woke up early and drove to the local thrift store to arrive just as it opened today. My goal was to pick up some new clothes I could wear to work. I ended up coming home with 1 pair each of dickies and carhartt work pants. I also picked up ,a set of Boston Acoustic Lynfield VR975's for 40$. I...

I found two kodak darkroom 6" diameter lamp housings at a thrift store for 1.99$ a piece Whats neat about them, is the filters can be removed and can accept just a standard bulb. I picked them up because I thought the housings may look neat in the right light fixture once converted to led or...

Is that the weird crank set that keeps the chain spinning with the back wheel. If so I have a bike like that on the back burner project list. It does not seem like the greatest idea, but is cool. Would be great for shifting.

Honest question for people who may can. Does a device like this, provide any benefit over lets say a ninja blender that I might not be taking into consideration. Other then no need for electrical power? I'm interested in eventually learning how to can into mason jars utilizing a pressure...

I just found just one interesting item this week, and also three "Orvis" branded heavy duty flannel shirts for 6$ a piece that fit me. I picked up this vintage gadget, "a vintage Bearacucci Sqeezo". I actually had no idea what it was! I thought it may have been a hand crank fruit juicer...

Here is another blast from the past. A Vintage 60's Revere Ware Coffee peculator. When I was a child, my mom used one just like this to make her morning coffee. After Purchasing for $1.99, I checked ebay and just the glass top cap sold on ebay for $37.99 on both October 2 and 3...

This comment may not go over well here, but as far a Le-tours are concerned. I believe the later Japan made ones offer a nicer ride. I sold my previous Japan made le-tour when I purchased a earlier Chicago made one in nicer physical condition. The Japan made ones are lighter / faster / and more...

I did pretty well this weekend. I picked up four bikes. The three ladies bikes were pulled from the trash. The town I live in had a special garbage day where residents could clean house. I drove around for about a hour and picked up three bikes, and also a old walnut NordicTrack that is in...

I had one nice goodwill find last week. It was a vintage mercury mirror wall hanging oil lamp in great condition. I should have taken a photo of it but forgot. I went down to the off utility grid family cabin friday night and already hung it up at that location. It looks almost exactly like...

In the previous post, I forgot about this little lock box. It was only $2.99 at goodwill. Its not typically my thing. but after I saw it on the shelf I thought about all the time it must have taken to make. It is intricately hand carved out of wood, heavily built and has a lock. It must have...

I did not find anything interesting this week, but it wasn't for a lack of trying. I stopped by a few goodwill's this weekend, and just picked up some additional clothing. I lost weight rapidly in the last two months, and had to replace my whole wardrobe. I went from a size 38 waist to now can...

Does anyone know the year on this bike, or where I can locate a serial number? Its front emblem badge says "Hiawatha Gambler", and has a Indian Head above the wording.

Goodwill has been kind to me this weekend. My parents wanted to get the family together for lunch today. On my way back home I stopped at another goodwill to take a peak at what might be inside, and I found this Hiawatha bike for a price too low that I'm embarrassed to say. I just drove it home...

I had one real nice find this last Friday. I have lost 14 pounds in the last 6 weeks after taking a new job that required physical activity. As a result I needed all new clothes. On Friday I went to goodwill and purchased a bunch of pants and shorts. I did not want to spend much because I do...

I was hoping I was going to be able to purchase the vintage road bike I mentioned above, but got a message back that it sold fast before I contacted the guy. It was a Ross Signature series, with a Ishiwata EX triple butted frame. Its too bad I did not respond faster. I think I would have liked...

I stopped at goodwill today, and found some neat outdoor themed toys for really cheap. A PSE Pro Max 62 Take Down Bow, and a Crossman Sling Shot. I recently broke the band on my past sling shot, and I was able to buy this one for less than the cost of a replacement band. I also got lucky and...

The Haro is now gone. A mid 40's age father just stopped by, and picked it up for his 13 year old son so they can ride together. He said he had a older vintage trek MTB for himself. He liked the sloped down tube, and said his son will be able to grow into the frame size. He also stopped at the...

🙂 I just set a appointment for my Haro posted above. A potential buyer in the near by area will try to make it out tonight. I'm really surprised this one lasted so long. Most of my last bike sales this month were gone more quickly after they were posted. Two of them did not even last more...

I thought so, thanks for the reply. We still burn candles in the cabin, so it has the potential to be used. I will give it to my mother, since she likes it so much. And tell her I was right.

You need to restore atleast one of the reels, and catch a fish on it. That's exactly how I first got into vintage tackle. I inherited a few reels from my grandfather on my dads side, and took them apart. I got them working again and caught a few fish. A while back I restored one of my...

I found a neat item I think might be a antique. I did not get it this last week, but don't think I ever posted it before. I did not want to start a topic and thought this might be the best place to ask a question. What is it? Is it a wick trimmer? The reason I ask, is when I purchased it...

I just fixed a minor problem. After posting this bike last about 8 days ago, and while reviewing photos. I realized I polished the whole bike up, and missed the inside of one spoke. I just polished that spoke, and it is now all cleaned up.

I got this 90's Haro, all cleaned up and waxed and took it for a spin.

I love that area. I spent 10 years in my mid 20's / early 30's living in Hoffman Estates, and thoroughly enjoyed it. It has a lot to offer for a suburban town. Every morning I used to count the deer on my drive into work, Usually it was over 20. The density was really high near mid evil times...

It seems just yesterday I was in my mid 20's, the following 25 years went by much much faster then my first 18 or so. I'm not looking forward to finding out how fast the next 25 +/- will go. I feel like I'm accelerating through time. Every day / week / month / year / decade, goes by faster than...

The 80's Schwinn Mesa Runner mountain bikes look kind of awkward to today's standards. But try to picture it with a clean painted frame, lower angled stem, and the extended handlebars to even out that forward protruding rake on the fork. I may or may not make it a single speed. Don't know yet...

The pixie looks good, I'm sure your grandaughter will like it. I have a Schwinn Pixie somewhere, but in much worse condition. My brother pulled it out of the trash, and dropped it off in my driveway one day. He's good for that, and drops off a few bikes he finds every year.

I just got done working on this 90's era 4130 chromoly Haro Vector mountain bike. About 2-3 years ago a friend asked me to find him a bike. I picked this one up thinking he would want it, but he opted for another Trek I had instead. When I purchased this bike it had a broken shifter, so today I...

This morning I took my only 700cc Single-Speed out for one last ride. It was a cool looking steel frame build with no cables, and used a coaster brake hub. In a active attempt to reduce my initial hoard of bikes collected, I listed this one about week ago. It went days without a response, and...

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I rode two bikes today. One of my family members had a fourth of July party a town over. I wanted to enjoy a few beers, and decided to ride and not drive. I originally planed to ride a USA made Schwinn bike over to the party. About two blocks from my house on the way out a tire popped on a...

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What to do with leftover bikes? I have a pile of old female 70's to 80's era Schwinn frames, and some other more modern female frames in the back yard. I used to buy them at garage sales when I found them cheaply simply for parts and then strip them down. They were always in better condition...

Yesterday I pulled another bike out of my excess collection, and took it for a ride, I rode it again today and decided to post it locally for sale. Two hours later I found a buyer. A young man drove to the house, and was eager to buy. He told me he liked working on bikes and did not bargain the...

I just took my second bike ride this week. I decided to bike a package to the local USPS store. Today I decided to take out a Wallmart sold department bike that was purchased 2nd hand at goodwill for I think $25. Dont laugh! When first purchased it did have a few issues that the original...

My photos posted on page 2028 this Wednesday sold the vintage bio-pace Trek bike. https://thecabe.com/forum/attachments/4-jpg.1431005/ I posted a add using Wednesdays ride photos at around 9:00pm, and when I woke up Thursday morning had 4 people interested. The first guy who responded...

I tuned up, and took this old Bio-pace crank Trek hard-tail mountain bike out for a ride today. It was my first ride all this month. I had some rash complications from my last covid shot, and this was the first day I felt well enough to ride in the last several weeks. Wow, it felt good to...

About three weeks ago I gave my brother a vintage duck decoy I thought he would like. He grumbled "We Said No Christmas Presents". I said it not a Christmas Present, I just thought you would like it and I picked up a few more exactly the same. (I told him he could only have it if he kept it)...

That has to be one of the first models they made. In the late 90's I had a later model klein that still shared some frame similarities to the one you have. I really enjoyed riding that bike, and at the time they were considered very light race / single-track trail bikes. I ended up selling mine...

I found two items at goodwill, and both purchases are a little nicer than anticipated. One is a higher end Wilson tennis racquet, What made me happy with this purchase, is after I got home I noticed a little zipper pouch in the soft case. After I inspected the zipper pouch I found $23.46 cents...

Some sellers list the same Item on multiple sites, I don't, but in the past found a item I was interested in is offered on multiple sites. (Just recently I saw a telescope out of my price range listed on e-bay, craigslist, and facebook). Also even if its at auction, some buyers will offer a...

Wow, these stories are terrible, some are born without a conscious. My first decent car was a red dart swinger 2 door hardtop that my unkle located for me through one of his friends and they came up with a price and then he helped me convince my dad it would be reliable enough. (At the time, my...

Only one item for me, My primary goal this week was to get my Christmas shopping done for the family's kids, While out and about I did find a huge 42" Barometer/Hydrometer/Thermometer Weather instrument for $7.99 in a thrift store. It had a broken barometer, a thermometer with a broken bracket...

It was a nice day today in Chicago land. I took this bike out for sentimental reasons. I'm sure you have all heard this story before. My father purchased this bike for me while I was still in grade school. When he first gave it to me I could not yet reach the pedals, but he told me I would grow...

I love those old saws, nice find! In one of my rooms I have a few older ones hung up on the wall as part of a rustic decor. Your post reminded me to take them down, and clean them up a little. In the past I found a wipe down with some linseed oil really improves there appearance while...