Darin Jordan
10-21-2010, 04:47 PM
My 11-yo son has outgrown his 20" BMX style bike, and was ready for something new. We were leaving Sunday morning breakfast a few weeks ago and decided to stop in at the GoodWill... I found THIS bike sitting there, all dirty and with a broken shifter cable, for $60.00!
FATHER/SON project opportunity!
We brought it home, tore it COMPLETELY apart, I inventoried what it needed, and then I put him on the task of cleaning it all up. Ritchie Comp wheels, Shimano Rapid-Fire Shifters, Dia-Comp Brakes, Rock-Shox Judy Indy XC fork... SWEET!
New:
Bottom Bracket ($23.00 NOS from L.B.S. (local bike shop))
Cassette ($30.00 ordered from PricePoint)
Tires ($19.95 each on sale, ordered from PricePoint)
Cables ($19.00 from REI)
Seat ($15.00 take off new seat from LBS)
Grips ($10.00 from PricePoint)
Pedals ($25.00 on closeout from NashBar... regularly $70.00)
Everything else was just cleaned up and reconditioned.
Pedals are the coolest things EVER! BIKE is a DREAM to ride! He's TOTALLY PUMPED and now has an idea of what it takes to maintain/build a bike! WIN-WIN!!
Now I need to find a deal like this for my daughter!
FATHER/SON project opportunity!
We brought it home, tore it COMPLETELY apart, I inventoried what it needed, and then I put him on the task of cleaning it all up. Ritchie Comp wheels, Shimano Rapid-Fire Shifters, Dia-Comp Brakes, Rock-Shox Judy Indy XC fork... SWEET!
New:
Bottom Bracket ($23.00 NOS from L.B.S. (local bike shop))
Cassette ($30.00 ordered from PricePoint)
Tires ($19.95 each on sale, ordered from PricePoint)
Cables ($19.00 from REI)
Seat ($15.00 take off new seat from LBS)
Grips ($10.00 from PricePoint)
Pedals ($25.00 on closeout from NashBar... regularly $70.00)
Everything else was just cleaned up and reconditioned.
Pedals are the coolest things EVER! BIKE is a DREAM to ride! He's TOTALLY PUMPED and now has an idea of what it takes to maintain/build a bike! WIN-WIN!!
Now I need to find a deal like this for my daughter!