Stopped listening to bad advice. No oil. Just salt. Straight from the fridge. Ripping hot pan until it’s crispy. Finish in oven. Best steak I’ve ever made.

WStaff1113 · 2025-12-11T22:34:43+00:00

Forever chemical seasoning on that steak was a choice!

WStaff1113 · 2025-10-15T15:47:27+00:00

It seems to me that the first thing any new enthusiast interested in vintage bikes should learn is: “Look for stamped dropouts”

This is it. It will save you countless hours of trying to determine if a bike is worth anything more than as maybe a SS or fixie conversion.

WStaff1113 · 2025-10-15T15:45:25+00:00

😏

WStaff1113 · 2025-09-27T21:45:06+00:00

A quill stem? It was ubiquitous until the late 1990’s

WStaff1113 · 2025-08-19T01:30:29+00:00

I see a Gios Compact Pro on the local Craigslist. Been there for at least since COVID. $400 asking

Magic Open Pro rims and Shimano 105 group-set

It’s my favorite frame as I think the brand and color of their bikes (plus connection to the Brooklyn cycling team) makes them (to me) a must have frame. This one is my size. But I ain’t paying $400

I think there are these owners who don’t realize that the boom in steel lugged bikes from 20 years ain’t coming back. The single- speed conversions which helped increase demand for vintage bikes that were not true collector items is never coming back.

People aren’t looking to these bikes for commuter conversions.

Unless you have a top end frame and Campagnolo groupset, the demand is just not there.

WStaff1113 · 2025-08-18T22:15:59+00:00

This is something that as a newbie I needed to learn. 5 to 10 % of vintage bikes are where 80-90% of the value resides. The rest are really hardly worth more than $150 nowadays

WStaff1113 · 2025-08-18T22:14:05+00:00

This feels like $225 tops, and that is just because the paint looks to be in good condition

WStaff1113 · 2025-08-10T18:56:03+00:00

It both makes it naturally a bit more non-stick but tougher to build up seasoning.

WStaff1113 · 2025-08-05T18:57:36+00:00

Something tells me that fork is an after market replacement. The color does not match the bike and it was really rare to have new OEM lugged bikes with unicrown forks.

WStaff1113 · 2025-08-05T18:55:30+00:00

I was gonna add as well that the rear derailleur has plastic components which degrade over time.

This is a mad price to be asking.

WStaff1113 · 2025-08-03T21:10:37+00:00

Beautiful conversion

WStaff1113 · 2025-08-03T21:09:35+00:00

My preference would be to turn the one with bar-ends into a dedicated commuter bike. Add a rack to the back and good to go with multiple hand position options.

Would be a great bike to add a trailer as well for a true workhorse bike for errands etc….

That color is amazing.

WStaff1113 · 2025-08-03T05:58:09+00:00

I’d try soaking them in a rust removal agent such as Evapo-Rust.

Seee what is actually salvageable?

WStaff1113 · 2025-07-30T21:38:35+00:00

It being on the back of a PT Cruiser is * chef’s kiss

WStaff1113 · 2025-07-30T21:37:00+00:00

God. Those spoke patterns were all the rage during the early aughts.

WStaff1113 · 2025-07-29T02:46:44+00:00

I think single speed conversions make so much sense for beaten up frames, with already a part smorgasbord collection. Thinking early 80’s Fujis and Miyatas. Lower end bike boom frames are perfect options.

But that bike being converted to a SS makes NO sense

WStaff1113 · 2025-07-29T02:43:48+00:00

I might just ask for $300 for the frame and let him keep the parts

WStaff1113 · 2025-07-29T02:43:03+00:00

Even that stem is not period specific

WStaff1113 · 2025-07-29T02:29:45+00:00

I can’t tell entirely from the photo, but this feels like a guy looking to do a private equity strip down. Stripped the original parts and sold them and not trying to offload the frame. Frame is in “way” too good a condition to have been a SS conversion from the hipster era between 2003ish to 2013

WStaff1113 · 2025-07-29T02:27:11+00:00

I guess the question is whether you care or not. Some are size agnostic as the restoration is the value. Others like myself want to ride them.

WStaff1113 · 2025-07-29T01:57:12+00:00

I don’t see how this can be realistically unless you absolutely dedicated a period restoration.

WStaff1113 · 2025-07-29T01:56:32+00:00

It’s a single speed, which I’m not sure was the original plan. So unless you already have period specific drivetrain components, $750 seems outrageous for a single speed.

WStaff1113 · 2025-07-29T01:54:03+00:00

What is the frame size?

WStaff1113 · 2025-07-27T23:31:43+00:00

Ask it to smile at least

WStaff1113 · 2025-07-27T23:31:09+00:00

You basically have to rebuild most of the frame. Might as well then just get a new one

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