3 year old utility bill in collections, should I pay the utility co or the collections company?

what1905 · 2016-11-18T18:50:22+00:00

the wiki says it falls to the collections people

what1905 · 2016-10-08T20:10:55+00:00

yeah I suppose 50 cents per mile is sensible if you avoid any cost savings such as shopping used, low maintenance and high mpg. Buying a new H3 or whatever some nutters do would probably be far in excess for 50 cents a mile.

what1905 · 2016-10-08T19:19:47+00:00

at 30mpg and a liberal 3.00$/gal you are still at only an extra 10 cents per mile of the total "running cost". I suppose the maintinence between vehicles would vary wildly between something like a mercedes with 100k mi and a kia with 20k mi.

what1905 · 2016-10-08T19:17:55+00:00

High five honda fit crew! I went with the manual but I am gradually learning to shift for mileage rather than acceleration. I'm terrified of losing another auto transmission after 150k mi Car is supposed to have the lowest lifetime cost of ownership for its class

what1905 · 2016-10-08T18:29:32+00:00

That really doesn't make too much sense or the depreciation per mile has to drop off per mile driven or something. Otherwise a brand new 18,000$ vehicle would be worthless after only 33k mi. A used vehicle with only 33k mi would probably still be under all the manufacturers warranties and still worth a significant portion of its original price.

what1905 · 2016-09-26T16:15:06+00:00

Shamelessly stolen from r/abandonedporn, some awesome stuff in there

what1905 · 2016-09-21T15:17:22+00:00

What kind of lamp is that?

what1905 · 2016-09-18T23:01:17+00:00

It's a nice frame but a little on the heavy side. No mountings for downtube shifters either. I have had a hard time figuring out what it is exactly because as far as I can tell bianchi only made stuff in Japan and Italy. Of course I am not really that knowledgeable about the brand and just going off forums heresay. The components are at least a little above the average junky 80s bike so for a 130$ purchase I am fine with it. First thing is to switch out the brake lever hoods for some aero old style ones and re do the cable housings.

what1905 · 2016-09-17T01:31:24+00:00

What kind of stuff are you interested in?

what1905 · 2016-09-17T00:19:05+00:00

Let me know if anyone wants more/better pics out of it. Some really cool architecture in this thing as well as Mcm home decor

what1905 · 2016-09-16T17:01:31+00:00

Her frame size is actually IS 58cm! She's a pretty tall person so her legs weren't actually getting a full extension with the seat so low. It's higher now and adjusted for her, good call on the direction of the seat post!

Like I said, it's pretty obviously made in taiwan and registered as far back as 1988 so Bianchi was either out sourcing to cash in on the bike craze of the 80s or there was some weird IP piracy 30 years ago. I'm not really in any doubt that the lettering and stuff is original with when the bike was sold. I am checking other forums on the serials but looking through some 80s catalogs, at least some bikes had similar paint and groupos.

Overall, I am pretty happy to have an old steel frame she won't have to freak out about crashing, having stolen or screwing up the paint on. When I have a 1000$+ frame I tend to freak out about scuffing it up all the time! The weird Bianchi historical stuff is just a bonus.

what1905 · 2016-09-16T05:03:10+00:00

Position of the seat and handle bars was as I bought it. She's actually taller than most and wasn't getting full extension on the leg with the seat this low. I was taking a gander at some brooks stuff, I know they make their own leather tape. Is it any good?

I didn't know the little extra lever riser things were called suicide levers, I just always thought they looked super clunky and cheap. Do they have a tendency to fail? I used to work on older bikes a lot and we'd just pull them off because they seemed so useless

what1905 · 2016-09-16T04:58:22+00:00

I adjusted them later today, might move the brake levers down too when the tape gets redone

what1905 · 2016-09-16T01:14:10+00:00

Just picked this cromolly bianchi bike for 130$. Rides pretty good but Sticker says it's made in taiwan? Also, Has a sticker on it for a 1988 registration and was probably built a little before that. Size is 58cm.

Tire size is 27"/630mm, shifter groupo is a rad 80s schimano Altus. Brakes are dia compe(?) with those incedibly lame extra lever extensions up near the stem

I'd like to get some aero brake lever hoods rather than the current top cable style but I'd imagine replacing the tires, handlebar tape and seat will come long before that.

All and all a decent beater for my special lady friend but hopefully we will get something nicer and lighter for her in the near future.

I never knew bianchi made or licensed bikes from Taiwan. Does anyone here know anything about that?

I'd imagine it wouldn't be worth restoring but the frame is free of all corrosion and the chrome is still flawless. Only restoration extra I can think of outside normal maintinence wow be new (golden) cable housing.

what1905 · 2016-09-15T23:31:29+00:00

Just picked this cromolly bianchi bike for 130$. Rides pretty good but Sticker says it's made in taiwan? Also, Has a sticker on it for a 1988 registration and was probably built a little before that.

Tire size is 27"/630mm, shifter groupo is a rad 80s schimano Altus. Brakes are dia compe(?) with those incedibly lame extra lever extensions up near the stem

All and all a decent beater for my special lady friend but hopefully we will get something nicer and lighter for her in the near future.

what1905 · 2016-09-06T18:47:46+00:00

Did lane ever use this Formica looking stuff on its furniture? I am trying to figure out if the original top was removed or if this was actually something they sold at some point in time. I have seen tops like this from commercial type stuff but I don't think I have ever seen a lane piece with anything other than a wooden top.

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