Ya that’s not a seat post. That’s a tire iron. Wish I could find bikes like this I like to fix and resell them. Around here there ether perfect condition or a pile of rusted metal that’s not worth fixing. These look pretty good for fixer upper.
You have a low bar for what constitutes "dangerous" and "shocking." When I was growing up in the 1980s, kids rode all around town on cheap department store bikes with one or more of the following problems: - Very loose hub axle cones, especially in the rear, causing drastic wheel wobble - Bent rims - Loose spokes - Chains that would randomly pop off, leaving many of them brakeless (due to only having a coaster brake) - Worn-out kickstands that would come down when going over a bump, potentially jamming into the ground - Cheap formed sheet steel single-bolt "gooseneck" type stems that wouldn't hold the handlebars tight no matter how much you tightened the bolt - Bent pedal spindles - Bent crank arms - Very loose bottom bracket cones - Worn-out coaster brakes that required 180 degrees or more of backpedaling before they would engage at all - Cheap formed sheet steel seat post clamps that wouldn't hold the seat post tight no matter how much you tightened the bolt - Rear tires worn bald down to the threads from excessive skidding on pavement - Very loose headset cones causing drastic play in the front end - Bent forks - Bent seat post - Cheap steel side-pull caliper brakes that were so far out of adjustment and/or so full of rust and/or crud that they barely worked or didn't work at all I was sort of the neighborhood bike mechanic from the time I was about 7 years old, and I fixed some of those problems for my friends, but I obviously couldn't fix all of them without replacing parts, and who's going to buy new parts for a ratty old department store bike? Occasionally someone would spring for a new inner tube or tire from Western Auto, but that was about the extent of it. I adjusted a lot of bearing cones, a lot of caliper brakes, a lot of misaligned chain lines, removed a lot of kickstands and chain guards, and patched a lot of inner tubes. I don't remember anyone in my town ever getting killed or seriously injured on their bike back then, and none of us ever wore a helmet either.
That sounds similar to how it was like when I was kid, but today I don't think I'd feel okay giving a kid a bike with those types of issues. I think you're right - I have a low bar in that respect. Thanks for sharing!
@@stockton350 In many, if not most, cases, the bikes were new when they were given to the kids, who then proceeded to run them into the ground, often being handed down to younger siblings a couple times in the process. The parents didn't know enough about bikes to even be aware of any safety issues, and the kids either didn't know or didn't care.
it's kinda hard to tell, but i feel like that schwinn has some really nice parts on it, like the cranks and the brake levers. might be worth just to strip those.
“Cash and carry” are terms of sale. You the seller will only accept cash and the buyer is responsible for getting it where it needs to go. I’ve not heard that expression for quite a while though.
We have an old Savoy that was donated recently and it seems in limbo but I am guessing it goes in scrap pile soon. It is really hard to sell old cheap road bike style bikes. We have an old Motobecane road bike that has been sitting in the thrift store while probably 50 or more other bikes have sold. I would definitely go for that Miyata touring bike. Most rusty bikes can be saved if they are worth saving, the chrome parts are most likely to need replacement. I am fixing up an old Nashbar triple triangle that was really rusty. Had to braze on new shifter bosses (rusted) and used an airbrush to touch up the many rusty spots on it. It’s definitely a conversation piece.
Yeah, the old cheap road bikes are not big sellers. That Nashbar sounds sweet. I just picked up an old rusty GT with a similar triple triangle that'll be in a video soon.
@@stockton350 the Nashbar is triple butted Ishiwata steel made by Shogun in Japan. I recall finding an ad that said it was $329 new, which was pretty cheap in the late 80s for a 700c budget performance bike with index shifting. One thing you can do with old 27” frames is make gravel bikes using 700c wheels. I fit 38 mil tires and stem conversion wide bars on a UniVega, it is a great bike.
Triple butted Ishiwata is some good stuff. Love the Univegas. I had a side project trying to collect and post up old Univega catalogs online, but they’re a little hard to come by.
Decorative bikes are cute!!
I especially love when people put baskets on the bike and keep flower pots as yard and garden decor.
That GT looks like it has a bar-end stuck in the seat tube!
@@johns3106 oh man, I think you're right!
that's what i thought too.
Ya that’s not a seat post. That’s a tire iron. Wish I could find bikes like this I like to fix and resell them. Around here there ether perfect condition or a pile of rusted metal that’s not worth fixing. These look pretty good for fixer upper.
Ah, I think that's definitely a possibility. I guess the upside is got get a free tire iron.
You have a low bar for what constitutes "dangerous" and "shocking." When I was growing up in the 1980s, kids rode all around town on cheap department store bikes with one or more of the following problems:
- Very loose hub axle cones, especially in the rear, causing drastic wheel wobble
- Bent rims
- Loose spokes
- Chains that would randomly pop off, leaving many of them brakeless (due to only having a coaster brake)
- Worn-out kickstands that would come down when going over a bump, potentially jamming into the ground
- Cheap formed sheet steel single-bolt "gooseneck" type stems that wouldn't hold the handlebars tight no matter how much you tightened the bolt
- Bent pedal spindles
- Bent crank arms
- Very loose bottom bracket cones
- Worn-out coaster brakes that required 180 degrees or more of backpedaling before they would engage at all
- Cheap formed sheet steel seat post clamps that wouldn't hold the seat post tight no matter how much you tightened the bolt
- Rear tires worn bald down to the threads from excessive skidding on pavement
- Very loose headset cones causing drastic play in the front end
- Bent forks
- Bent seat post
- Cheap steel side-pull caliper brakes that were so far out of adjustment and/or so full of rust and/or crud that they barely worked or didn't work at all
I was sort of the neighborhood bike mechanic from the time I was about 7 years old, and I fixed some of those problems for my friends, but I obviously couldn't fix all of them without replacing parts, and who's going to buy new parts for a ratty old department store bike? Occasionally someone would spring for a new inner tube or tire from Western Auto, but that was about the extent of it. I adjusted a lot of bearing cones, a lot of caliper brakes, a lot of misaligned chain lines, removed a lot of kickstands and chain guards, and patched a lot of inner tubes.
I don't remember anyone in my town ever getting killed or seriously injured on their bike back then, and none of us ever wore a helmet either.
That sounds similar to how it was like when I was kid, but today I don't think I'd feel okay giving a kid a bike with those types of issues. I think you're right - I have a low bar in that respect. Thanks for sharing!
@@stockton350 In many, if not most, cases, the bikes were new when they were given to the kids, who then proceeded to run them into the ground, often being handed down to younger siblings a couple times in the process. The parents didn't know enough about bikes to even be aware of any safety issues, and the kids either didn't know or didn't care.
it's kinda hard to tell, but i feel like that schwinn has some really nice parts on it, like the cranks and the brake levers. might be worth just to strip those.
Those parts aren't bad but the front wheel use probably a goner.
We have 'ghost bikes' here in the UK too.
Do you call them ghost bikes also?
@@stockton350 Ghost, or Memorial Bikes, I believe!
@@MrMisaKulicka Thanks!
“Cash and carry” are terms of sale. You the seller will only accept cash and the buyer is responsible for getting it where it needs to go. I’ve not heard that expression for quite a while though.
Ah, got it. So it's shorthand for "cash only. No delivery."
@@stockton350 Indeed. Interesting video, by the way. I’ve never seen bike frames sold as home decor, before!
We have an old Savoy that was donated recently and it seems in limbo but I am guessing it goes in scrap pile soon. It is really hard to sell old cheap road bike style bikes. We have an old Motobecane road bike that has been sitting in the thrift store while probably 50 or more other bikes have sold. I would definitely go for that Miyata touring bike. Most rusty bikes can be saved if they are worth saving, the chrome parts are most likely to need replacement. I am fixing up an old Nashbar triple triangle that was really rusty. Had to braze on new shifter bosses (rusted) and used an airbrush to touch up the many rusty spots on it. It’s definitely a conversation piece.
Yeah, the old cheap road bikes are not big sellers. That Nashbar sounds sweet. I just picked up an old rusty GT with a similar triple triangle that'll be in a video soon.
@@stockton350 the Nashbar is triple butted Ishiwata steel made by Shogun in Japan. I recall finding an ad that said it was $329 new, which was pretty cheap in the late 80s for a 700c budget performance bike with index shifting. One thing you can do with old 27” frames is make gravel bikes using 700c wheels. I fit 38 mil tires and stem conversion wide bars on a UniVega, it is a great bike.
Triple butted Ishiwata is some good stuff. Love the Univegas. I had a side project trying to collect and post up old Univega catalogs online, but they’re a little hard to come by.
Where I live you couldn't sell any of these bikes for 2$
Big cities are have weird fauna...
Yes, big flat cities are prime real estate for flipping bikes. Whereabouts are you?
Scrap