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Re: cheap bike
« Reply #15 on: March 09, 2004, 07:43:23 PM »
To be entirely fair, it is true!  And if you want a bike really, really bad I probably have like four old ones in my barn, but I wouldn't recommend it.  You may need no be really, really, really, really short to ride them, however.  Like 4', or less.  As for the tires and brakes, those could get fixed for much less than buying a new bike.  Or you could even out the carma of the universe and steal a bike, I guess.  Again, I wouldn't recommend that.
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Re: cheap bike
« Reply #16 on: March 09, 2004, 08:41:35 PM »
Actually I asked around, and the Cycle shop on campus and some other places around town.

Fixing the bike would cost $140-170

On the bright side, I don't have to worry about getting it out to you.
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Re: cheap bike
« Reply #17 on: March 09, 2004, 09:04:18 PM »
Wow.  Insanity.  $170?  Seriously? Wow.  Insane.  lots of $!   FOR REAL!
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Re: cheap bike
« Reply #18 on: March 09, 2004, 09:09:32 PM »
The cheapest frames available are $30 each.  Tires and tubes are about $25 each.  That's $110 there.  The chain on the bike is rusted through and needs replaced.  Add replacing the brakes, (which I can't do myself= bike shop labor) and there you are.
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Re: cheap bike
« Reply #19 on: March 09, 2004, 09:34:52 PM »
That really sucks. But i suppose that for $5, it was worth the try.
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Re: cheap bike
« Reply #20 on: March 10, 2004, 04:47:26 PM »
Yeah, makes sense, $5 vers $200.
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