Here is every bike I purchased or found this year only (Jan. 09-present). I am a flipper so I do often buy bikes to fix up and resell. I have always kept track of what I sell and what I pay for stuff, but not when I buy it except for this calendar year. I am actually seeing this year if my flipping pays for all of the bikes and parts I might buy for myself. So this list on was has been purchased in '09. Back a full 12 months probably some more flippers I don’t remember which ones of course and my Kelly Knobby X cross bike that I build at the end of '08.
Voodoo Wazoo cross bike: rode it for a little while, but it was too small so I sold it
83’ Univega Viva Touring: looking for a touring bike to do a 3 speed fixed build. It also ended up being too small so I sold it for a nice profit
Brand NEW Surly Long Haul Trucker: I have wanted one for awhile and then in Jan. QBP discounted the completes of the old models (blue) in my jumbo 62cm size. I work at a bike shop so I had to buy one just because of how cheap it was. Even after buying front and rear Surly nice racks, fenders, and front and rear Ortlieb panniers (at retail for panniers) I am still under the retail price of the complete bike.
Gitane Track Standard: bought off of CL and kept it, but wanted money more than a low end French track ride-parted out for a nice profit
06’ De Salvo track frameset :Drooled over them at the NAHMBS and this one was for sale on Serotta. I thought about buying it for awhile and then finally decided I wanted it. I talked to the original owner on the phone and found out two of the De Salvos I was drooling over at NAHMBS were HIS!!! He was selling to put a deposit down on another. I built it up with parts I had from a conversion and a track bike I parted out. It actually has drops and front and rear brakes on it now.
Bikes I bought to flip:
86’ Cannondale SR600 with “broken” brifters and a set of Tacx rollers: I sold the frameset to a friend on a homie deal. I parted the rest out and kept the rollers. Ended up with a nice profit
Centurion Accordo: fixed up and flipped easily even in the middle of winter
Jeanut road bike: bought cheap just to sell the Mafac brakes that were on it. Frame was crashed and is headed to the scrap yard
1987 Maruishi RX-6 Bought to flip. Would have gotten more $$ if the paint was in nicer shape.
1980 Schwinn Voyageur 11.8 chrome frame/fork: I bought it as a complete bike off of CL. It had been sitting outside and had a lot of rust on the components. I have sold off some of the parts. I am in the long process of removing all of the clearcoat to show the shiny chrome underneath it. I am thinking of actually building this into a fixed gear to sell.
American Flyer: Bought at a local bike show/swap and was parted out. It actually was a very nicely made frame with double butted HI ten tubing!
88’ Nishiki Colorado MTB: It is currently for sale on the local CL.
Bottecchia MixteBought complete but sold as frame/fork
Panasonic Sport: Bought complete but sold as a frame/fork
SR ladies road bike: actually a trash find and haven’t done anything with it. Probably will just be a parts donor
Shogun road bike: jumbo 65cm framed that I thought I would never sell. Through exchanging some emails regarding another bike for sale I ended up finding a buyer even before I started work on it. Sold to that buyer without having to advertise it, hence no pics.
Louison Bobet from the late 60’s: Bought from the owners of a LBS and it was his father’s and mother’s (Super Course) bikes that were barely ridden. A friend of mine got this
69’ Raleigh Super Course Mixte. I sold this on CL, but removed the very nice Brooks B66 that was on it and sold that separately.
mini Schwinn World Sport Garage sale purchased flipped easily
Raleigh Record: A garage sale purchase that included a POS Kia bike for one price. The Record has brand new Easton bar tape installed and the price for both bikes was $10 so I took them. When loading up the owner said do you want another for parts. I of course said sure because it was free. So I also got a Gary Fisher 700c hybrid that is missing a few parts, but it should be fixable. I just haven’t done anything to any of them yet.
His and hers 84’ Trek 520 and Trek 620 Bought them from the original owners and paid a little bit too much normally for a flipper. I sold the 520 complete and parted out the 620. I did end up making a decent profit on the pair.
02/03’ Ridley Crossbow: BEST FLIP EVER!!! I bought this for a steal at a police auction ($30 yes that is not a typo). It had Dura Ace 9 speed shifters and front and rear derailleurs that I moved to my own bike. I moved my Ultegra 9 speed Shifters and f/r derailleurs to this. I took off the Thomson seatpost, Flite saddle, and Ritchey WCS Stem and replaced with a new stem and seatpost and a seat from the parts bin. Flite sold for $40, Thomson for $35, I kept the Ritchey stem and Dura Ace parts for myself, and the full Ultegra bike sold for $650!
Haro BMX bike: Purchased at a different police auction and fixed up and flipped for a quick and easy profit
Fuji Touring Series IV: I am in the process of parting this out. The frame is straight and dent free, but has some rust issues so I am not sure what to do with it yet. I am parting out to try and sell off all the parts to make my money back.
Trek 820 MTB: Currently for sale on the local CL
early 80’s Schwinn World Sport: rough shape, but it was cheap ($5) so I will use it as a parts donor and maybe resell the frameset depending on condition
Univega Rover MTB: bought at a local thrift store, but haven’t done anything with it yet.