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Subject: Re: [BOB] Re: iBOB cheapskate bike build challenge
Date: 4/7/2011 9:01:42 AM
List: Internet-BOB
I had an on-sale circa 1991 Spec Crossroads Cruz butted 4130 hybrid
that I bought, IIRC, for about $400 in 1993 dollars that was a decent
bike tho' I very quickly upgraded from the plastic derailleur and
brake parts.

On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 6:17 PM, numbnuts <campredding@charter.net> wrote:
> Recently my wife asked for a disposable commuter. She said she did not
> want to lose her townie, which actually was a wedding present, and is
> spiffy too. We pulled a mid 90s Specialized Crossroads (steel) bike,
> complete, but pretty battered, from the dust bin. Two full days of
> work (everything corrected or maintained), $27.38 in parts and about
> $80 in stuff from our parts box resulted in a bike my wife really
> likes and is riding most days of the week. Yeah for us!
> Chris
> Redding, Ca.
>
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