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Finding Old Parts! |
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Remember that you are most likely searching for parts that have not been manufactured for many years. It always surprising to the author that buyers expect these rare parts to be sold for a low price, even less than the price for similar modern goods! Please remember that you are not obliged to buy the part, so do not insult the seller by stating his/her price is too high! The market will determine the true value of these goods and nothing is getting cheaper or more available! |
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| Where to find it: | |
| 1. Check with the various suppliers, dealers in the Classic Rendezvous Resource Page. | |
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The various web spots offering stuff for sale: - User group bicycles.rec.marketplace. - Campagnolo Only! classifieds. |
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Swap Meets (Cycle Jumbles in the UK!) This is dependent upon there being Swap Meets in your region.. If there are, you must support them with your attendance and possible organizational skills. If there is not a swap meet, put one on yourself! - The Cirque du Cyclisme - The Lars Anderson Show, Vintage Rendezvous and others.. See Calendar |
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| 4. The Classic Rendezvous Vintage Lightweight Bicycle mailing list (see join-up form on CR Main page) | |
| 5. The Menotomy Lightweight Vintage Bicycle Forum Advertise for free in this forum for stuff you are looking for... | |
| 6. Online auctions.. eBay Frequently has neat old parts. IMO, the eBay auction format usually becomes a "seller's market" and the prices eventually paid with a winning bid are often at the top of the price scale for desirable items. Also beware for mis-representation and trickiness (Example: a recently offered "NOS" rear derailleur that in fact had been ridden and had a boogered up pulley rail attachment bolt head.) | |
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7. Have your local bike shop do a search...
Using the good old telephone or by using Bike-A-Log data base, shops can find many old parts that are still in stock from wholesale distributors who have been around a long time. Euro Asia, Mel Pinto, and perhaps others have some old goods still available (to dealers only.) Know of other good places? Let the Webmaster know! |
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