Bicycles at yard sales, flea markets, etc.

OldRoads

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Sep 22, 2008, 3:55:41 PM9/22/08

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If you go to yard sales, flea markets, etc and see bicycles, and are
wondering if the bikes are worth anything, look 'em up on our site.
You can make some decent cash on the side by selling bikes on places
like craigslist, and you're also keeping old bikes out the landfills.

There's a picture database with over 1400 bikes for you to use when
trying to identify a cycle.
There's a price guide and there are a dozen discussion ares.

No registration, or email or anything like that is required.

I've been running the site since 1995.

Vin - Menotomy Vintage Bicycles
http://OldRoads.com

Vandy Terre

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Sep 22, 2008, 7:38:03 PM9/22/08

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This sounds good for folks hunting information on bicycles. Any one with
sources on values for horse drawn equipment? Or maybe sources for construction
plans for horse drawn equipment and harness? I have several horses and am
starting to train them for riding but would like to cross train for hauling.

ra...@vt.edu

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Sep 23, 2008, 10:14:39 AM9/23/08

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Vandy Terre <va...@tanglewood-destiny.com> wrote:
> This sounds good for folks hunting information on bicycles. Any one with
> sources on values for horse drawn equipment? Or maybe sources for construction
> plans for horse drawn equipment and harness? I have several horses and am
> starting to train them for riding but would like to cross train for hauling.

Unfortunately for you the people with the most knowledge and experience
on the value of horse drawn equipment are Amish. They are unlikely to
have a web site of any kind. There may be books, though. I'd check
Amazon for those.

Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, Va.

OldRoads

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Oct 29, 2008, 11:56:54 AM10/29/08

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On Sep 23, 10:14 am, ra...@vt.edu wrote:
> Vandy Terre <va...@tanglewood-destiny.com> wrote:

> > This sounds good for folks hunting information onbicycles. Any one with

> > sources on values for horse drawn equipment? Or maybe sources for construction
> > plans for horse drawn equipment and harness? I have several horses and am
> > starting to train them for riding but would like to cross train for hauling.
>
> Unfortunately for you the people with the most knowledge and experience
> on the value of horse drawn equipment are Amish. They are unlikely to
> have a web site of any kind. There may be books, though. I'd check
> Amazon for those.
>
> Bill Ranck
> Blacksburg, Va.

More info about the bikes you might find at a yard sale, flea market,
etc:
About a year ago we were contacted by ExpertVillage.com and asked to
do a series of videos about vintage bicycles.
Filming was done in March and they finished editing the videos in
June.

There are 16 videos in each series. All are on-line and free.
There are over 100 clips. It was a lot of work getting the
information together and then presenting it without notes. I ain't a
professional video dude as you will see, but there may be some useful
info in there.

The topics are:

Intro To Vintage Bicycles
Vintage Bicycle Styles
Vintage Balloon Tire Bicycles
Vintage Middleweight Bicycles
Vintage English 3-Speed Bicycles
Vintage Muscle Bicycles
Vintage Bicycle Appraisal Tips
Collecting Vintage Bicycles Accessories

You can get to the videos from here:

http://oldroads.com/whats_new.asp