Thrift Stores – A Source For Cheap Bike Parts
Thrift Stores – A Source For Cheap Bike Parts
I was working on a Terry Susan B bike, and thought I was about done. I pumped up the tires and found a bunch of cracks from dry rot. I found some similar tires on Amazon, but they were $25-30. So I checked my stash of parts. I have tires I have taken off other bikes, or found other places like flea markets, garage sales, and thrift stores. I found a pair of Kenda Kwest tires I bought at Goodwill for $4.99. The tires were like new. I had bought them a couple months earlier with no specific plans. I figured I might find a use for them. And I did. I find lots of bike parts in thrift store. Tires, wheels, seats, pedals, etc. But also stuff like indoor trainers, and bike racks.
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I got two 26" mountain bike tires (Blackburn) for $40 at Walmart..says made with little bit stronger materials..some stores not stock them..I had to check another Walmart til I found them
Agreed.
On craigslist list too. Cheap parts.
Great tip, I always actively look for bike stuff when I’m at the thrift store!
I do the same thing! Here in Washington, thrift stores are also awesome for seats, I regularly find great seats floating around on the sports shelves for less than half of what a bike shop would charge. Found a little bag of new shifters, brakes and some drivetrain parts for $7, I have been finding just the right part in that bag for months:)
Lately I have been finding cheap seats, some tires and decent old 90s bikes in decent shape, I go to wealthy neighborhood thrift stores.
also a good source for stolen bike parts. if you buy without an original receipt shown, you encourage bike theft.
I really wanted to see the new tires on the the bike!
will gravel bikes be the next trend in bikes ?
I actually found a pair of giant roller tires and a 20" marathon plus at a goodwill
The last bike I picked up was a small Cannondale roadbike frame with no wheelset or saddle but was loaded with all Campagnolo components for $5 at a yard sale. When my wife asked why I wanted it I told her I just bought someone’s "snob" bike for $5!
I got some good parts from place’s and use them on things, I got a bike fixed and painted, and will sell it after I do more adjusting on it 😀👍🏻
4 bucks thats a steal!
A couple of things RJ. First, love your shirt. Gets comments. Love your channel. Has heiped me tremendously on my old Schwinn 10 speeds. Nut and bolt resto’s on my Sports Tourer and Super Sport. Both ’71’s and both Sierra Brown. I just love living in the past. Cheers to you!
I’m just watching you 3 years
You know, RJ, you are THE MAN when it comes to cycling for ordinary people. I have benefited so greatly from your tutorials using DIY tools. No, you DON’T need the $100+ Park blah-blah-blah tool to get it done. You help ensure that bikes are for the PEOPLE. Thank you for what you do. Maybe you could say the word, "aaand", a little less, lol.
Love, Always,
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hey RJ, a brifter can be repaired?
I do the same all the time more guys should do this Great video
This guy’s saved my days so many times thanks dude
BikeNashbar, , sometimes they have good deals on tires. Enjoy the videos, glad to see you back at it! Enjoy the rest of the evening!
RJ please help I have a 2×6 speed vintage road bike Murray eliminator can I use 2×8 brake shifters without using the last 2 gears or I have to change other parts to please help 😢
Guys, visit your local flea markets.
The thrift store in my town had one 16 in kids bike (which is pretty much the only bikes they have at any given time) was horribly beat up and rusty with dry rotted tires and they wanted like 60 dollars for it. Greedy greedy people
Good advice thanks!
Hi RJ! Been watching your videos recently and theyve helped me fix up my dad’s old bike a lot! I had a quick question regarding a new bicycle that I just purchased. It is a Supercycle Radex 26 and it has a 9×7 gear system, where there are 9 settings for only 3 front gears. I was wondering if you have encountered any bikes like this and whether they work differently from the normal 3×7 system? Im finding it makes slight adjustments to the friction while Im riding but I havent been able to get comfortable using it yet. Thanks!
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Nothing but good knowledge and words of wisdom to pass on towards your brothers and sisters thank you RJ and all my brothers and sisters sharing and showing love in our journey
Step 1: live in a capitalist economy with high consumerist tendency
we call them charity shops in the UK, generally full of genuinely useless stuff and no bike parts, car boot sales are OK though and there is a local charity who leave unwanted parts outside. You can no longer take tyres to the landfill here so they end up in next doors garden LOL
Also check out your town’s bike co-op. They have tons of selection at bargain prices.
hello. how do you clean and store tools and parts? I used a degreaser, and water to clean, old clothes wipe out the water and put them in front of a fan so they would be dry. But rust still showed up.
large people always put on big bum springer seats and I scored tons of mint take off seats of all flavors for a cool $5 at any thrift shop. Bet I still have a few in my trunk now if I looked with the tags still on. when flipping bikes…seats, grips, and bar wrap are things that start to add up and kill profit. Walmart sells BELL branded chains for $10 for 6,7,8 speed bikes. new chain is pimp after cleaning the drivetrain.
I spotted a decent bike at a thrift store in the middle of the week. Saturday was 10%. Got the idea to make it unwanted by hiding the front tire in another part of the store. Saturday came, and I went back. Found the tire, but the rest of the bike was gone. Turns out my plan to make it unwanted got it tossed in the trash. Oh well, they sold me the front tire real cheap.
Where are you? I’ve never seen any bike parts or tires in a thrift store in North Carolina.
Ironically after years of happily fixing bikes, I’ve just got a job in a "thrift store" bike department, and we’re desperately short of spare parts…
Nice tip, we call these shops in the Netherlands: kringloopwinkels
Good tip. Thanks very much.
RJ Strikes again, nice work. I find best way to utilize thrift stores is when you are out and about, know where the thrift stores are near you. Most of the time I go in I do not buy anything but I have not really gone much out of my way to get there. When good stuff comes in likely will go fast so if you are able to go frequently it helps. These days with the internet craigs list, offer up and similar is a good way to find free and cheap stuff. Like RJ and other viewers commented, I don’t just go in for bikes and bike parts, you just see what you find. Half of the score is finding a part, the second score is like in this video when you put the part to use. A while back found a basically brand new 700 wheel set with tires matching to the rim tubless system. came with an 11 speed cassette. Paid about $70 for the full wheel and tire set, which is basically the price of one of the panaracer gravel tires that came on it
Glad to see you are still uploading RJ, I have your videos playing in the background while I’m tinkering. You are like the Bob Ross of cycling.
RJ, was the victim of wrong dimensions listed on a Bucklos rigid fork on Amazon. Measures 450mm from bottom of fork to bearing race area, too short for a mountain bike. I would like to use a spacer to still use it but…how do I get around then being no raised portion on tube for bearing race? Wanting to put a spacer on the bottom of the fork. Got any ideas?
Edit…looks like I need a extended headset so no spacer required
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$5 for two tires, bargain
Found a park tool pedal wrench
The best way to use thrift stores for bike parts is to buy the whole bike and strip it down into components. I rarely find parts other than seats and tubes at thrift stores
I wasnt searching for this. I found it cause I am subscribed. It was helpful as I have let this happen to me before so thank you
RJ- those tires are awesome. I have a set of Kenda Kwest on my commuter hybrid. They have over 1,500 miles on them, mixed surface riding including cobblestones and never left me flat. I wish Kenda still made them. That’s a steal on a brilliant tire!!
Down here the dumps & metal recycling centers, you can find bike parts.some pawn shops have deals.
Bike tires are just like shoes, if they dont get used they deteriorate. Gotta use them to keep the elasticity to them.
local thrift shop has a bin of about 15 700c tubes for $1 each…
Use shoe polish to make those cracks disappear!
Kenda quests are good. Have them on my bike.