If you had a chance to go through an Old Bike Shop, what would be the MAIN things you would look for? Id have to say Frame and Forks first, then some Bear Trap pedals ... Cranks .. and so on.
How bout you?

Peace ~ Tone

It depends on what they carried. I've been in some old bike shops that didn't carry too much BMX. Aside from really exotic stuff (Hutch cranks, pedals and hubs, cook bros. parts, Son Lite hubs ,reedy pedals, omas and campy bmx, etc.) look for the kinds of things that were destroyed easily from exposure to the elements. Things like tires, snap pads and stickers. Old magazines, posters, banners, and number plates are nice too.

If it has to be done quickly, then, of course, go for the big things that are easy to spot without rummaging around. Frames, complete bikes and boxed bikes. Is there a basement or shed? Where did they keep the used bikes?

I've been in a similar position on several occasions and it can be overwhelming unless you're able to throw lots of money at the owner. I always ended up buying what I really wanted and things I knew my friends were looking for, leaving much behind for my fellow collectors.

Obviously the high dollar stuff to re-sell for project cash. My concern would be with tires, haro plates (lightning), Oakley grips. Things that rot away. F/F sets can get re-chromed, but you can't re-cap comp 2's, or glue the ends of grips back on!

I'll find out soon! A friend of mine owns a building with a old bike shop in it and he is about to take the contents for nonpayment of the rent. Says that when he does I can come and help him git rid of it. Says that there must be a "thousand" bikes. Anyone live in Norcal and have some major cash to lay down when this happens?

I'd like to find some campy hubs and some redline flights. Im currantly building a rim set.

I would go to the mental picture of the BMX bike in my head and start with the grips buy any grips from BITD move onto brake levers...and brakes..bars...stems and buy as much as you can afford. I went on a 5 week holliday drove through 4 states stopped at any bike shop and bought all they had. most of the stuff had the original price tag on them A'me grips for 7.95 resell for 25.00 NOS Race inc frame paid 30.00 sold for 290.00. knowing you can get a good price for resale you know you can spend more at the old shop.

blackwolf, I'm in San Francisco and would be totally down to rummage! I'd pay for any parts I would take

I think I would grab everything I could...everyone is building different bikes in different colors, blah blah blah...And you guys know that everything you buy WILL SELL...even if u have to sit on it for a bit, it will leave. From Ebay, to sell/trading, to hooking a brother up....people are in this hobby to smile, build, ride....and maybe make a few bucks in between...well thats why im in this hobby....

Jon

Careful Blackwolf.

Heeeeeeere we gooooooooo!!!!

Black wolf
yes be VERY CAREFUL......we don't want another back stabbing member to snag another "score" from another member... just my .02

Jon

p.s. u can tell me...i won't tell ANYONE, well a few of my friends...j/k keep it to urself...its the smartest thing to do....trust me!!!

ALL OF IT... Grab as much as you can and go threw it later...

-Steve

before you all warn him about me, I'm not looking to nab up a bunch o stuff. He asked I answered. No need to act like I'm a criminal

I would grab everything that I could get my hands on.

If I could go back to the shop I worked in back in the 1980's I'd grab......
Carlile Aggressor , Stadium & Comp 3 tires.All I could carry
Graphite Tuffs with the Campy hubs, only 1 set in the shop.
Pinchless Flites , only 1 set in the shop.
All the name brand padsets , especially the SE Cammo ones & any other frame pads I could find.
The big perspex sticker box/collection , including numbers (it was very well stocked) & all the Haro series 1 number plates.
All the painted 9/16th DX pedals too

JB

If I could go back to my old LBS........I'd grab the owners daughter. She was hot. I'm sure she still is too........if she looks anything like her mom.

All the Huffy and Open Road parts a paper sack can hold.

Cooks everything!

Cooks everything!

Stickers, Haro lightning bolt plates, Comp IIs and snake bellies.

I would grab a pair of black comp IIs with red sidewalls and yellow labels.

It would be the only item that I know for sure that I would have, that Tim doesn't.

...Not really what I would grab, but the shot was there....lol

Actually, I would grab the silver/grey Ashtabula frame and fork set, vacuume packed onto a piece of brown cardboard. lol

I am not really sure, but it would be fun!

anything that looked like it was old brakes pads tires i would stack it all in a bike box and then say how much for this crap. OK i am midschool so anything odyssey T-1000 rims dk hubs necks sets of old rims pad sets sprockets #plates i would go wild and start grabbin **** from anywhere i could

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Actually, I would grab the silver/grey Ashtabula frame and fork set, vacuume packed onto a piece of brown cardboard. lol

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That's funny Ted, I think about that thing too - BITD it was like a dinosaur that none of us would have wanted, I think that thing was still on the wall when Tonka switched hands in '98.