Flip Bike: Seth's Bike Hacks starts flipping retrobikes

[greencat]

Poor sod had STI units on his first flipper

 

[longun]

Havent watched it yet but anticipating some newbie bulllshit about old bikes haha, tbh most the stuff he does can be be okay

 

[averagebiker]

I quite like him/his videos. Watched it the other night and concluded long before he did that he paid too much for his project bike. But we all live and learn.

 

[retroJIM]

So this is Wheeler Dealers but with Bikes instead of cars...

 

[markoc]

Almost gave up when he said that biopace chainrings were oblong. Not sure that would have caught on...

If you're gonna flip a bike, then at least start with something that originally had some intrinsic value. $70 is about £50 I think - I was staggered he paid more than £20 for it.

$125 asking price for a bitsa - even a well serviced and presentable one - I'm not surprised he didn't sell it.

 

[narcotitlan]

Pretty clear from the outset it wasn’t profitable. On the ‘flip’ side, he basically rescued an old bike that no one gave a shit about, did a pretty good job. Nothing unethical imho. Unlike some of the unscrupulous flippers out there…

 

[novocaine]

Some of his stuff is a bit hit and miss,but the whole I find his vids pretty good. I guess his bike choice was somewhat limited as he's sponsered by diamond back. He cant really go out and do a competitors bike from back then.