$50... Deal or NO Deal?

[notrod59]

My neighbor has an original 3 wheeled bicycle, the kind that usually are associated with our elderly citizens (read - LD PEOPLE BIKE).
He says he'll sell it for $50, and has a new chain for it. He says the old one is stretched and jumps off the sprockets...?
Does this chain thing make sense?
Is this a good price?
The ones I've seen on Ebay go for a lot more than that.
My wife wants one and modifying this would be alot easier than building another one from scratch, although not near as cool as mine.

 

[seca40]

I'm not the expert but if I found a trike for fifty dollars I'd jump on it. :mrgreen:

Oh yeah, your big wheel rocks.

 

[tartosuc]

Go for it man!

dont wait...

 

[Rat Rod]

I'm liking your garden gate. :wink:

 

[notrod59]

DEAL!!!!!!!!!!

Walked down and offered him $30 cash... walked it home....
I'll post pics in a bit.

 

[Markm]

that trike looks fun and the gate is cool!

 

[notrod59]

Introducing the MOMMAMOBILE

Needs a little TLC but shouldn't be too hard to get it rollin for momma.

 

[Markm]

right on!!! well worth the 30 bux!!

 

[CCR]

nice find !!!!! well worth it IMO

 

[Firewalker]

OH YA thats great! love the little tires in the back

 

[Easy Skywalker]

Good deal!!

 

[Hugo]

and has a new chain for it. He says the old one is stretched and jumps off the sprockets...?
Does this chain thing make sense?

Yes, when a chain gets worn out it "stretches". Since the little rollers on the chain are now further apart than the teeth on the sprockets, only a couple of rollers are in contact with teeth, instead of all the rollers around half the circunference of the sprocket. All the tension on the chain goes into only a couple of teeth, and the chain ends up climbing the teeth and skipping. And if the chain is worn, then probably the teeth are worn also. Running a new chain on worn teeth will skip like mad. I see it all the time on mountain bike transmissions.

At least, that's what my fortune cookie said.

EDIT: Saw on your pics that there's a lot of slack on the chain. Maybe that's the problem?

Hugo

 

[notrod59]

EDIT: Saw on your pics that there's a lot of slack on the chain. Maybe that's the problem?

Hugo

That was a big part of it. I think I got it to stay on a little better. I think I'll still put the new chain on when I get it from the guy.

I think I'm going to have to do some learning about Sturmey 3 speed hubs too, it has some shifting problems right now. Maybe it just needs a good cleaning and some lube, we'll see tonight.

 

[aka_locojoe]

I would reroute the shifter cable also.

Nice trike.

 

[fast eddie]

that thing is worth every bit of 50 bucks, spend the fifty and if ya dont want it i bet you could easily sell it for more, id spend a hundred on it if i saw it next door!!!
fast eddie outty

 

[dumpster_diver]

Good job! Great price and to be able to ride right after you bought it, awesome!
I paid $75 for mine but mine is only 1 of 4 that I know of in the USA.!

 

[ricksterr1221]

DD What kind is it?