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Trashmo find

My wife found a Cannondale Criterium - in my size, no less - in the trash in Scarsdale last week and brought it home. The finish is pretty scuffed in places, and it's got a couple dings, but it's also got a complete, decent Shimano 105 groupset on it. No tires. Back wheel out of true. I'm going to clean it up a bit and take it to the bike shop for a tuneup. I may get another workable bike out of this. At worst I can strip it for parts. This is so exciting - I never find decent bikes in the trash.