Made in France

The mixte that was posted a couple of days ago.

Coco's Status Update: Mavic Crossmax Tubeless Compatible Wheelset

Cheap! Hurry! $100.

French Project for the Faithful

"Vintage bikes are too expensive!"

Here is one for the true believers, the trainspotters, the builders and the optimists.

$100

Stronglight, Suntour Superb, Atax stem and bar. Quality French frame with Simplex drop outs. 56CM.

Today only. Tomorrow maybe. The next day probably not, because Jon will probably want it when he sees it.

We are offering this for a mere $100 for an individual to rescue it. If you are going to split it up, then please pass on it.

Coco's Inventory Update: Very Special Peugeot Mixte

Very unusual for the US. We see many Peugeot mixtes, but we rarely see them with fenders, integrated rack, flipped bars and generator lights. Without question, this bike was purchased in Europe and brought over.  Photos do not do it justice. It is amazing. Fantastic color. A metallic teal with a little pearl.

Evening at Coco's

We really, really appreciate it when people express kindness to us. Thanks for the sign!

Coco's Status Update: Steyr Gentleman's Bicycle

Red Tag
Steyr Gentleman's Bike in stunning livery. This will be a very classy, very comfortable bike. Perfect with the Brooks, chrome fenders and a front basket. There would be no burrito run that this bike couldn't handle.  
$300

Coco's Status Update: Partial Inventory Additions - Chrome Path Racer, Others

Gorgeous Univega in very unusual color. It has some pearl in it. 

Green tag

$425

Unknown chrome frame, quality Japanese. We had fun with this one! Built as a single speed path racer. Pretty tall, like a 62 CM. Lots of high end stuff like a Crane copper bell and Brooks saddle. This is a very classy bike. 

Green tag

$625

Blue tag

$450

 Beautiful French mixte. Wonderful champagne color. A friend of mine had a Mercedes 6.3 that was the same color. This was built to customer spec as a green tag a few months ago but they decided they wanted a comfort bike and it came back to us. Green tag build quality at blue tag price.

Blue Tag
$425

Tiny KHS city bike. New tires, tubes, shifters, saddle, tuned, etc.

Blue tag
Well priced at about $250

We have a LOT of other bikes that have not made it on the blog yet including many small road bikes. 49CM, 50CM, 51CM.

Hans Ohrt Raleigh

Why would we give somebody store credit for this bicycle?

If buying a bicycle or having major repairs completed, we will take any bicycle in trade in. It is a philosophical decision.

If we can't use the bike - like a Magna from Target, we will strip it for parts.

Any unusable metal parts go to the recycler - Angel's dad.

If it is too good to strip but does not meet the Coco's standards for resale, we will donate. Phil builds bikes for his church, some go to friends of the shop, some go to the bicycle kitchen.

But this Raleigh will be built.

Cleans up better than you might think. 

Some interesting components.

Not Coco's Approved

We buy more used bikes than anybody. With confidence, I would say that we buy more than anybody else in Los Angeles. Probably in the top five used bicycle buyers in the United States. Such bold proclamations are easier when you add a 'probably' and owing to the fact that there are no statistics tracking this sort of thing.

All that said, all that bike buying experience, we get stung more often than we would like to admit. Appeared to be a clean Cannondale yet the frame was beyond salvage. Parted it out and Matt cut the frame apart for wind chimes. Seriously. Matt has cut so many junk frames apart, I can't imagine how many wind chimes he has at this point.

Hans Ohrt 1974 Carlton Catalina

Found in suburban Seattle by Bob! He googled by Hans and Beverly Hills, leading to Coco's!

Bike Path Air Quality

We love the Los Angeles River Bike Path. It is a vital, bike-able north/south corridor and a riparian wonderland. We don't love the diesel exhaust from the Metrolink train servicing station. 



At 8 minutes, a bit long, but worth 8 seconds. 


Tomorrow there is a meeting the Metrolink folks to discuss options for limiting the diesel exhaust.

Plum Tree Needed

I planted this plum tree about four years ago. It has doubled in size. But, for it to fruit, we need another plum tree within 50 feet.

Coco's Status Update: Trek, Made in USA, Aluminum

Deeply red tag; nearly maroon! Gummy shifters, bent front derailleur, typical issues but all there! Perfect bike to mount a kid's seat on.

$80 Plate of Brownies!

Good citizen discount exercised. There are still 3-4 of the chocolate-iest, richest brownies I have ever had in my life on the Coco's Variety front counter.

Aznavour Wins Tour de France!

Coco's Status Update: Trek Kid's Bike

Blue Tag
$140

A quality kid's bike that can be handed down instead of being thrown away.

Garden Abundance

Grandson gets a new bike and we get a flower pot of produce and flowers. We'll take it!

Still Life with Thickslicks and His Tenderness

The Thickslick typography and scale is really well done.  We sell Thickslicks which are tough to beat if you are riding fixed and skidding. We do not sell red deep v's, though we do currently have a red set of Mavic Heliums.

Matt's typography and scale are pretty good, but Matt isn't a Thickslick!