How much is it worth?

Well, it is still a good bike but it would be hard as the
dickens for him to find replacement parts. So I think
charging him more then say and this is a guess $200 would be
a bit much.

[email hidden] (Chris Hansen) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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Hello,

I have an old road bike I don't use that a friend said he
was interested in buying. It's an early 80's Raleigh
Competition which was considered an entry-level racing
bike. It's in good shape without too many miles on it. The
paint and finish are almost like new and it has new tires,
seat, handlebar tape, chain and brake hoods. The rims are
straight and have never needed trueing.

I don't want to charge too much. I'll probably give him a
deal because he's a friend but I don't want to give it
away either becuase any money I get will go into a
commuter bike I'm setting up.

Thanks.

I saw an older 1970's Competition sell for $300. But it was
in pristine condition with original Campy components
(according to the seller). I have a similar model with a few
pieces changed and or missing (pedals, rear wheel, et al)
and I'd be happy to get $75 for it as is. If it doesn't have
all original parts then its value as a collector item is
markedly lower. It's value as a working bicycle is probably
somewhere between the two.

Most of the above is speculation, take it for what it is
worth.

Andy

I was thinking more like $100US or less.

Curt

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Quoted message said:

Well, it is still a good bike but it would be hard as the
dickens for him

to

Quoted message said:

find replacement parts. So I think charging him more then
say and this is

a

Quoted message said:

guess $200 would be a bit much.

curt said:

I was thinking more like $100US or less.

Curt

I'd pay US$ 120-$150 for an old Raleigh in excellent shape.
I liked mine, while the wheelset lasted. And they're
eminently rideable, if they fit. I did my first 'longish'
rides on just such a used Raleigh, until I trashed the
wheels. (never saw that girl again, either, but *sigh*)

You're unlikely to get a road bike for even twice two
hundred bucks today, new, anyway, so if you're just starting
out, a nice old bike is a real treat--a 'serious' bicycle
for silly money.

cyclists have been on the road long before aero brake
levers, nine-speed casettes, and STI. Old bikes that
work are cool.

-Luigi

In article <[email hidden]>,

(Chris Hansen) said:

Hello,

I have an old road bike I don't use that a friend said he
was interested in buying. It's an early 80's Raleigh
Competition which was considered an entry-level racing
bike. It's in good shape without too many miles on it. The
paint and finish are almost like new and it has new tires,
seat, handlebar tape, chain and brake hoods. The rims are
straight and have never needed trueing.

I don't know this model. aluminum rims?

Quoted message said:

I don't want to charge too much. I'll probably give him a
deal because he's a friend but I don't want to give it
away either becuase any money I get will go into a
commuter bike I'm setting up.

They're worth $10-$100 in ordinary condition, just like
all other early 80s bikes that don't carry Campy
components or have some wonderfully obscure (and usually
Italian) name on them.

I love these things, and pick them up whenever I get a
chance, which is about every 9 months so far for bikes in my
size, more often for frames that don't fit me.

--
Ryan Cousineau, [email hidden]
sfu.cawiredcolaOpen ↗ President, Fabrizio
Mazzoleni Fan Club