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Is my bike worth anything?
Hello all, I've been riding this old Raleigh Rapide road bike for a
year, which I picked up for €40. Out of curiosity, I was wondering whether it has any vintage value at all, or it's just an old bike like 1000 other old bikes. It's an early or mid-80's Raleigh Rapide in the Team Raleigh red/yellow colours, with Reynolds 531c tubes. Front is a double crankset (dunno the brand) with Rigida cranks and a Sakae BB. Rear derailleur is a Campagnolo Nuovo Gran sport. Rims are Mavic Module "E2", although the rear wheel has been replace because it was damaged. (Downtube) shifters are Suntour power shifters. The (sidepull) brakes are a bit of a mix-up, rear is Shimano 600 and front is a Weinmann. I'm guessing the Shimano is a replacement for the Weinmann rear brake that was on there before, the brake handles are Weinmann. Seat is a San Marco Supercorsa. So, what's the lowdown on my bike? Potential vintage or 150-in-a-dozen? Robin |
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Is my bike worth anything?
RNK wrote:
Hello all, I've been riding this old Raleigh Rapide road bike for a year, which I picked up for €40. Out of curiosity, I was wondering whether it has any vintage value at all, or it's just an old bike like 1000 other old bikes. It's an early or mid-80's Raleigh Rapide in the Team Raleigh red/yellow colours, with Reynolds 531c tubes. Front is a double crankset (dunno the brand) with Rigida cranks and a Sakae BB. Rear derailleur is a Campagnolo Nuovo Gran sport. Rims are Mavic Module "E2", although the rear wheel has been replace because it was damaged. (Downtube) shifters are Suntour power shifters. The (sidepull) brakes are a bit of a mix-up, rear is Shimano 600 and front is a Weinmann. I'm guessing the Shimano is a replacement for the Weinmann rear brake that was on there before, the brake handles are Weinmann. Seat is a San Marco Supercorsa. So, what's the lowdown on my bike? Potential vintage or 150-in-a-dozen? = Bits of it are worth something as a "rider". A 531 frame is always saleable (being double butted and reasonably light) and the rear mech will be attractive to some people. I don't think it has any value as a "classic". |
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