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rollsroyce
01-16-06, 11:04 PM
Its a singlespeed. I don't have pics but here are specs:

-53 cm baby blue mid eighties Benotto modelo 850 (nothing special. Mexican made.1st generation benotto decals, stamped seatstay caps, heart shaped bb cutout)
-80's campagnolo record headset
-80's ofmega BB
-80s campy Gran Sport crankset
-early 80s campy super record calipers
-80s campy super record hubs/mavic open pro rear and G40 front
-cinelli drop handlebars
-concor saddle

thats really all thats worth mentioning. seatpost, brake levers, and stem are generic. no derailleurs. shimano freewheel. everything is an 8 or 9 out of 10. Thanks for any help.

luker
01-17-06, 05:32 PM
it'll go between 2 and 3 hundred dollars on eBay. Local sale? dunno. Where ya from?
rollsroyce
01-17-06, 07:02 PM
I live in Portland. 2-3 hundred really? Based on my Ebay experience the wheelset and brake calipers would go for about that. Maybe I should part this thing out. Thanks for your reply!

luker
01-17-06, 08:08 PM
I live in Portland. 2-3 hundred really? Based on my Ebay experience the wheelset and brake calipers would go for about that. Maybe I should part this thing out. Thanks for your reply!

you are absolutely right, of course. The brakes and levers would go to $100 by themselves, depending on vintage, etc. The wheels could go way over that, depending. You almost always make more parting a bike out; and if the bike has been built up from bits it is no big deal. If you parted an early 50s Cinelli, you'd probably make more as well (*maybe!*) but that would be bad, as far as conservators think. Your conscience be your guide. It isn't Wellington's saber, after all.