Classic and Vintage Bicycles: What's it Worth? Appraisals and Inquiries - Team Miyata 1990 Full Dura-Ace

I picked up a 1990 Team Miyata for cheap, but at 58cm it feels too small for me. I should have known better -- my regular ride is a 25-inch 710 -- but I was really hoping I could upgrade from the 1980 710 to the 1990 Team. :bang:

Splined triple-butted main tubes and Dura-Ace everywhere I looked (derailers, index shifters, brakes & levers, hubs, seatpost). It's in in good shape overall but, unfortunately, it's not perfect -- as shown below there is some surface rust on the top-tube at the cable guides and where the frame pump is attached.

If I were to sell it in the New York market, what should I be looking to get?

So did you get it for the seller's original asking price? I was very early responding on this, but was informed the next day it had changed to an impromptu best offer auction. I helped the seller ID the bike without so much as a word of thanks.

I'd say you'd be best to part it out. Figure maybe $50 to $100 for the frameset, which obviously needs attention. You can search this subforum for estimates on the Dura-Ace components - miamijim has listed them a couple times. Depending on condition, you could get some decent money.

+1 on parting it out...and selling me the frame. ;)

+1 Part it out. Frame needs too much attention. Check fleabay for pricing on components. You should do well.

Put me in line for the frame too, it looks like a fun project.

As for price, I think that the Dura Ace group with wheels and everything will get you about $500 or so. It is a sought-after group and the parts look to be in pretty good shape.

But I'm not going to take it (yet). I think it'd be a shame to part it out. I'm going to ride it a bit more and see if I can get used to the size. Maybe I'll also try my hand with cleaning up the frame -- anyone know where to get paint to match?

JunkYardBike, I paid well over the original asking price (although less than it seems the parts are worth). I'm afraid I may have caused the seller to retreat from the original price -- instead of responding "Sold at $100", the subject line of my e-mail was "I think you underpriced the bike." I also included a link to the page for the 1989 Team at www.miyatacatalogs.com (http://www.miyatacatalogs.com), with a note that Miyatas seem to have become collectable and the Team was top of the line. The seller wrote back with what seemed a more reasonable price.

If you dont mind me asking? How much did you pay? PM me if you'd like.

As a complete bike, I'd pay no more than $300 as an end user because its in such bad shape. If the frames that bad I'll assume the componemts have very rusty bits on them. To be very honest with you, if I were looking to buy that bike aa a 'flip' candidate I wouldnt have paid more than $150 for it.

I dont want to guess at what it would bring parted out but I'll do it anyways. Consider these guesstimates to be 'market adjusted' based on the assumed poor condition:

Frame and fork with headset: $50-75
Wheelset (complete): $75-100
Crankset with no dust caps: $40 (I've seen dust caps go for $25)
FD: $10
RD: $40
Brakeset: $50 w/ bad hoods $65 w/ good hoods (DA hoods)
Seatpost: $40
Bars: $10
Stem: $10
Shift levers: $20