Classic and Vintage Bicycles: What's it Worth? Appraisals and Inquiries - vista tandem bike
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gibgirl89
10-15-09, 12:02 AM
i have a vista tandem bicycle the only thing i can make out on the bike is vista by nida i cant find any model or parts number or i don't know where to look lol
please if anyone has any idea of value or if it is rare etc. please let me know thanks
here is a pic ill take more tomorrow
http://i38.tinypic.com/289k8kk.jpg
jacksbike
10-15-09, 12:09 AM
Vista was the bike shop brand name for a line of bikes made by Columbia Manufacturing Co., of Westfield, MA. I sold them in the 70's. They were OK bikes, one step above Columbia quality and a few steps below Schwinn quality, which they were trying to emulate. They are certainly not rare bikes. Value-hard to say. I think that this bike sold for $225 to $250 New -70's prices.
Vista was the bike shop brand name for a line of bikes made by Columbia Manufacturing Co., of Westfield, MA. I sold them in the 70's. They were OK bikes, one step above Columbia quality and a few steps below Schwinn quality, which they were trying to emulate. They are certainly not rare bikes. Value-hard to say. I think that this bike sold for $225 to $250 New -70's prices.
+1 Low end department store branded bike. Not rare. Little or no value. Looks to be in excellent condition! Best value is to just enjoy it!
Mos6502
10-19-09, 04:30 AM
Simply because it is a Tandem it will be worth something. To the right buyer, it could be worth $200 easily, but $100 is probably more like it.
At this time, Columbia was making pretty decent bikes, the ONLY thing Schwinn was doing better in this era was using higher quality bearings (yes, schwinns had more balls).