'60's Raleigh Robin Hood
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'60's Raleigh Robin Hood
Complete except for the seat, unrestored. May be ridable but surely needs lube, rubber, cables, general cleaning. I'm looking at is as a commuter. General idea of what I should pay?
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Hard to tell the value without seeing at least a pix. Those bikes bring a pretty good price , restored. But, sounds like it needs a lot of work & some parts. IF,,, IF you can do the work yourself, I wouldn't pay any more than $40 MAX.
If you are just looking for a commuter bike,, you could find a better deal.
If you are just looking for a commuter bike,, you could find a better deal.
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IMHO, best budget commuter out there is a rigid frame steel MTB. They are plentiful, cheap, can easily accommodate fenders, racks, wide tires, narrow tires, have excellent brakes, etc. And they usually have pretty good components on them.
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Which exactly describes my primary commuter for the past several years, a Specialized Hardrock. But I do occasionally ride my '70's Super Sport to work, sometimes my tallbike, an on occasion even my unicycle. I would really like a Dutch commuter, but a C&V English 3-speed in my size is very tempting.
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If it really is your size, and the paint and chrome are good, price can easily go over $100; but be sure to consider what you're going to spend on seat, tires &c. and use them as talking points to bring the price down. Why no seat? If it's because there was a nice leather Brooks that the seller decided to keep for himself, the price can and should take a compensatory hit. Very often the tires and cables on a bike like this will look terrible but are in fact okay.
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Thanks for the input. I decided to let it go and wait for something else.
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