Can anyone ID the components on this bike and is it a goodie?
05-30-11, 06:08 PM
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Can anyone ID the components on this bike and is it a goodie?
Don't know anything about this brand (sorry, I'm a newbie), but I was wondering if the components are any good and guessed there would be someone here who would be able to ID them on sight...
05-30-11, 06:12 PM
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Not with just that photo. Drive side pic at the least. Miele can be a desirable frame. Cranks are cotterless, so that much is good.
05-30-11, 06:16 PM
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Yeah, that's pretty funny that you want a component ID but can't provide us with a photo from the side that actually shows the components. The shade really helps, though.
05-30-11, 06:19 PM
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This is up on kijiji and I was thinking of buying it. The other photo the seller provided was head on.
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Looks like Suntour ratchet downtube shifters, points toward a Japanese drivetrain, as do the cranks. Kickstand, potential BAD. Let's assume 27" wheels, not many choices in tires. SO it depends on what you want, the frame may be beyond the parts. $200. max.
05-30-11, 07:37 PM
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I'm thinking high tensile frame by the looks of the headlugs. Also looks like those could be stamped dropouts. Not sure those are Suntour ratchet shifters, as the barrels are usually a lot fatter. I think I see plastic wingnuts? so maybe cheap Simplex units? Brakes look cheap, too.
Personally? Not more than $50 if I really, really wanted it.
Personally? Not more than $50 if I really, really wanted it.
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05-31-11, 06:39 AM
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$100 bikes tend to go pretty quickly, even low end ones. Doesn't mean they are a good deal. Depends on your budget.
If it was something good, then it would not last long enough for a "Hey, is this bike something good?" response. Too many scoopers out there, that can recognize something decent with no picture, or a crap picture. To compete against those buyers, you have to educate yourself, and be ready to launch at any time of day, any day of the week. The smoking hot deals in that price range around here last 15 minutes, maybe 30 minutes tops.
If it was something good, then it would not last long enough for a "Hey, is this bike something good?" response. Too many scoopers out there, that can recognize something decent with no picture, or a crap picture. To compete against those buyers, you have to educate yourself, and be ready to launch at any time of day, any day of the week. The smoking hot deals in that price range around here last 15 minutes, maybe 30 minutes tops.
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Not sure about the bike, but I'll give him $100 for that pool! 
05-31-11, 09:12 AM
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$100 bikes tend to go pretty quickly, even low end ones. Doesn't mean they are a good deal. Depends on your budget.
If it was something good, then it would not last long enough for a "Hey, is this bike something good?" response. Too many scoopers out there, that can recognize something decent with no picture, or a crap picture. To compete against those buyers, you have to educate yourself, and be ready to launch at any time of day, any day of the week. The smoking hot deals in that price range around here last 15 minutes, maybe 30 minutes tops.
If it was something good, then it would not last long enough for a "Hey, is this bike something good?" response. Too many scoopers out there, that can recognize something decent with no picture, or a crap picture. To compete against those buyers, you have to educate yourself, and be ready to launch at any time of day, any day of the week. The smoking hot deals in that price range around here last 15 minutes, maybe 30 minutes tops.
I'm slowly trying to get a handle of what's good, but I find it hard as the components all seem to have so many levels of quality within one brand! I need a cheat sheet!!!
05-31-11, 09:25 AM
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Are you buying to flip, or to keep? Knowing that the average buyer of $100-$200 80s bike probably knows little of components, your buying criteria might be different.
05-31-11, 10:00 AM
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Buying most probably to flip or harvest parts from unless the frame was unusually big (for DH) or unusually small (for me)
05-31-11, 02:20 PM
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It's still available and I'm going to look at it tomorrow. Fingers crossed it is good. Do you think it's worth getting as long as there is nothing glaringly wrong (like bent frame etc)?
If it does indeed have crappy components and stamped dropouts, should it be left alone?
If it does indeed have crappy components and stamped dropouts, should it be left alone?
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Just keep in the mind, you want to buy at wholesale prices. He'll want to sell at retail. And you are the only one who has shown interest at the $100 level, then already you know your market will have trouble at a higher price.
Unless you want to sell via ebay - i.e. willing to ship anywhere in the country.
Unless you want to sell via ebay - i.e. willing to ship anywhere in the country.
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+1 Assuming you want to sell locally, you really need to know YOUR market. Can't tell what it will bring from here for sure.
Flipping for a reasonable return = $100 margin after parts and consumables. Around here, thats hard to do on a $100 bike, unless it is a touring bike, or has some really good components (in which case, its then a part out). So in my market, I would pass at $100.
But as an end user, the game is totally different.
Flipping for a reasonable return = $100 margin after parts and consumables. Around here, thats hard to do on a $100 bike, unless it is a touring bike, or has some really good components (in which case, its then a part out). So in my market, I would pass at $100.
But as an end user, the game is totally different.
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