sergiusz

Sup mates,
Today I bought a vintage used bike in a workshop near Amsterdam. At first I thought of it only as a cheap sports bike, but then my friends started noticing that it's certainly worth more than the 100 euro I paid for it. It's really light and fast, everything works tip-top.
How much do you think it's really worth? The tag says Hand Made Grand Velo Bridgestone. Nothing else.

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There are 6 pictures of it. If you need more to say what you think, just ask.

kunsunoke 

You did pretty well. The bike is at least a rider and a keeper. Not sure how collectible it is right now, though. It's probably worth about 300-450 Euro, possibly more to a Bridgestone collector.

Grand Velo was the top end of the Bridgestone line in the early to mid 1980s here in the USA. That one appears to be of an earlier vintage, as evidenced by the clip-ons for the cables. Am sure you've noticed it by now, but build quality is likely quite high. Attention to detail is what Japanese builders are known for, and continue to be known for (at much higher cost now, thanks to Yen shock).

The Altus C10 rear mech doesn't seem to be original to the bike. That's actually a good thing, as Shimano appears to have adopted slant parallelogram geometry after the Suntour patent ran out.

sergiusz

So probably I'll keep it; if it's over 30 years old, it'll be a great ride for next decades. Thanks for info.

ramzilla

Around Atlanta top quality Japanese bikes sell for roughly 1/2 or 1/3 of what a comparable Italian bike would go for. Bikes like your Bridgestone would never sell for less than about $300 in good shape maybe closer to $400.

mnmkpedals 

just replying to say beautiful bike! Haven't seen one of these-- love it! nice score!

Chris W.

Killer deal! If it fits, I'd keep it

Cheers,
Chris

daf1009

Good deal! Nice bike!