Originally Posted by
teetime
I wouldn't say the condition is very, very good, more like fair to good, if there are no dings or dents. It appears to have lots of paint chips on it.
Well, I guess either my photos are crappy or you have rather high expectations for a 25yr old used bicycle. YES, it is true that the paint is messed up on the inside of the seat stays- appear to be caused by rubbing. I am guessing this was from a rack...? I dunno. If this hurts its value tremendously, than so be it. But otherwise, it paint is in phenomenal condition.
Clearly a long way from the dirty, scratched, crazed paint, and even bubbling and rusty frames that I regularly see collected and restored on these and other forums......I would think those would better meet the definition of "fair" condition.
This is the most recent sale reference I have found. Let me know if it has something going for it that mine does not. Looks similar to mine to my eyes. Be sure to check out the condition of the chain stays.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...vip=true&rt=nc