schwim

Hello there!

I'm a longtime rider but relatively new to having an interest in older bikes. When I say older, I don't mean vintage turn of the 20th century bikes, in my case, I mean 70's-80's bikes. I find some on local marketplace and I don't know enough about them to tell if they're a quality bike or just a 40 year old low quality bike that nobody would like to ride.

I often visit bikepedia.com but their db for most brands only seem to go back to 1993 and my interests precede that. Is there a database available online for older bikes that is a reliable tool for gauging a bike's general quality and desirability or will I have to bother you for each bike I find? (insert smilie here)

Any suggestions on some go-to links to keep in my bookmarks for finding out more on newfound bikes would be most appreciated, most notably, sources to help me determine whether an asking price is fair. Thanks for your time!