Originally Posted by knkennedy
Hello out there. I'm new to Bike Forums... and I hope I'm not soon the laughing stock. I bought a very used bike from a Goodwill and was checking it out and discovered that it bears emblems that say 'Firenze,' has an Italian flag, and the model number is ML5000. Does anyone know anything about this bike? It's history? Value? Any information would be greatly appreciated.
I apologize for not including much information; I will provide more when I survery the bike a little closer.
Thanks so much!
I saw some Firenze bikes in the 1980's. I don't know if the ones I saw were represnetitive of all of them but the ones I saw were absolute junk! Dropouts would sometimes pull out of the frame and the parts were plastic or stamped steel. No amount of adjusting could keep the stamped steel brake calipers from squealing every stop. When students brought these bikes into my shop I made them sign a waiver saying that they understand that their bikes were dangerous to ride even after we repaired them.