Centurion Accordo?
10-11-11, 06:02 PM
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Centurion Accordo?
https://sandiego.craigslist.org/ssd/bik/2644754184.html
is this bike worth 140?
it has suntour components, and minor rust on the rims.
is this bike worth 140?
it has suntour components, and minor rust on the rims.
10-11-11, 06:51 PM
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For Richmond, that bike in cleaned-up shape would sell for $125.00. That's Richmond. I have no doubt that San Diego will be more expensive, probably $50-75.00 more expensive. Based on that guess, $140.00 doesn't seem too unreasonable (see if you can get him down to around $125.00) in what I'm assuming from the pictures as somewhat dirty, complete, and rideable as-is - but needs work to be worthwhile. The Accordo, for the low end bike, is a very nice rider. I built my singlespeed/fixie around a frameset, and am very happy with it.
And yeah, you should have put this in the appraisals forum.
And yeah, you should have put this in the appraisals forum.
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10-11-11, 07:35 PM
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Accordo specs changed pretty much every year. I have owned several of them. Some were pretty decent, some average, some not so hot. For some reason, the pictures aren't showing up on my end. The better one I had, I sold for over $200, in perfect, ready to ride condition. That's here in Hooterville. Add a nice premium for CA.
Rust on rims? Sounds like steel wheels in that case. All of the ones I had aluminum rims.
Steel rims? Rust? Doesn't sound so good. At the same time, without pics, no idea. Certainly, $140 is pretty low for San Diego.
Rust on rims? Sounds like steel wheels in that case. All of the ones I had aluminum rims.
Steel rims? Rust? Doesn't sound so good. At the same time, without pics, no idea. Certainly, $140 is pretty low for San Diego.
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10-11-11, 11:00 PM
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I had one of the those and sold it in San Diego (after cleaning it up, polishing it, greasing the bearings) for $160 or so a couple of years ago. It was Tange Champion tubing, and was at best a mid to low-grade bike in component quality. It did however, ride very nice. If you are a fixer it could be a nice bike for you, and that price isn't bad these days in the San Diego market.
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10-12-11, 09:40 AM
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Given the pictures I saw, bike is very dirty and needs a thorough service. If you have the tools/time/aptitude/space to do the work, its worth it. If you have to pay a shop to do the work, keep looking.
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