vivvov

Hi All

Down in the basement there lurks a bike I used to ride prior to someone nicking the back wheel and the thread going on the crankset.

It's got no decals but the Bottom Bracket has a Cinelli imprint, Cinelli bars and stem, Cinelli seat plus a Shimano Sante Groupset and wheels.

I'm the second owner..I bought it from ebay about approx. 8 years ago off a man who'd had it 15 years since new and was happy, having had 531 before, to just cycle around on a fairly cheap/light steel bike that was what I knew (1980's ish tec, not new/ali etc)..Didn't even think to check the lineage/spec. Happy just to ride it.

Then at the point of the back wheel "walking", the bike ended up in the basement..even misplaced the old Chainset!...could kick myself! (but had transferred the bio space chain rings onto a cheaper shimano crankset).

Then a year back, I started to look for a replacements..typed in Sante and.. wow.. not the best Shimano but scarse!...serious.

I kept typing in Sante every week and I've managed to find a replacement/2rd hand chainset, scruffed and did of a dint on the arm ( mad money for Groupsets) and a PAIR of wheels..yes!..(spare front wheel).

Lovely(..but presently scruffed and chipped..decades old, 2 previous owners etc..one not so careful as the previous) pearlescent finish on frame/forks and even part of the handlebar stem..looks a bit incongruous(a mess) since I had to rise the stem due to being a couple of inches taller than the previous owner(..must have had it sprayed in place?)..plus needs the stainless parts cleaned up.
Should I respray the frame..can it be sort of patched? (hum, that sounds a bit science fiction).

Now the pictures..bit of a luddite so not sure how to do this bit.
Not sure if the picture of the frame is there...

So what do you reckon it's worth folks at the mo?..and resprayed?
Hope that picture's there.

vivvov

vivvov

Update..looks like it's Charles Roberts frame..