1970 Robin Hood
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1970 Robin Hood
Wondering what this is worth. I have the fenders and the original mattress seat. Disregard the B17 in this pic because that is on another bike now. I might throw a nice, well worn B72 on it or a cherry B67.
The bike is all original except the new Schwalbe Delta Cruiser tires, the rear rack, and I took off the John Bull brake pads and replaced them with Kool Stops. I still have the John Bulls though.
I cleaned, greased, and re packed the headset. The bike has new brake cables and was recently lubed and inspected by my LBS. The bottom bracket is fine and I flushed out the SA hub and refilled it. I keep it and the spokes well oiled. The hub works great.
I gave this bike a do-over with Meguiar's ScratchX when I bought in and then polish. I keep it clean.
A bike show is coming up and I might stick the fenders back on and maybe flip the North Roads back over. I'm wondering what it's worth.
The bike is all original except the new Schwalbe Delta Cruiser tires, the rear rack, and I took off the John Bull brake pads and replaced them with Kool Stops. I still have the John Bulls though.
I cleaned, greased, and re packed the headset. The bike has new brake cables and was recently lubed and inspected by my LBS. The bottom bracket is fine and I flushed out the SA hub and refilled it. I keep it and the spokes well oiled. The hub works great.
I gave this bike a do-over with Meguiar's ScratchX when I bought in and then polish. I keep it clean.
A bike show is coming up and I might stick the fenders back on and maybe flip the North Roads back over. I'm wondering what it's worth.

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I picked up a cherry 1969 Robin Hood for $150 with all the original parts. Three speeds don't tend to go much and the Robin Hood was near the middle of the line up for Raleigh 3 speeds at the time. Still condition really matters and that gives a bump up to the valuation.
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I picked up a cherry 1969 Robin Hood for $150 with all the original parts. Three speeds don't tend to go much and the Robin Hood was near the middle of the line up for Raleigh 3 speeds at the time. Still condition really matters and that gives a bump up to the valuation.
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I paid near the top for what this bike was worth but I had some sentimental reasons for wanting one. Plus it looks as if it walked out of a store (even the original tires are in great shape).
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I figure a used bike is worth whatever the buyer and seller negotiate. "One man's meat is another man's poison" they say,
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I paid $160 for this 1971 Robin Hood at a bike swap and save for the saddle, it was original including the tires and bar tape. I have since put Schwalbe tires and a new honey B67 on it. I guess that means I have close to $500 in it. I'm not concerned, I love riding it and looking at it. I will be changing the 18T cog for a 22T in the near future. I have the only Robin Hood in town and it was the type of bike I yearned for as a kid. A "3speed Racer"!
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