Dannyboy21

What do you think the value of this bike is in Greater Toronto Area?
Miele Nuova Corsa. Frame is Rossin special tubing. Shifters and derailleurs are Campagnolo Nuovo Record. Crank, pedals, hubs and headset are Miche Comp. Brake levers/calipers are Modolo Speedy Gold anodized. Handlebar is Cosmos and rims are Ambrosio Elite. Bike has some minor surface rust and nicks in the paint, other wise is spinning nicely on the trainer. Thanks for any input. - Dan

T-Mar

Generic tubing, 2nd tier Italian components, except for the derailleurs, one month closer to Christmas than the last time you posted and only a superficial cleaning sine then. So, even while the GTA is a hot market, I wouldn't go over $150 CDN. Of course, you may find someone who doesn't know a lot about bicycles, who is willing to pay more. Worth more in the spring, even in your locale.

Dannyboy21

Thank you @T-Mar. I went back to my "what have I found" type post, and did see that you offered an appraisal. I was more interested in looking into the authenticity of the Rossin tubing, so must have forgotten that. I guess my post-surgical fuzzy brain affected some of my short term memories more than I thought. So you are firm in your belief that the whole Rossin spec'd tubing is a red herring marketing ploy by Miele? Regardless, thanks for the reminder and apologies for the duplication.

Dannyboy21

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Miele Man

You're just outside of North Bay. How would you get this bike the 340+ kilometers to Toronto? I imagine that shipping it all the way there would be pretty expensive.

This is the SLOW time of the year fro selling bicycles.

Cheers

Dannyboy21

I am in GTA somewhat regularly.

T-Mar

Marketers rarely miss an opportunity to promote the properties of a higher grade tubeset. The fact that the decal doesn't mention the alloy or butting suggests a lower grade tubeset.

SoccerBallXan

Now, if no one knows, then I would say it’s safe to assume that Rossin would not slap their name on any janky tubbing.

I am am unable to post links, but there’s a thread titled “Rossin Tubbing (just tubbing)?” that has some minor detective work ft. Tmar.

Aa for value, I’d only pay up to $200 USD if I had some burning desire or attraction to the bike.

Dannyboy21

I did find that thread today. Turns out I have some positive dealings with @pstock and I am talking to him on Wednesday in GTA. Hopefully he might shed some more light on it. I will have a look inside the frame tubing for the suggested evidence. In other posts regarding Miele some allude to tubing stickers being slapped on frames without any thought to origin which is kind of crappy. Regardless, still a pretty cool little bike. It will make someone happy. My daughter is still on the fence on which bike - the Miele, Bianchi Sport SS or a Peugeot - she wants to take to university. Thanks everyone. It is intriguing and I sort of want to waste time on proving/disproving the Rossin idea.

I found a thread elsewhere saying there was a fella with the named Marc Rossin, who had worked for Colnago then went to work for Miele, possibly alluding to the Rossin sticker but that has no proof to it.

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=84313&page=3