CenturionIM

Everything looks good except the chain ring, the teeth of which looks quite worn out. Side question: Is this even a C&Vgroup? lol



https://chicago.craigslist.org/nch/bik/3689579368.html

elboGreaze

In my opinion, if the shifters work , it's worth it , but that can be a crap shoot . If you tried to buy all that stuff piece by piece , you would be right there ($200).

rjhammett

It is a little more than I would pay. The value is in the brifters. I would offer $150 and go up from there.

I picked up pretty much the same group plus the bottom bracket for $200. It was Shimano 600/Ultegra/tricolor in excellent shape. I also picked up a Shimano 600/Ultegra/tricolor group in rougher shape for $100.

T-Mar

105SC with 8 speed, brifters and dual pivot would date 1993-1998, so it would probably not be considered C&V by most members. It's hard to tell how worn the chainrings are, which would drastically affect the value. I think you could get a better deal by looking for a donor bicycle with 105SC and selling the frame and parts you don't need.

krobinson103

If the chain ring wasn't too badly worn I'd be willing to pay that. Fully functional brakes/shifters/derailleurs would be worth it. Even if the chain rings turn out to be worn. Its not so hard to get new chain rings/crank sets for a decent price. I'm also partial to 8 speed groups for their simplicity. Easy to tune and the chain lasts a long time.

jet sanchEz

You can build a new Veloce group for about $400 on Ribble or Wiggle, a better investment than $200 on a group that is 20 years old. It might be worth it to ask him if he has a wheelset and work out a price from there.

As T-Mar has already said, a complete bike with this group would likely be in the $300 range.

CenturionIM

hmm interesting, never seen a bike with old STI shifters on my local craigslist. What is a "donor bike"?

CenturionIM

Thanks for the explanation. Where did you look for donor bikes? Anything on CL now a days are just overpriced.

A veloce set just turned up in my local market. $350

https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/bik/3695961080.html

fiataccompli

You find older STI equipped bikes on CL..and $300-400 is usually pretty much the asking price. For whatever reason it seems I skip 8 speed in my own stable of bikes...plenty of 5, 6, 7 and plenty of 9 & 10....personally, I think 9 speed STI is the bargain group though it's not C&V by this group's standards for sure.