Armstrong Birmingham
#1
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Joined: Apr 2021
Posts: 5
Likes: 0
Armstrong Birmingham
Hello everybody , i got this bike for a little while .
First i wanned to restorat this bike , then i decide to sell it but for some reason i was try find some more information about it but there is absolutley nothing so i was thinking this may be rare and valuble biclcle ?
I was try find any information about it , to me it look very rare because i cannot find any information. Is any one may know more about this Bicycle ? is worth anything
I cannot add any photo
Thank you for any information.
First i wanned to restorat this bike , then i decide to sell it but for some reason i was try find some more information about it but there is absolutley nothing so i was thinking this may be rare and valuble biclcle ?
I was try find any information about it , to me it look very rare because i cannot find any information. Is any one may know more about this Bicycle ? is worth anything
I cannot add any photo

Thank you for any information.
#2
It's MY mountain

Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 10,184
Likes: 4,250
From: Mt.Diablo
Bikes: Klein, Merckx, Trek
Check this out:
Armstrong
And if you have an image hosting place like IMGUR, put your photos there and post that link here, broken up like this:
h ttps://i.imgur.com/BR4hsnF.jpg
#4
It's MY mountain

Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 10,184
Likes: 4,250
From: Mt.Diablo
Bikes: Klein, Merckx, Trek
#5
Phyllo-buster


Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 9,276
Likes: 2,698
From: Nova Scotia
Bikes: roadsters, club bikes, fixed and classic
Pic Assist. Yes this is nice, not uber rare or expensive but somewhat desirable. Perhaps it's been modified? TA crank and maybe a Huret Challenger or Eco gears? Look for a date mark on the crank.
#6
do-over candidate


Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 1,776
Likes: 627
From: PNW
Bikes: One of everything and three of everything French
Are those Bluemels fenders? They are getting harder to find, especially in white. I would be interested in knowing the serial number of your frame and on what location it is stamped.
__________________
I.C.
I.C.
#8
do-over candidate


Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 1,776
Likes: 627
From: PNW
Bikes: One of everything and three of everything French
The wheels with Dunlop special lightweight rims are almost certainly original to the bike. The other components I'm not so sure. The diameter of the seatpost is a good indicator of frame quality- or quality of the tubes anyway. Some of these old British lightweights have butted Reynolds tubes despite the plain dropouts and claw mounted rear derailleurs. My hunch is that is case with your Armstrong. Value is pretty modest - $150 maybe $200 US where I live.
__________________
I.C.
I.C.
#9
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Joined: Apr 2021
Posts: 5
Likes: 0
The wheels with Dunlop special lightweight rims are almost certainly original to the bike. The other components I'm not so sure. The diameter of the seatpost is a good indicator of frame quality- or quality of the tubes anyway. Some of these old British lightweights have butted Reynolds tubes despite the plain dropouts and claw mounted rear derailleurs. My hunch is that is case with your Armstrong. Value is pretty modest - $150 maybe $200 US where I live.
150-200 $ for a whole bicycle ? i think that is good price. Thank you for your help , i will also wait for more information.
#10
Phyllo-buster


Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 9,276
Likes: 2,698
From: Nova Scotia
Bikes: roadsters, club bikes, fixed and classic
I think Insidious has it right. The wheels, brake levers, bars,and stem are original. Otherwise it's a mish-mash of parts. A steel Solida cottered crank with TA rings? Campy fd with a Titlest rd?
If you cleaned up the rims, you could likely get $200 for them alone but they don't really add much to the value of the whole bike. Nice Bluemels could also get $100 on a good day.
What do you want to do with it...ride it?
If you cleaned up the rims, you could likely get $200 for them alone but they don't really add much to the value of the whole bike. Nice Bluemels could also get $100 on a good day.
What do you want to do with it...ride it?
#12
do-over candidate


Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 1,776
Likes: 627
From: PNW
Bikes: One of everything and three of everything French
Bikes tend to be money pits. It's difficult to recover any money you put in to fix it up. Collectors like original paint even if there are chips and scratches so painting is almost never a good idea. Better to sell as is or part out as clubman explained above.
__________________
I.C.
I.C.




