th1nk

I know this is not the right place for this, but I really need a rough estimate of how much this bike is worth when cleaned up. I would be forever grateful if one of you people with a great knowledge of bikes helped me...




Made by George Stratton, who together with pioneer Claude Butler pioneered the lightweight bicycle.

It's a circa 1971 10 speed touring frame with racing components:

Reynolds 531 Double-Butted Aluminum frame
Nuovo Record Campagnolo Changer/ Derailer
Stronglight Crank
Shimano Brakes
Campagnolo Quick-Release Hubs

splytz1

It's steel, not aluminum.

As Kurt would say, it's worth whatever the market will bear. If properly cleaned up I'd say 200$ on craigslist (depending on the area, so give or take), possibly more on Ebay if marketed right.

Nice bike.

Little Darwin

In my opinion, if there was no such think as Reynolds Aluminum Foil this would be a rare mistake...

CardiacKid

Under what brand did George Stratton build this bike? What evidence do you have of this, since it appears all decals and the head badge are missing? If you can actually prove it is a George Stratton built Claud Butler bike, it could bring some decent money. However, absent more evidence of its origins, it just looks like a nice old English 10 speed with a really bad paint job, that might bring $200.

purevl

The lug lining looks nice at least.

cyclotoine

A nice bike, looks like a repaint? Looks like a cross between a raleigh professional and an international, it's clearly very english looking... the parts are very good too, the early 70s nuovo record FD clean and with good photos is worth about $30-40 alone. I am sure the TA style stronglight cranks could bring in about $100... the RD $40 if in good shape... maybe $50-60 depending on year.. the brake calipers look like early dura-ace and I don't know what these go for but would guess around $50... so we're up to nearly $300 and we haven't even talked about the wonderful frame which should be worth another $200 at least.

so $500! wow and we haven't even talked about the bars, stem (potentially old logo cinelli worth up to $75 for the combo) and wheels (anywhere from $75 to $150)

Damn $700!

By now you're thinking Wow! this bike is worth more than I thought! Well that bad news is those prices are for the parts removed and cleaned well and assume they are in good to excellent condition. So now you have to factor in your labour and time removing, cleaning, photographing, and listing a descriptive auction with very good clear hi-resolution photos with a detailed description noting the features of the parts which date them to the claimed era... this is everything and it's the reason I can buy a 1960s cinelli stem for $20 and sell it for $120... well that happened once and I got lucky.

The truth is if you are in a remote area you would be hard pressed to get $250 on craigslist.
Even complete on ebay the shipping is prohibitive and you will be lucky to get $400...

If someone makes you an offer via a personal message through the forum, don't be insulted by $250... it's fair, you have done zero work thus far... it will take time and effort and patience to maximize your proift.

Finally I mean no offense when I say this:

My post has been informative. Most members will be sour with me for putting absurd ideas into your head that you hold some sort of gold mine. And many of use will be reluctant to do much more to help you part it out and maximize your money. Most of us want to see it stay complete and go to a good home. Good luck and be rational with it.