i know there's a thread for this already........
 

but HELP!!!!!!!
should i??!!

he wants $300 for it:


Frame: Bridgestone 200 Hi-Tensile Hi Carbon steel - made in Japan
Wheels: Mavic CXP 21 rims laced to Campagnolo hubs w/ Maxxis Xephyr 700-23c 130psi tires
Headset: Ritchy Logic
Computer: Sigma
Rear Derailleur: Campagnolo Mirage 8 speed
Front Derailleur: Campagnolo Avanti
Cranks: Campagnolo Chorus 53/39
Shifters/Brake levers: Campagnolo Avanti
Brake Calipers: Campagnolo Avanti
Cassette: Campagnolo
Seat: Pivit

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i'm guessing that the hi-ten frame is gonna be the deal breaker.
why would anyone put these parts on a cheap-o frame??!!

Huh? Campy stuff on a Hi-Ten bike? Perhaps its a bottom level campy. I really know nothing about campy components.


I wouldn't spend $300 on a bike that has a Hi-Ten frame when I regularly find butted cromo for $100 and less. But then again, I may be completely simple and missing something here. I'm still a relative neophite and I admit it.

Edit to add:
Wait...are those brifters I see on it? If so, that might explain the price. Brifters are pricey.

A month ago he was asking $400 for it. A week ago he was asking $350 for it.

he said that $300 is it.
no lower.

how did you know?
you're from mi..........?

the frame is crap, but maybe worth it for everything else.

Those parts are bottom line items also. Not worth $300 IMO.

What's this thing worth then?

If the ergo levers are properly functioning its a $250-ish bike.

Look at it from a parting out perspective. What can you get for that bike parted out?

Conservatively:

F&F: $50 to the fixie crowd.
Wheels: $75 w/ tires Mavic rims and Campy cassette hubs
Ergo levers: $75
FD: $10
RD: $15
Crankset: $25
Brakeset: $25

There's $275, conservatively, without accounting for other misc. stuff.

Well, maybe the seller got his $300 because the ad has been deleted. If so, you will find a better bike anyway.

Parted out, yes, see my post in Vintage Value Inquiry.
Ergos $100.
Wheels $100 w/cassette
Now, you've got $100 to go with the Chorus crankset leading the way.
You should be able to get the $100
The frame is the gravy, $30 to $50 to a hipster.