I know that Shimano Sante is popular, but THIS popular?
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I know that Shimano Sante is popular, but THIS popular?
Look at this ebay auction.
It is for an almost complete Sante group (with some other Shimano bits to complete it) and it is almost $500 with a few minutes left. That's up there in early Dura Ace territory and it almost approaches clearance 2009 SRAM Rival prices...
Hold on to your Sante bits, folks...
It is for an almost complete Sante group (with some other Shimano bits to complete it) and it is almost $500 with a few minutes left. That's up there in early Dura Ace territory and it almost approaches clearance 2009 SRAM Rival prices...
Hold on to your Sante bits, folks...
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well it does look almost unused but... I agree it is a bit overpriced. there is a pair of shifters for $90 with parts missing
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I have a pair of NOS Sante shifters - got them for $18.00. Just need the rest. I don't even plan on using it....it would just be decoration in my shop.
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Speaking of cranks, check this nutty price on a set of Sante cranks... that's pantographed super record territory plus some...
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Weird, there was a seller in quebec trying to unload a sante group, first for $300 w/ no takers, after a few rounds of that he dropped it to about $200, not sure if it ever sold or not. It was a crank, shifters, cassette or freewheel, calipers, levers and the derailleurs
edit: ok, found the completed auction, $100 bucks no one bit.
edit: ok, found the completed auction, $100 bucks no one bit.
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Weird, there was a seller in quebec trying to unload a sante group, first for $300 w/ no takers, after a few rounds of that he dropped it to about $200, not sure if it ever sold or not. It was a crank, shifters, cassette or freewheel, calipers, levers and the derailleurs
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Two incomplete groups recently sold for over $300. Neither of those two had hubs or skewers.
The pricing on Sante has gotten wild.
FWIW: The seller had a lower buy it now, but someone opened the bidding instead.
The pricing on Sante has gotten wild.
FWIW: The seller had a lower buy it now, but someone opened the bidding instead.
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On the same note, Suntour/Diacombe/Sakae came up with the alpha II group (Cyclone-based) at about the same time, which was white as well... I wonder if those parts have reached Sante price territory yet
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I was offered some pretty good cash amounts for my group (not NOS condition by any means) recently. I traded it to a forum friend who has good plans for it.
(hubs and skewers not pictured)
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(hubs and skewers not pictured)
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wasn't that Ole'?
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I am talking about the group that was on the 88 Schwinn Premis. The '88 Circuit got the Sante and the Premis got that Cyclone-based group. I am pretty sure that the designation was alpha II and it was just a 6 sp index group. (middle of the road, not Ole)
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It is funny, I'm looking for Sante to get the bike back to OEM. I have poked my nose around all the LBS's in the area, asking about it, and get only "keep on looking!" looks. Supposedly while I was away a Circuit came and went in Corvallis for $200, with the original bits.
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Makes me wish I didn't pass on the $300 Tempo I saw not that long ago with full Sante. Good to know.
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yeah Ole was a white suntour group as well.
I say sell your sante if you can get that kind of money for it and get the sweet sweet sram rival group... but then I'm just not that in to riding vintage for serious sport.
I say sell your sante if you can get that kind of money for it and get the sweet sweet sram rival group... but then I'm just not that in to riding vintage for serious sport.
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ebay is one fickle animal. I sold my Sante group 3 months ago and it didn't bring anywhere close to $500. Still made some cash and then had a frame for free. It all evens out I guess when you can sell a saddle for $100 that came off a $25 complete bike.
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Cyclotoine...I've been thinking of using a SRAM group for my Colnago...how does the Rival stuff ride? Is there much difference between rival, force and red? The rival's price point seems VERY attractive to me.