Value of a Biarchi Bicycle
 

Hi,

I recently came across a Biarchi at my local goodwill. Not sure on whether to buy it or not. It's a severely rusted on parts of the frame, and the cones of the hubs are too. I'm thinking of parting it out, they want 9$ for it.

It's a 21 speed, with Shimano 100 GS shifters, brakes and a shimano alivic? derailleur. The hubs are Joytech, and the frame is cro-moly. Should I buy it? Would these parts sell?

Well, go to evilbay and search for listings for the parts, to get an idea. BTW, if you search for "biarchi," you will probably not see much, try "bianchi."

"alivic" is also not correct; try "alivio."

None of those components are noteworthy, they are entry-level at best, and given their age they would not sell for much at all. It may be worth it to purchase the bicycle if you could use the parts to repair something of yours, but there won't be much profit in parting out an older, lower end bike's components.

Joytech supposedly does make some better hubs, but from my experience as a bike mechanic, their primary market is in the low end department/sporting goods market.

Shimano 100GS is pretty much an old equivalency for what is now Tourney, which is just about bottom of the barrel.

The Alivio derailleur is an entry level component. And given the age of the 100GS components, chances are its probably an older model itself.

Its not worth your time unless there's something on the bike you need.

Thanks so much abneyCat, your advice is well-appreciated.

It slipped my mind I could just use the bike for parts, and unfortunately when I went back today the bike was already sold. $9 for those parts would have been a good deal, because I would have definitely used them

Anyway, thanks again for your help. Once again BikeForums and people like you have been a priceless commodity :)