Need a Guru Guru - Guru StrAda Dedacciai Com 12.5 Turbing
10-28-23, 06:49 PM
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Need a Guru Guru - Guru StrAda Dedacciai Com 12.5 Turbing
I've searched the interwebs and found next to nothing on this Guru STrAda. Any Guru's out there that can provide any info? Such as model year, value and whether Dedacciai com 12.5 steel has a Reynolds or Columbus equivalent?
10-28-23, 07:53 PM
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Not a guru, but they were a VERY well respected outfit, and based on components etc I would estimate the bike to be about 15 years old.
The good news is that it’s a FINE bike and if it fits you it should serve you well.
The not-good news is that it’s not worth as much as it should be. I am not a used bike price guru either, but maybe $1000?
The good news is that it’s a FINE bike and if it fits you it should serve you well.
The not-good news is that it’s not worth as much as it should be. I am not a used bike price guru either, but maybe $1000?
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I’m not a tubing expert, and so maybe I don’t understand what an “equivalent” means in that context, but it seems to me Reynolds has never made such an extremely shaped and oversize tubeset as that COM 12.5. Dedacciai and Columbus were both way ahead of Reynolds on the tech front by the “90s/‘00s, enabling builders to produce frames, particularly large ones like this, with some really fantastic handling attributes.
As for value, well, first you have to find a buyer to fit that, which might be tough, as it looks quite big. Standover height looks really high, so I might guess it’s for +6’3” rider? It’s an unusually nice bike for such a tall rider, so that drives the price up in my mind, and I don’t think “$1.5k/OBO” is inappropriate for an asking price. What you’ll actually get depends on a lot of factors, of course, but this is a cool bike for an in-the-know cyclist.
As for value, well, first you have to find a buyer to fit that, which might be tough, as it looks quite big. Standover height looks really high, so I might guess it’s for +6’3” rider? It’s an unusually nice bike for such a tall rider, so that drives the price up in my mind, and I don’t think “$1.5k/OBO” is inappropriate for an asking price. What you’ll actually get depends on a lot of factors, of course, but this is a cool bike for an in-the-know cyclist.
