Hi my name is Matt and I am from Florida. I found a old very lightweight 700c Garelli bike at the scrap yard in great condition other than some of the parts are rusty. I was wondering what you guys thought about it. I believe it is from the 80's.
It has a suntour 2 speed front derailleur
Old shimano 6 speed back derailleur
Frame measures 22 inches from pedal to seat tube
It's made of steel and covered in stickers
Garelli is a company that made motorcycles and parts mainly and I think they have a following since stickers and stuff are listed on ebay. I believe that say if this were an old italian moped in great condition it'd be considered valuable but with bikes I'm not so sure. It's missing a handlebar end cap, the handlebar break hub wires are worn, and the rear skewer bolt is rusty. The rear derailleur is old shimano that was added in later and everything else but the seat is original.
It's a nice bike to ride. I've been riding it along the local bike trail which is something I wouldn't usually do and I stopped by the trailside bikeshop and asked how much it was worth. The guy said at least 100 and some hipster might want to pay 200 if they really like it. I was wondering what you guys thought about what I think is an extremely rare bike. Here are some pictures.
I posted it before in the how much thread but I really would like some more information about it. I looked all over the web and I can't find any info about Garelli's bicycles at all. Thanks,
Matt
It has a suntour 2 speed front derailleur
Old shimano 6 speed back derailleur
Frame measures 22 inches from pedal to seat tube
It's made of steel and covered in stickers
Garelli is a company that made motorcycles and parts mainly and I think they have a following since stickers and stuff are listed on ebay. I believe that say if this were an old italian moped in great condition it'd be considered valuable but with bikes I'm not so sure. It's missing a handlebar end cap, the handlebar break hub wires are worn, and the rear skewer bolt is rusty. The rear derailleur is old shimano that was added in later and everything else but the seat is original.
It's a nice bike to ride. I've been riding it along the local bike trail which is something I wouldn't usually do and I stopped by the trailside bikeshop and asked how much it was worth. The guy said at least 100 and some hipster might want to pay 200 if they really like it. I was wondering what you guys thought about what I think is an extremely rare bike. Here are some pictures.
I posted it before in the how much thread but I really would like some more information about it. I looked all over the web and I can't find any info about Garelli's bicycles at all. Thanks,
Matt