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If you're doing this to practice your mechanical skills, pretty much anything from pre-1980s would be interesting. Before indexing and so on, the basic technology was pretty similar across all bikes so if you can learn to set up a Huret Eco you can set up a Campag Super Record.
For re-selling, bikes that appeal to students are a good idea. The easiest re-sells I did were doing up fairly basic bikes and then selling them on to students who aren't too fussy about what they want. Again, it's a good way to practice your basic skills.
Selling proper collectible bikes is a more difficult proposition because you're trying to find that one person who wants that particular brand of bike in a particular size and colour... Also, a lot of people are looking to buy bikes to restore themselves. The market for fully restored bikes is more limited, I find.
The generic big names are easier to sell, but also dearer to buy in the first place: Raleigh, Bianchi, Carlton, Colnago, Peugeot, that sort of thing...
If you're doing this to practice your mechanical skills, pretty much anything from pre-1980s would be interesting. Before indexing and so on, the basic technology was pretty similar across all bikes so if you can learn to set up a Huret Eco you can set up a Campag Super Record.
For re-selling, bikes that appeal to students are a good idea. The easiest re-sells I did were doing up fairly basic bikes and then selling them on to students who aren't too fussy about what they want. Again, it's a good way to practice your basic skills.
Selling proper collectible bikes is a more difficult proposition because you're trying to find that one person who wants that particular brand of bike in a particular size and colour... Also, a lot of people are looking to buy bikes to restore themselves. The market for fully restored bikes is more limited, I find.
The generic big names are easier to sell, but also dearer to buy in the first place: Raleigh, Bianchi, Carlton, Colnago, Peugeot, that sort of thing...
