Older Novara Ponderosa-what's it worth?

[Retrobikedjf]

Hello! Thanks for welcoming me to the forum, this is my first post!

I come to you with a question about what is my bike worth?

It's in decent shape and the tires are shot. A few small paint chips but the gears and stuff look to be operational.

Thanks!

 

[jaypee]

Re: novara ponderosa

Bikes of that era are well appreciated but generally don't make big bucks. I'd have said maybe £50-100 but then i saw it looks to be fillet brazed which should add a few quid.

The components are decent but not full XT which you might expect on a fillet brazed frame.

Which makes me wonder about the tubing. If it's top end (as the fillet brazing would suggest) you might get up to £200 imho. If it's not then maybe £100-150. Is there a decal?

Rusty spokes suggest lower quality wheels which would lower the value.

I'd never heard of Novara but then 2 came along on the same day! viewtopic.php?f=4&t=370653&view=unread#unread

 

[Retrobikedjf]

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Wow thanks for the good info!
What does fillet brazed mean?

 

[jaypee]

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Its a particular way of putting the tubes together generally used on custom built bikes, produces those very smooth joins.

 

[Retrobikedjf]

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Oh thanks!

 

[ahawkman]

Hello! Thanks for welcoming me to the forum, this is my first post!

I come to you with a question about what is my bike worth?

It's in decent shape and the tires are shot. A few small paint chips but the gears and stuff look to be operational.

Thanks!

Hi, just curious what became of this bike. I ask because I'm 90% sure that I see this actual bike among a bunch of old, poor condition bikes up for sale. I can see the spoke and tires were in rough shape in 2017, must be really bad now. But the remainder looks about the same... still missing the right grip too.