raleigh road bike whats it worth ?

[bobo]

Hi all, just seen this 58cm,12 spd raleigh advertised locally owner's asking £100 says its in excellent condition,is it a bargain or not ?,this will be my 1st retro racer,sorry forgot to say i'm 6ft tall hope its the right size!!.

 

[swos]

Very nice bike I think my brother had one of them when we were kids

 

[Garuf]

Depends on the tubing if it's a bargain or not, if it's 501 no more than say £80 if it's 531 or higher it's a bargain, looking at the groupset I suspect it's the earlier rather than the later.

 

[bikemeister2000]

With pressed steel chainstay ends, it will only be 18/23 steel.

 

[biggs682]

if its in nice original condition and the right size offer him £85 the worst they are going to say is no , you can always offer more .

have you tried it yet .

 

[Simon Daw]

It's neither 501 or 531, I'm afraid, but rather heavy gas pipe. Unless you're really keen on its looks I'd avoid, personally - it wouldn't have cost much more than the £100 when it was new, 20 years ago.

 

[Nob]

60 quid

 

[Elev12k]

Looks like your question is answered

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Thank you