A good friend is selling this and some guy in Germany offered him
2K. I remember his dad rode it back in the late 60’s, it’s in great shape. He wants to sell it and get a new bike. If it’s a good deal I might pick it up for myself.
Any advise would be great.
I’m not an expert on vintage bike pricing so can’t really help you there (Google prob can) but…this is a cool bike which looks to be in original condition and if your friends dad has really had it that long its probably more about the bike and less about the price. Its not just any random bike, its not a bike thats been built to be “vintage” its your friends dads and he might have some stories etc that go with it. If you can afford it, I’d be seriously considering it and not stressing too much on the market value. It does need a good clean though.
Makes me remember when a friend of mine was offered $2k for a vintage longboard he owned. His response was, " if you’re offering me $2k its probably worth at least twice that to me".
http://www.bicyclebluebook.com/default.aspx
You could try this too
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the parts are nice, it was a nice frame, pretty short top tube a fair number of them were around at the time. This site agrees that the price is fair, depending (a lot) on the true condition of the bike. It looks like a daily driver, so perhaps the price is a little much http://sheldonbrown.com/vrbn-g-n.html#masi
When we were on HS his dad rode bikes which we thought was very odd at the time. I believe he had a trainer setup of some kind too. My friend was riding it a few weeks ago and go a flat. He took it to the shop to get fixed and the guy said I can’t fix this it has sowups (sp) he had no idea what the guy was talking about…I explained it to him.
He’s a vintage surfboard collector with some very nice boards. I explained the bike to him in those terms but it’s just a bike to him.
Anyway thanks for the info.
the parts are nice, it was a nice frame, pretty short top tube a fair number of them were around at the time. This site agrees that the price is fair, depending (a lot) on the true condition of the bike. It looks like a daily driver, so perhaps the price is a little much http://sheldonbrown.com/vrbn-g-n.html#masi
The guy in Germany was asking him lots of questions, wanted the serial number, top tube length etc. I was thinking it’s too big since it’s a 56 and I ride a 54 but if the top tub is short might work.
Thanks
if the guy measures right, the top tube is only 53, compare that to your present bike. Be aware that the older bikes had narrower rear hub spacing and screw on freewheels and those are tubular tires which need to be replaced and glued on. I’d ride that bike every day, but I’m a relic too.
2 grand for the flick-stand alone.
I’d do some searching of the archives on classicrendezvous.com. My own opinion, $1900 is way high for a Gran Criterium.
I’d do some searching of the archives on classicrendezvous.com. My own opinion, $1900 is way high for a Gran Criterium.
I tend to agree, it’s clearly not a mint bike or restored.
On older used bikes, things like the seat post collar start to fail or the dropouts get so hammered the wheel slips or corrosion starts in the tubes. On my bike there is only 1 skewer that will keep the rear wheel in place and its not all that old and I have to shim the seatpost with a beer can to keep it from slipping. There is also some corrosion starting inside the top tube, none of which you’d see in a picture. It’s difficult to tell from the pictures and the seller doesn’t seem to have much knowledge. Bikes from other Itialian companies of that era are similar in dimensions and would be a nice ride. I ride a Merckx MX Leader which is a wonderful bike with a longer top tube, the cheaper Corsa is also a great find, as are Cinelli, Pinarello, etc. Colnago go for a lot of money, in excess of their value as a daily driver, in my opinion.
This is a nicer one:
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I want to thank everyone for the great advice.
This is a nicer one:
I love the badass crit bars on that bike. I like those old hubs with the oil hole too, I remember wondering why my bike kept losing speed every time I turned in a criterium, when I got done I found the axle on that rear hub had snapped. retrofitting to 130 spacing was just a bridge too far for those…
This is a nicer one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Masi-gran-criterium-vintage-road-bike-/171512806936?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27eef5be18
Sweet bike
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