Need help what model Benotto is this? Please help
05-18-20, 08:07 PM
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Need help what model Benotto is this? Please help
Hi I just picked this bike up a few months back..it seems to be all original..In very good shape .I'm thinking maybe a 1600 but who knows..Also i was considering selling so if anyone may know what it may be worth..Any input would be appreciated..
these are the only numbers I can find and cant even really tell what they are
05-19-20, 07:17 AM
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The subject bicycle is a Benotto 850, circa 1986-1987.
05-19-20, 09:50 AM
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Ok thanks.another person told me it was a 1600..because it has campy components .I wasn't aware that the 850 came with those components
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It's definitely an 850. While it has Campagnolo components, they are restricted to the derailleurs and shift levers and that rear derailleur is the bottom of the line 990 model. The tubing is Columbus Zeta, which was their bottom of the line, hi-tensile tubeset. Everything else is competent but nothing special. It's pretty clean, with the major issues being missing lever hoods and the stigma surrounding Mexican built models. I'll defer to other members on value. as the pandemic seems to have escalated certain markets while devaluing others.
