What is this Giant Cypress?
06-19-20, 11:37 PM
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What is this Giant Cypress?
I picked up this Giant Cypress for $25. I used the tires and front wheels that were on it (700x25) ant the front rim (Mavic) on a Cannondale that I was fixing for my daughter. I put some tires and a wheel I had on the shelf on it and did a little tuning and it rides very well. I’m going to sell it but I can’t find anything that will tell me what year it is or what was the original equipment. Is there anyone that is familiar with Giants. I was wondering what a fair price would be for this bike.
SRAM rear derailleur I don’t know if it is original
Grip shifters
Probably original
Original seatpost. Also the logo is in cursive which seems a bit unusual.
I don’t know if the head badge might help.
ECF. Sounds impressive
06-21-20, 05:01 PM
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it's worth A LOT more than $25 - you got a DEAL. Plus, it's a nice color (blue bikes are best - everyone knows that).
Because of all the jackasses who snap up all the decent deals on Craigslist/Ebay just to relist them immediately for more, I'd say older Giant Cypress bikes typically go for more like $150+
by the way, that frame is PERFECT for a drop-bar conversion
Because of all the jackasses who snap up all the decent deals on Craigslist/Ebay just to relist them immediately for more, I'd say older Giant Cypress bikes typically go for more like $150+
by the way, that frame is PERFECT for a drop-bar conversion
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Without looking at old Giant brochures, I'd say it's a mid-2000s lower-end Cypress. The SRAM 3.0 derailleur is their bottom tier offering (similar to Shimano Tourney or maybe Altus).
The parts are sometimes worth more than the bike itself. That Vetta saddle may be of value to someone looking for a vintage road saddle like that. Otherwise, it has fairly basic components on it. That bike would probably fetch $100 in my local market. Your market, of course, can vary tremendously for someone else's.
The parts are sometimes worth more than the bike itself. That Vetta saddle may be of value to someone looking for a vintage road saddle like that. Otherwise, it has fairly basic components on it. That bike would probably fetch $100 in my local market. Your market, of course, can vary tremendously for someone else's.
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I was thinking about doing the drop bar conversion for my son in law but the fram is too big for him. I bought it originally to use for a parts donor. I bought a 93 Cannondale R600 for my daughter that needed tires and tubes and had a cheap Chinese Aero front wheel. The Giant had new looking 700x28 tires I figured would work and also had a Mavic front wheel that was a perfect match for the Cannondale’s back wheel. After swapping those out I put some tires and a rim I had lying around and cleaned up the Giant and discovered it rode nice and didn’t look so bad after all. So I guess it’s time to pass it on to someone who can use it.
