Miele #1 - Appraisal and inquiry
02-18-13, 07:22 AM
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Miele #1 - Appraisal and inquiry
Not the type of thing that sully shows up here, but I have this old Miele and I wonder what you all think of it.
I believe it is a 1985 model but can find very little about Miele bikes of this type.
It is outfitted with Suntour Mountech derailleurs & Suntour powershift thumb levers but everything else is Shimano, including the canti brakes.
Ishiwata frame, of course.
Are these things unusual or desirable ?
I believe it is a 1985 model but can find very little about Miele bikes of this type.
It is outfitted with Suntour Mountech derailleurs & Suntour powershift thumb levers but everything else is Shimano, including the canti brakes.
Ishiwata frame, of course.
Are these things unusual or desirable ?
02-18-13, 07:48 AM
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Other than making great, but heavy, commuters and touring conversions I don't think there is huge demand for these.
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02-18-13, 07:59 AM
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Knowing Michael's good scores, he undoubtably didn't over pay for Miele #1 or #2!
#1 looks like a prime candidate for a MTB drop bar conversion. That chrome plated steel handlebar setup has got to weigh a couple of pounds. A Mountech derailleur set, with freewheel and shifters sold for $72 on fleabay, including shipping. It's not unusual not to see Suntour cantilever brakes, in fact, I can't recall ever seeing a set on the dozens of MTBs passing through my bike stand.
#1 looks like a prime candidate for a MTB drop bar conversion. That chrome plated steel handlebar setup has got to weigh a couple of pounds. A Mountech derailleur set, with freewheel and shifters sold for $72 on fleabay, including shipping. It's not unusual not to see Suntour cantilever brakes, in fact, I can't recall ever seeing a set on the dozens of MTBs passing through my bike stand.
02-19-13, 08:31 AM
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I've never seen a pre-1987 Miel ATB. My 1986 Miele catalog does not show ATBs, only road bicycles. While the decals are pre-1987, the frame itself exhibits some anomalies, particualry the Unicrown fork. I don't recall them in 1985. Regardless, this is old school ATB and it typically does not sell well, unless it is high end, preferably from one of the founding fathers.
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+10 Very limited value in older ATBs, with the exception of a handful of high end ones, like the Specialized Stump Jumper. Everything else goes into the basic recreational bike market, competing against the new XMart stuff.
As always, a quick check of date codes will narrow the year up. The year will have little/no impact on value.
As always, a quick check of date codes will narrow the year up. The year will have little/no impact on value.
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