Raleigh 555 SL Super Course value?
03-10-24, 02:44 PM
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Raleigh 555 SL Super Course value?
This was my Dad’s bike and I am trying to determine the approximate value. Thank you! I tried posting pics but being a “newbie”, it was not allowed. All original and in great condtion.
03-25-24, 11:14 AM
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I think this should be 556 or 557 SL never heard really heard of 555. But do own a half dozen nice bikes with tubing labels no one seems to have heard of or seen. There were just a tone of one limited production labels back in the day. A good way to judge is seat post diameter top end Raliegh would be 27.00 or 27.2 lesser stuff 26 0r 26.2.
03-25-24, 11:26 AM
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03-25-24, 11:37 AM
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27.00 would likely indicate Tange Ultra triple butted and 27.2 or 28.00 would suggest Prrestiage double butted.
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Raleigh 555 SL tubing would indicate a Raleigh USA Super Course from 1983-1985. 1983 is a black and gold colorway. 1984 and 1985 are blue with a lot of chrome. I think there may have been two shades of blue those years. The ‘84 will have a yellow USA decal while the ‘85 has a red/white/blue USA decal. I think the boysenberry blue with all the chrome makes for a beautiful bike.
Values vary a lot depending on condition of the chrome. Generally I see these listed in the $250-$300 range with good chrome (in pics anyway). Sometimes higher if it’s really clean. Whenever I see one close to $200, the listing isn’t up for long.
Hopefully OP can get a pic up for us to see which Super Course they have.
Values vary a lot depending on condition of the chrome. Generally I see these listed in the $250-$300 range with good chrome (in pics anyway). Sometimes higher if it’s really clean. Whenever I see one close to $200, the listing isn’t up for long.
Hopefully OP can get a pic up for us to see which Super Course they have.
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Whatever the value, if it were my dad's bike, I'd be keeping it. Once its gone, it's gone. Will not have a ton of value in today's market.
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Raleigh 555 SL tubing would indicate a Raleigh USA Super Course from 1983-1985. 1983 is a black and gold colorway. 1984 and 1985 are blue with a lot of chrome. I think there may have been two shades of blue those years. The ‘84 will have a yellow USA decal while the ‘85 has a red/white/blue USA decal. I think the boysenberry blue with all the chrome makes for a beautiful bike.
Values vary a lot depending on condition of the chrome. Generally I see these listed in the $250-$300 range with good chrome (in pics anyway). Sometimes higher if it’s really clean. Whenever I see one close to $200, the listing isn’t up for long.
Hopefully OP can get a pic up for us to see which Super Course they have.
Values vary a lot depending on condition of the chrome. Generally I see these listed in the $250-$300 range with good chrome (in pics anyway). Sometimes higher if it’s really clean. Whenever I see one close to $200, the listing isn’t up for long.
Hopefully OP can get a pic up for us to see which Super Course they have.
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I'm planning on listing my 85 Racing USA Prestige locally this weekend. If the original wheels are put back on I figure to list at $250 with the full refurb I did. If I leave the Mavic Kyserium wheels on I'm going to ask for $350. If it sell quickly I'll report back here as a comp sale.
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I think this should be 556 or 557 SL never heard really heard of 555. But do own a half dozen nice bikes with tubing labels no one seems to have heard of or seen. There were just a tone of one limited production labels back in the day. A good way to judge is seat post diameter top end Raliegh would be 27.00 or 27.2 lesser stuff 26 0r 26.2.
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I will say that the nicer Raliegh USA bikes MTB and road and are under valued there top stuff were basically the best retail bikes sold in the 80's and 90's.
