chrisg1214

I am hoping I can pull from the vast knowledge of cyclist here and learn a bit more about this bike. I have owned it for about 14 years. It has sat in a spare bedroom for most of that time, until recently when I began riding it again a couple of times a week. Here's what I do know about it:

It has all original Shimano 600 components.

It was repainted at some point before I owned it. It could have been done by Serotta since they were still in business and the decals match up pretty well.

It has a signature on the chain stay, I used to think it was Phinney's, but looking at it more closely makes me wonder if it was Serrotta's

I have the original wheel set, Mavic open Pro CD's, which are in perfect condition.

The bike is very long in the top tube for me, and I had to install a shorter stem to ride it comfortably.

I am thinking of selling it, but have no idea of value, so any input would be appreciated. I hate to let it go, but storage space is limited, and the bike is really too big for me anyway.

Thanks!

DMC707

It looks like a somewhat smaller bike - maybe a 52cm -- that limits the market to those of us around 5'6 or 5'7 ideally , but - it is a Serotta with a nice component set , the wheels look to be a later addition

Just an educated guess, but i'd go $650 on the bike and most of the value is in the frameset --- 600 tricolor components are nice reliable race-worthy components but aren't particularly high dollar

I'm not familiar with what is different about the Davis Phinney design, but I would guess that it would constitute a longer top tube than standard , much like the Dave Scott series' Centurions --- A trait that is common amongst bikes designed around geometry favored by cycling pro's

chrisg1214

The seat tube is 51cm
The top tube is 54cm, so yeah it is long. I'm almost 5'7" and it's too long for me to ride for extended periods of time on the hoods

rccardr 

Phinney was a very strong sprinter, and the first American to win a stage of the TDF. He preferred a very long top tube relevant to the seat tube, and this design theme was carried over to the production bikes.

Ben Serotta also designed some unusual chain stays for the Phinney sub-brand, which were asymmetric and intended to put more of Phinney's leg strength to the ground. I'm not sure they continued with the unusual stays after '89, as some later Phinneys I've seen have straight stays.

chrisg1214

This one has the asymmetrical stays.

exxongraftek

I believe that to be Ben Serotta's signature. If that is a real signature and not a decal, that should add a few dollars to the value...

oddjob2

+1 ^ With original rims included, $900-$1000. If the bike has any provenance, obviously more.