Dimas Pineda

Hello people, what is your opinion on Maruishi bikes? Are they a good bike to make an investment on nowadays?

3alarmer 

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...they made a wide range of bicycles. The best were pretty good ones, but I'm not one of those here who considers bicycles, (no matter how good,) an investment. Here are two threads you can read:

https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...adace-rx5.html

https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...d-why-not.html

I tend to think of investments as things on which I hope to maintain value or make money. I never make money on bicycles.

T-Mar

Maruishi was a mass volume company, manufacturing a full range of bicycles. They were well respected in the 1980s. Having said that, I have to agree with 3alarmer that, with few exceptions, bicycles are not a good investment, particularly in the current market. The pandemic has driven bicycle prices up in most regions and prices will almost certainly drop after the pandemic is over.

The Maruishi in your gallery album appears to be an early 1980s Road Ace 707. It was the top model offered by Maruishi in the American market at that time. It was curiously spec'd and I'd place it around the crossover between mid-range and high end. The tubeset is highly regarded Ishiwata 022 and the frame is well built, though to mass volume workmanship standards. The derailleurs are top of the line Shimano Dura-Ace EX but the rest of the components were typically lower grades. For instance, the brake calipers are the OEM Dia-Compe (N)GC500 upgraded with aero levers. I can't identify the crankset from the non-drive side photos but it was typically a mid-range Sugino model while the hubs, also unidentifiable, were typically Shimano 600EX. The bicycle also has a more modern, replacement saddle.

Given your location in a non-American market, I'm reluctant to provide a value, as conditions can vary significantly from country to country.

ramzilla

Bikes as an investment? Ha ha ha harghhhh ack ack !!!!!!!!!!!! You're Killin me Here!