Shimano 600 Tricolor, Bikes to be flipped, and Should I keep the groups
08-02-10, 12:29 PM
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Shimano 600 Tricolor, Bikes to be flipped, and Should I keep the groups
I have two bikes I am going to flip:
1) A 1987ish Japanese made yellow/gold Bianchi Limited (long horizontal dropouts) with 600 Tricolor and non 600 Shimano 7-speed brifters.
2) 1993 Serotta Colorado TG that I built up for a friend, who because of illness, can't use it. It has full 600 Tricolor including 600 8-speed brifters.
I was going to sell both bikes as they stand. But, as I have been thinking about it, I might pull 600 groups for my own parts bin. I like the Tricolor stuff and have used it on several bikes.
Does it make sense to keep the 600 groups for future projects?
Understand that I am not strictly trying to maximize my profit. This is a hobby, after all.
My choices are:
1) Sell the bare frames and forks, probably on the Bay;
2) Rebuild both bikes with my spare 105 groups and sell them on CL.
I appreciate your thoughts.
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1) A 1987ish Japanese made yellow/gold Bianchi Limited (long horizontal dropouts) with 600 Tricolor and non 600 Shimano 7-speed brifters.
2) 1993 Serotta Colorado TG that I built up for a friend, who because of illness, can't use it. It has full 600 Tricolor including 600 8-speed brifters.
I was going to sell both bikes as they stand. But, as I have been thinking about it, I might pull 600 groups for my own parts bin. I like the Tricolor stuff and have used it on several bikes.
Does it make sense to keep the 600 groups for future projects?
Understand that I am not strictly trying to maximize my profit. This is a hobby, after all.
My choices are:
1) Sell the bare frames and forks, probably on the Bay;
2) Rebuild both bikes with my spare 105 groups and sell them on CL.
I appreciate your thoughts.
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I would keep the groupos as you stated that you'll like them for future builds. I've done this a bunch of times. Some bikes just weren't "my type" so I sold just the frames and kept the parts. Funny thing is that I've yet to build any bike with any of the parts I've removed from sold bikes.
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I'd either sell them as is with tri-color or sell them as bare frame/forks. Building them with 105 and selling them that way is a money loser.
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I would keep the tri-color.
If nothing else, and your fears are realized and you don't use them, the resale value of the tri-color will be a lot higher than the 105 you might have hanging around.
If nothing else, and your fears are realized and you don't use them, the resale value of the tri-color will be a lot higher than the 105 you might have hanging around.
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Depends on the market too. We're in a depressed economy, prices are relatively down as per demand. I'd keep the 600 and swap the 105 gear on. You won't get the return 600 deserves now trying to sell a complete bike. The Serotta might keep the 600 group as it's a higher end bike and would be purchased by folks with disposable income. Then again these folks would be more focused on the frame.
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If the 600 hoods are good, keep one group of that.
The STI's are repairable in the vast majority of cases, and it's a nice smooth 8-sp setup.
Plus, you can always run it on a really fine 7-sp if you happen across an nice older bike with a 7-sp freewheel.
Other than that, 9-sp stuff is getting a lot cheaper.
The STI's are repairable in the vast majority of cases, and it's a nice smooth 8-sp setup.
Plus, you can always run it on a really fine 7-sp if you happen across an nice older bike with a 7-sp freewheel.
Other than that, 9-sp stuff is getting a lot cheaper.
