Park Pre???
10-15-21, 06:14 AM
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Park Pre???
I found this on the Market place here in Cambodia.
Any Ideas what it is and $$$$?
Any Ideas what it is and $$$$?
10-15-21, 08:29 AM
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lots of "patina" on the exposed fasteners
Looks like nicer (XT level from early to mid '00s ) -- here in the states , maybe $150 if i was needing something for a family member of modest proportions
10-15-21, 10:22 AM
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...Park Pre was the company started up in 1989 after Cozy Yamakoshi, a product and development manager, left Diamond Back to start his own company. You can read more about it here at this link. AFAIK, everything they made and sold was pretty much top of the line stuff. Every now and then, one of their road bikes shows up for sale here on CL. They are beautiful.
...Park Pre was the company started up in 1989 after Cozy Yamakoshi, a product and development manager, left Diamond Back to start his own company. You can read more about it here at this link. AFAIK, everything they made and sold was pretty much top of the line stuff. Every now and then, one of their road bikes shows up for sale here on CL. They are beautiful.
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I does have a lot of patina wear in places and some none original unmatched parts fork, wheels and FD. Nice basic bike if everything works I would say $150 in the US can't say much on the price in the OP's market.
10-22-21, 03:11 PM
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I remember back in the late 80s, early 90s when I was racing that Parkpres were decent bikes. The pictured one has a replacement fork and front wheel (note rotor mounting holes), not sure how that effects value.
10-24-21, 12:49 PM
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A rigid fork may help with the sale. There is no shock to maintain.
10-26-21, 08:41 AM
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The Sport Limited model name suggests this is a lower-end frame with many upgrades. My guess is that the front derailleur is one of the only original components. Thus it's worth less than a bike that came standard with XT. Still, the result is pretty cool.
Not many image search results, but here's some to give you an idea of original spec:
Not many image search results, but here's some to give you an idea of original spec:
11-03-21, 09:59 PM
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They were decent- marginally capitalized
big players made it difficult for them to get the production contracts.
big players made it difficult for them to get the production contracts.
