A bit of context: My wife’s uncle gave this bike to us rather than throwing it away. It was owned by his father before his passing and apparently was barely ridden. That being said, there’s a bit of minor surface damage/rust to the frame from being stored without much care.
I had it “lightly” serviced for her and as well as a new chain, bar tape, hood covers etc the bike shop put a more comfortable saddle on it for her with the intention of her riding it in some charity rides (the old saddle was pretty far gone so was thrown away, which I now regret not keeping as I feel as though keeping it might have made it more attractive to a collector).
Since getting it serviced it has hung in my garage and not been ridden more than around the block as a test ride.
We have done a bit of research and found a lot of similar red Saronni commerative bikes around but few, if any, that are blue like this one.
We have a baby on the way and rather than keeping it, would rather it go to someone who appreciates it and use the funds towards an ebike we can use as a day-to-day cargo/kid transporter. I am hesitant to put it up for sale before knowing more about it as I don’t want to under price it.
Any information on the bike and its value would be greatly appreciated!
thisquietplace on
Where are you located?
bj0rnl8 on
I think $550 CAD would be priced to sell over here.
McDoof on
Post to /r/colnago for more info…
whisskid on
A bicycle like this would be worth at most $300 US if it were not branded Colnago –one of the most well known Italian brands of this era. The frame and original paint though faded are more than half of the current value. New buyers who are interested in buying their first vintage steel frame will be strongly attracted to the few top brands like Colnago. The parts attached to the frame are not particularly valuable as it is a mixed build with parts from different eras and manufacturers. Therefore, it is best to keep it together so that it can be sold as a complete working bicycle. Serious collectors will pass this over as it has had some rough treatment but there is a strong market for bikes like this among more cost conscious younger buyers. Use eBay completed auctions as a way to zero in on value and then price a bit under this price, list locally and wait. You will get as high volume of offers from chiselers, and one or two real customers who will be come and test ride. Ignore low offers at first, if you are not in a hurry to sell, you’ll get a good price but sadly it won’t be a quarter of what you’d need for a good modern electric bike.
firstoff on
Hey OP,
This bike is a first generation Saronni, which was manufactured by Colnago in the mid 80s after Beppe Saronni retired and started his bicycle brand.
The early Saronnis like this one are more desirable than later ones (which were manufactured by Tecnotrat), but are less desirable than a similar Colnago of the same era (I.e a Mexico or a Super).
Saronni red is the most common colour of both Saronni bikes and Colnago tribute bikes. The red is a candy apple cromovelato. But they did blue and white as well, and I have seen a few blue ones. In fact I used a blue Saronni to take pictures of the decals which I sent to renowned Aussie decal maker GTS753 for him to make his excellent Saronni replica decals.
Others have given suggestions as to value, but I think the Aussie market may get you a slightly better price. I’m a collector of vintage Italian, and own a few Colnagos, including a red Saronni track bike. I’m in Sydney. I don’t like commenting on bike prices publicly because lots of factors affect it, and it’s worth exactly what someone pays – no more and no less.
Happy to give you more info on price offline though if you want to PM me.
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A bit of context: My wife’s uncle gave this bike to us rather than throwing it away. It was owned by his father before his passing and apparently was barely ridden. That being said, there’s a bit of minor surface damage/rust to the frame from being stored without much care.
I had it “lightly” serviced for her and as well as a new chain, bar tape, hood covers etc the bike shop put a more comfortable saddle on it for her with the intention of her riding it in some charity rides (the old saddle was pretty far gone so was thrown away, which I now regret not keeping as I feel as though keeping it might have made it more attractive to a collector).
Since getting it serviced it has hung in my garage and not been ridden more than around the block as a test ride.
We have done a bit of research and found a lot of similar red Saronni commerative bikes around but few, if any, that are blue like this one.
We have a baby on the way and rather than keeping it, would rather it go to someone who appreciates it and use the funds towards an ebike we can use as a day-to-day cargo/kid transporter. I am hesitant to put it up for sale before knowing more about it as I don’t want to under price it.
Any information on the bike and its value would be greatly appreciated!
Where are you located?
I think $550 CAD would be priced to sell over here.
Post to /r/colnago for more info…
A bicycle like this would be worth at most $300 US if it were not branded Colnago –one of the most well known Italian brands of this era. The frame and original paint though faded are more than half of the current value. New buyers who are interested in buying their first vintage steel frame will be strongly attracted to the few top brands like Colnago. The parts attached to the frame are not particularly valuable as it is a mixed build with parts from different eras and manufacturers. Therefore, it is best to keep it together so that it can be sold as a complete working bicycle. Serious collectors will pass this over as it has had some rough treatment but there is a strong market for bikes like this among more cost conscious younger buyers. Use eBay completed auctions as a way to zero in on value and then price a bit under this price, list locally and wait. You will get as high volume of offers from chiselers, and one or two real customers who will be come and test ride. Ignore low offers at first, if you are not in a hurry to sell, you’ll get a good price but sadly it won’t be a quarter of what you’d need for a good modern electric bike.
Hey OP,
This bike is a first generation Saronni, which was manufactured by Colnago in the mid 80s after Beppe Saronni retired and started his bicycle brand.
The early Saronnis like this one are more desirable than later ones (which were manufactured by Tecnotrat), but are less desirable than a similar Colnago of the same era (I.e a Mexico or a Super).
Saronni red is the most common colour of both Saronni bikes and Colnago tribute bikes. The red is a candy apple cromovelato. But they did blue and white as well, and I have seen a few blue ones. In fact I used a blue Saronni to take pictures of the decals which I sent to renowned Aussie decal maker GTS753 for him to make his excellent Saronni replica decals.
Others have given suggestions as to value, but I think the Aussie market may get you a slightly better price. I’m a collector of vintage Italian, and own a few Colnagos, including a red Saronni track bike. I’m in Sydney. I don’t like commenting on bike prices publicly because lots of factors affect it, and it’s worth exactly what someone pays – no more and no less.
Happy to give you more info on price offline though if you want to PM me.