Hi there! I've had this old bike in my garage for about 7 years now and before that it was given to me from my FIL. Was either looking to sell it or possibly fix it up to ride casually. Can anyone tell me exactly what it is and how much it might be worth? Any help would be appreciated. TIA!
by rileyjos11
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It’s about a 1989 – 1992 Giant Rincon. Maybe with a little clean-up it would sell for $100.
Look up bicycle blue book for Giant Rincon or google it and try to match the picture. Guessing mid 90’s with the canti brakes.
I personally wouldn’t pay more than $100-150 USD, and I’m pretty good at fixing bikes.
As a new and working commuter bike it is about 100-200$. Right now – not that much. Highly depends on how degraded those rubber parts are from years of storage. And that yellowed “dork disk” (spokes protection) don’t give much hope about that.
It’s worth about $100-$150 if it is fully functional. Bicycle Blue Book is trash.
It looks similar to this listing, so my guess would be early nineties. Bikes such as this are fairly common and aren’t particularly desired as a “collectible.”
But, it would be a great, perfectly functional commuter bike. In good shape, it would probably sell for $200 at most and you’d have to do a lot of work. As-is, probably $100 at most. Still, if you need a good reliable commuter, it would be worthwhile for you to fix it up, as it is still better than any new bike you can find below $400.
https://boulder.craigslist.org/bik/d/longmont-vintage-1991-giant-rincon-mens/7786485151.html
Most are saying $100+. To me is $35-$45 because Goodwill and yard sales and just general am not buying into the bikeflation ridiculousness.
Much more helpful to post a picture of the other side of the bike and possibly a closeup of the drivetrain.
I think the short answer is, not much, especially if the teeth on the cogs are as worn as they look. But you might get a worthwhile amount from a steel-frame enthusiast who wants to convert it into a tourer/commuter/dadbike/xbike.
It’s a fine commuter, better than most Walmart bikes, but not really worth anything.