After breaking my last steel bike, I’m looking for an economical replacement to serve as a city bicycle.
Seller is asking 85€ and I’m trying to find information on the bike. But I can’t find anything similar online, i.e. a steel Wilier Triestina with eyelets for fenders. I only find images of vintage pure road bikes (without eyelets).
The brakes and downtube shifters look like Exage Motion (not sure!). And the logo on the front rim seems Nisi.
Is it worth it? Is the frame any good? (I care mostly about the frame, and wheels, as many parts will be replaced with what I have from the broken bicycle)
And what would you speculate the frame size to be? It seems a 56 to me looking at the headtube and comparing it to my previous 56 bicycle (I’m looking for 56 or 58).
This is the only image available in the listing.
Thanks for your input.
Metaphoricalsimile on
I could be wrong but the fork looks fucked up to me. Also how that chain is drooping tells me this bike has been maintained by someone with more enthusiasm than skill, which in my experience is a recipe for finding even more problems down the road.
JasonIsFishing on
That bike is gorgeous. I would buy it on principle. Handmade Italian steel. The fork is fine, it’s designed that way (the rake) for straight line comfort, not agility. The chain has slack because it’s off of the chainring. This bike is a gem.
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After breaking my last steel bike, I’m looking for an economical replacement to serve as a city bicycle.
Seller is asking 85€ and I’m trying to find information on the bike. But I can’t find anything similar online, i.e. a steel Wilier Triestina with eyelets for fenders. I only find images of vintage pure road bikes (without eyelets).
The brakes and downtube shifters look like Exage Motion (not sure!). And the logo on the front rim seems Nisi.
Is it worth it? Is the frame any good? (I care mostly about the frame, and wheels, as many parts will be replaced with what I have from the broken bicycle)
And what would you speculate the frame size to be? It seems a 56 to me looking at the headtube and comparing it to my previous 56 bicycle (I’m looking for 56 or 58).
This is the only image available in the listing.
Thanks for your input.
I could be wrong but the fork looks fucked up to me. Also how that chain is drooping tells me this bike has been maintained by someone with more enthusiasm than skill, which in my experience is a recipe for finding even more problems down the road.
That bike is gorgeous. I would buy it on principle. Handmade Italian steel. The fork is fine, it’s designed that way (the rake) for straight line comfort, not agility. The chain has slack because it’s off of the chainring. This bike is a gem.