This is up for sale on Craigslist and I’m considering it. It’s be fine having to do some resto work but I’m just unsure of a fair price and really unsure of the condition.
by andersvn51
This is up for sale on Craigslist and I’m considering it. It’s be fine having to do some resto work but I’m just unsure of a fair price and really unsure of the condition.
by andersvn51
5 Comments
Unsure of the year either, listing just says 1960s
It’s more late 70s because brake extenders didn’t exist in the 60s. (Even though that’s a bar conversion. That bike came with touring bars.) You can find out for sure if you look on the rear hub, every sturmey archer hub has a date code stamped on it.
Either way it’s worth maybe $40-50 because everything on it is steel (including the rims, not great) and if you want to upgrade everything it’s going to be expensive unless you have your own bike-shop’s worth of spare parts. That bike is about 42lbs as it stands.
But if you know how to polish out the paint, its a nice project. It does look in decent shape, just don’t pay too much for it.
Likely mid 60s, might be as late as 70-72, from decals. Check the 3 speed Hub for date. There will be a month/year stamped on it
Handlebars and brake levers aren’t original. Nor is the frame pump, both easy to obtain, if your interested.
The B-72 saddle, leads me to suspect its mid 60s or earlier, (later models came with a plastic one), rear fender with white tail says it was made for European market (unimportant really, but US models rear fender lacked the white).
Brooks doesn’t make that saddle anymore. it’s worth a bill by itself to the right people. The bike appears to be in great shape, and if it all works (very likely), your grandkids grandchildren could end up riding it with minimal maintenance.
Price varies by where your location is.
Great 1968 -ish mid-’70s(?) bike. Where built?
3-speed Sturmey-Archer hub, or 5-speed?
Non-original bars for this bike. Bike that’s been sitting for a long time is going to need tires and brake pads, as they will be age-hardened and dried out.
Nice green, though!
You’re almost stealing it from the guy for $50, so get some!
It’s the most common bike on earth, and $50 for a working unit is good. New inner tubes are a third of that. You can’t go wrong. It would’ve had upright “North Road” bars from the factory in Nottingham, England. Don’t worry about tailoring it to your needs. There are no bike museums looking for one. Make it work for you. These will last 100 years or more if you don’t run into a car with it. Per the maintenance manual put a “half teaspoon of oil per fortnight” in the Sturmey Archer hub.
Also, the brakes on those steel rims are as bad as any brake could possibly be, especially when wet. I’ve laced new Sun CR18 rims into mine. Best improvement you can make.