-----Original Message----- From: Huemax@aol.com <Huemax@aol.com> To: moos@penn.com <moos@penn.com>; info@renaissance-cycles.com <info@renaissance-cycles.com> Cc: p6man@home.com <p6man@home.com>; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Date: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 3:31 PM Subject: Re: [Classicrendezvous] Another high for collectible parts?
>Hi, Jerry and all,
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>How about vintage Japanese parts? How many more years to wait, 10, 20,
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>25 years?? Any thoughts, Jery or anyone??
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>KEN TODA, over the hill Jap rider in Piedmont, NC, 26 yeras in the USA, 22
>yeras in Japan.
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I think the vintage Japanese parts boom has already started. Suntour seems to be leading the way. Suntour Cyclone GT derailers routinely go for $70 dollars on eBay, or thereabouts. Likewise, Suntour Bar Con shifters run around $35 to $40 dollars on eBay. And of course the Rivendell boys are forever touting the merits of Suntour Retrofriction down tube shifters. Not earth shattering prices compared to hundreds of $ for French stuff, but considering the original price, the price of new stuff, and the prices paid for comparable shimano stuff, I think it's a substantial premium. No doubt it has something to do with rarity too. I think the rarer, top end bikes like Miyatas and Fujis could be next.
Tom Adams in Cold Kansas City