In a message dated 1/8/2003 5:15:55 AM Eastern Standard Time, martin@camelot.de writes:
<< older italian frame in very nice, almost NOS condition, that is equipped with a Campagnolo Valentino group. I don't know anything about that group (i found some info on velo-retro) so how desirabe/rare is that group? is it worth collecting? and what would be a reasonable price for that bike? >>
Martin: Valentino was the least expensive of the Campagnolo and were not held in very high esteem. But that holds true for Huret Allvit and delrin Simplex, and those are valued nowadays by some so who knows? Certainly that equipment should not go in the trash, but it's collectability at this point in time is not high. Therefore it follows that the bike equipped with that stuff would be very inexpensive. In 30 years though, someone will beat a path to your door to pay you big buck for it! Dale
Dale Brown
Greensboro, North Carolina