If you're not sick to death over the debate regarding the propriety of parting out a "classic" bike, consider, if you will, an eBay experiment I am conducting featuring the frames and parts of my former Paramount and Torpado. Steve Willis is graciously hosting the sales for me out of the kindness of his heart, and a reasonable expectation that funds raised by the sales will be spent in his shop. With a Goodrich KOF project percolating away on the frozen tundra, I need to maximize revenues. Neither bike came to me as a complete original bike, so I decided to break them up.
The Paramount frame had been a '74 P10 that I had been building up as a P15 configuration. It had a Campy triple NR crank and a proper re badged Shimano Crane GS rear mech along with Wienmann CPs, Campy HF hubs and headset. But because I had laced the hubs to modern CR 18 rims (27 inch, to boot), and didn't have proper pedals, Cinelli bars or a stem,we agreed it was appropriate to part out the bike.
Likewise the Torpado/Galli bike. It had a 80% complete Galli group, the non galli parts consisting of a Stronglight headset, Miche BB, Shimano gear levers and Sun rims, and it even had 175 mm cranks. It came to me as a bare frame.
For those who think there's lost more dough in parting out bikes, I'd have to say not so, so far. Of course there are 4 days left to go, but the only items drawing interest are the Campy triple crank and the Brooks saddle. Otherwise, everything sits at 0 bids or right around the opening amount. Of course Galli isn't as desirable as Campy (except when I'm bidding) so maybe I shouldn't be surprised. Neither frame has drawn a bid, but then they are both 62cm+. But at least I have two empty spots in the bike storage racks now.
BTW, if anyone is interested, both frames are fine riders. And yes, I offered both bikes to the list before going to ebay.
Seller ID smwillis
Curt Goodrich and I profit from any sales. But Steve and Curt is in no way responsible for this philistine chasing of profits, except Curt indirectly by making such nice bikes that I had to have one.
Tom (Hey, Curt, how are we doing?) Adams, Shrewsbury NJ
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