Sasha,
I own a 1974 Jack Taylor Tour of Britain. A superb bike! Mind you, I'm
partial to JTs having bought this one brand new in 1974 and kept it ever
since. Currently it is a bare frame showing all it's 32 years of use and
sometimes abuse from me who did not always coddle it. You can see it here:
http://www.blackbirdsf.org/
The equipment on the one you're considering might well be original since many JTs back then (including mine) were sold as bare frames and the owners built them up however they chose.
I agree with Dale's range of values. For reasons I've never understood, JTs tend to be undervalued in the marketplace. They've never seemed to be trendy. But that makes them a bargain in my opinion!
Good luck,
David
David G. White Burlington, VT
sasha eysymontt wrote:
> On 1/8/07, joebz@optonline.net <joebz@optonline.net> wrote:
>>
>> For typical bikes the easy answer, without irritating the
>> ListMeister, is
>> often to be found in Mike Cone's guide on Sheldon Browns website
>>
>> http://www.sheldonbrown.com/
>>
>> That gives a baseline and then you can adjust for the condition,
>> components and changes in the market since the guide was created.
>> Mike would
>> probably say the list is out of date, but it is still 90% accurate
>> except at
>> the top end (Masi, Colnago, Cinelli, De Rosa) which is up 50% or so.
>> Remember that Mike's "guideline" condition is a darn nice bike. I
>> suppose
>> you could add $100 to the top for a decent all NR Campagnolo group on
>> a bike
>> also. Top production bikes with a big former ownership base (Raleigh,
>> Peugeot, Schwinn), and therefore nostalgia value, are a bit stronger
>> also.
>> Track bikes are well up in all instances due to greater appreciation
>> and
>> trendiness. Odd or rare components are up. For example pantographed
>> components, ICS. There is more general knowledge about the value of
>> esoteric French parts.
>>
>
> Dale and Joe,
>
> Thanks for the pointers, both. I haven't looked at older British bikes
> before, so I was primarily concerned about paying too much. I'm going
> to go
> see the bike in person to get a feel for it, so we'll see. The bike does
> look quite appealing.
>
> thanks,
>
> -s
>
>
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