1991 Alpinestars Al-mega XT

[player]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1191681015160433/

 

[Ed74]

Top of the down tube doesn’t look right to me.

 

[player]

I can't imagine the seller getting any near that sort of money now, possibly during the covid era maybe.

 

[Markybeau]

I can't imagine the seller getting any near that sort of money now, possibly during the covid era maybe.

They won't. This looks like a covid 'investment' coming back on to the market.

 

[jimo746]

Top of the down tube doesn’t look right to me.

I see what you mean.

 

[Markybeau]

 

[Russell]

But it’s rare rare.

 

[mynchiboy]

Top of the down tube doesn’t look right to me.

That's a reweld, or at the very least a precautionary bead of weld to shore up the signs of cracking. The 1991 bikes were notorious for cracking around the head tube area. The following year there was a gusset added to avoid this issue.

So both overpriced and repaired at some stage....

 

[player]

The 1991 bikes were notorious at cracking around the head tube area

And at the seat tube and around the seat clamp and around the ......ah never mind.....

 

[27motorhead]

If anyone's interested in wasting £700 I can collect as it's not too far from me. I await to be inundated with requests!