Early Bontrager OR 91 Complete bike

[slimjoe]

I am aware that bikes especially Bontrager’s are more valuable stripped into parts and sold separately, however it would seem a shame to split this. What would be a sensible asking price for it as it is? The parts are mainly NOS. Its got a Turbo saddle on it and matching rims since these photos too.

 

[slimjoe]

Anyone?

 

[bikeworkshop]

The more a bike should be worth, the further the value can vary depending on quality of buyer
I'd think £850 +, but you could get lucky, or unlucky from there

 

[ferrus]

With that spec’ it’d fetch a great deal more than that if split, but that would be a real shame as you say.
(frame and forks alone if sold separately are probably worth £750+ I’d guess)

 

[bikeworkshop]

People wanting collectable stuff rarely want a whole bike, unless it's a total bargain.
I'm trying to get a rough idea of the difference between whole and split, but it looks like a whole bike is not even worth half its value in bits

Thread 'Dawes Edge - the sum of its parts'

Jan 22, 2025

The Dawes Edge Extra
picked up from pugh Country auction in ledbury-
The story started here:

https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/back-from-the-edge.489002/

I'm using this thread to document its commercial journey into the modern world.

The first component listed on ebay, the chainset, at £150



https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/26713258...fKWcIN2RE6&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

- it will attract ebay fees of £21
a VAT liability of £21.50
So if it makes that,
the shop gets £107

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[JCS]

To build that would cost at least gbp1,500?
It’s a premium and rare frame with the right forks and stem, ready to ride with top components.
I guess price depends on finding the right buyer - someone who really wants a Bontrager in that size.

 

[ferrus]

If you're happy to ship to the US or Europe esp. Germany it might help a lot