Raleigh Misty - bargain?

[Cycleops]

Don't know why but ladies bikes always se to go for little money.

 

[wheres_my_beard]

We actually managed to sell it on a non-specific internet auction site, and got a decent amount for it. However, we had spent some money on cables, brake pads, tyres, bars, grips and brake levers, a chain and a wheel truing, but we managed to break even.

Which was nice.

The bike looked nice when we sold it too, if you ignore the mudguard...

 

[tyred]

Don't know why but ladies bikes always se to go for little money.

I think there are several reasons.

They are less fashionable and collectible as some men won't ride a lady's frame. This is especially true of club bikes like Raleigh Lentons. After all, did Reg Harris race a step-through frame?

For the more common bikes like Raleigh roadsters, there is often more of them around in good condition as a lady wouldn't abuse her bike in the way that a man might. In fact, I suspect many covered very little miles as they were always horribly over-geared and difficult to ride as a result.

The exception seem to be pre-war loop frames which have a huge fan base.