What's it worth? Casati Challenge bike with bag

[Mucho-Mogo]

Hi all, not sure if I am posting in the right section (newbie) but I was hoping someone could help, I recently bought a Casati Challenge from a friend and when my better half found out she went mental so it is now up for sale, I have put it on the internet but don't know what it is worth, as my friend has said it is worth over £1400?



Specs:

Selcof alloy seatpost
Selle Italia gel saddle
Campagnolo Daytona running gear (9 speed)
Campagnolo Daytona brakes
Shimano Ambrosio Evolution wheels with Campagnolo hubs and new Vittoria Rubino tires
Look PP247 pedals (Same as the PP296 but without the Free ARC float adjustment)
Deda Zero stem and Deda Anatomic 310 bars with Casati tapes
Blackburn tire pump
It has a speedo fitted but my friend lost the display, but he said it has done approx. 200 miles

It has two small chips in the paint but other than that is in great condition.

Any help would be appreciated!

 

[ventoux50]

Give Racescene Barnsley a call - the bike will have come from them originally I expect (they're the sole UK agents I believe)


http://www.racescene.co.uk/

 

[akaAndrew]

Daytona ceased to exist in 2002 (I'd never heard of it so I had to google it!) when it became Centaur, so if the bike's only done 200 miles in 8 years then it can rightly be advertised as 'little used'! Likewise, I'd never heard of Casati but it seems it's a generic but decent enough Italian frame...

A Dedacciai aluminum 61.10 frameset, designed by Casati and impeccably welded by hand, this frame features a carbon rear monostay and full carbon fork. The Challenge is best suited for the performance-oriented rider looking for a durable product but with the least possible weight. The Challenge is designed and manufactured entirely at Casati’s facility in Monza, Italy.

(quote from here but no idea which year's model they're referring to)

...distinguished by it's craftsmanship rather than any particular ride qualities.

My gut feel is that whilst it might have fetched £1400 in it's day, I don't feel it's worth that today. It will suffer a little from the 'never heard of it' syndrome so don't expect a quick sale or to be inundated with buyers. But then you only want one buyer, and that one buyer might well be looking for something a little different. Price? Well, hmmm, difficult one. I found a better spec one (Record) here in France for €1000, and France tends to be expensive.... so maybe take a punt at £750-£800???

 

[rich p]

if it looks like a fish and smells like a fish...

 

[yello]

Benefit of the doubt eh Rich?

At a tangent, it wasn't that long ago that I discovered that there are quite a few Italian frame manufacturers (more than I realised anyway!) selling such builds. Sometimes referred to as 'exotica' (real estate agent speak I guess), 'generic' is probably a more accurate, albeit cynical, term. It does makes a refreshing change to see such lesser-name bikes but it doesn't make them necessarily better, just more obscure!

F'rinstance, there's a couple of 'never 'eard of 'im' French bikes in our club (as you might expect!) but for all their fancy lettering and lugwork and antiquitous (if such a word exists) desirability, I still would much prefer the Spec Roubaix that one of the blokes rides!

 

[Coco]

Err, why don't you just sell it for what you paid?