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Hi all,
I run a small bike shop in the Twin Cities area. I am trying to help out someone with an insurance claim. The bike in question is a early/mid 1980s Keith Bontrager road bike. It was destroyed when it was mounted on a trunk rack and the vehicle was rear ended. The person filing the claim bought the bike second hand in the 1990s in the Bay Area. Other than that I have nothing to go on to identify the bike and ascertain its value. The insurance company will (likely) low ball the claimant so I'm trying to help her do a little better.
It appears to use lugged construction. The rear triangle is aluminum and the bottom bracket shell has Vitus engraved. The front end -- head tube an fork -- also are Vitus. The top, down and seat tubes appear to be steel? But the bike isn't in my custody so I can't verify that.
The groupset is Shimano 600 and it appears to be original. Any help is appreciated. Disclaimer: I am doing this to help her out; there's no expectation she will spend her settlement at my shop; and I'm just trying to help her value what seems to be a very unique bike. Thanks! ~ Mark
I run a small bike shop in the Twin Cities area. I am trying to help out someone with an insurance claim. The bike in question is a early/mid 1980s Keith Bontrager road bike. It was destroyed when it was mounted on a trunk rack and the vehicle was rear ended. The person filing the claim bought the bike second hand in the 1990s in the Bay Area. Other than that I have nothing to go on to identify the bike and ascertain its value. The insurance company will (likely) low ball the claimant so I'm trying to help her do a little better.
It appears to use lugged construction. The rear triangle is aluminum and the bottom bracket shell has Vitus engraved. The front end -- head tube an fork -- also are Vitus. The top, down and seat tubes appear to be steel? But the bike isn't in my custody so I can't verify that.
The groupset is Shimano 600 and it appears to be original. Any help is appreciated. Disclaimer: I am doing this to help her out; there's no expectation she will spend her settlement at my shop; and I'm just trying to help her value what seems to be a very unique bike. Thanks! ~ Mark



