Greetings bike guru's. My wife and i were cleaning out our storage area in the basement and discovered a bicycle. It is a Dutch-made Batavus Monte Carlo. It is green in color and under the layers of dust and cobwebs it is absolute mint condition. I couldn't find much online about the bike aside from the company makes mopeds. I do know it's from the 70s. Does anyone know if these are collectable bikes or if they have any value to them? The serial number is 3557395. Thankyou for your help.
Batavus Intercycle "Monte Carlo"
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A picture would be helpful. Is it a ten speed? A roadster? A folder?
I'm familiar with Batavus mopeds, but I don't think they sold many bikes in the U.S.
Edit: quick google search turned up this:
http://www.equusbicycle.com/bike/batavus/index.html
It's a fairly basic road bike for the era, so probably not very collectible. It'd be more for somebody who is looking for a bike to commute on, or somebody who likes obscure/wacky brands than for a serious collector.
I'm familiar with Batavus mopeds, but I don't think they sold many bikes in the U.S.
Edit: quick google search turned up this:
http://www.equusbicycle.com/bike/batavus/index.html
It's a fairly basic road bike for the era, so probably not very collectible. It'd be more for somebody who is looking for a bike to commute on, or somebody who likes obscure/wacky brands than for a serious collector.
Well if you have a hot market you could probably get $100 for it, but given it has sat for so long and probably needs new grease in the bearings and other minor things, $50 to $75 is probably more realistic even if cosmetically it is mint.
