Comparing men's bike prices to women's bike prices.

[Cyclopathic]

It seems to be that second hand men's bikes can be sold second hand for more than the equivalent women's version.

Do you think that this is true and if so why?

I think it may depend what sort of bike it is but I would like to know if there is any way to roughly guage the price of a woman's bike, second hand based on the known price of the equivalent men's bike?

A simple equation like Wn=£Mn-X% would be very useful to me. Please provide me with one. You will earn my gratitude and respect which, let's face it, is priceless.

 

[Cycleops]

By "Womens Bikes" I guess you mean ones with a step through frame. The fairer sex tend to be more fashion concious than men so that may explain why they reject yesterdays cast-offs as being "unfashionable", not wishing to be seen on an old cronk. Men on the other hand tend to actually seek out old stuff and hoard it. For example, how long have you had those trousers?

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Is there really a market for them (new or S/H)? CRC have two listed, both £1000+ nonsale price.

Both outspecced and outpriced by entry level Tiagra/ full carbon and 105/Alloy bikes down to 50cm frames

Then there are bikes like the Trek Lexa £500 ish with budget 2300STI. But it's painted in a gut-wrenchingly horrible powder blue. That's ok if you are a girl and want to make a "I'm a girly girl and I'm riding a bike" type statement.

How many really want to do that,over blending in with the crowd?

 

[lulubel]

Is there really a market for them (new or S/H)? CRC have two listed, both £1000+ nonsale price.

Both outspecced and outpriced by entry level Tiagra/ full carbon and 105/Alloy bikes down to 50cm frames

That's fine if you can ride a 50cm "unisex" frame, I suppose. The reach is way too much for me.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

There are smaller mens frames out there of course.

 

[lulubel]

But it's the reach you have to look at, and this is what most men don't understand. A few centimetres off the frame size is much less off the reach. Even with a 42cm unisex frame with compact bars and a 50mm stem, I'm still more stretched out than my (female) partner on an "appropriate size for height" women specific frame.

 

[Ningishzidda]

See what Wikipedia has to say about the Cormic Index.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Supply and demand.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

But it's the reach you have to look at, and this is what most men don't understand. A few centimetres off the frame size is much less off the reach. Even with a 42cm unisex frame with compact bars and a 50mm stem, I'm still more stretched out than my (female) partner on an "appropriate size for height" women specific frame.

That is true. I did though, ride a bike(for 2 years)that was somewhere in the region of 60mm too long (61cm ETT Specialized) obviously at that point taking even 30mm off the stem wouldn't have helped at all. But that was my fault for being a total noob waay back then when I bought and not considering it.

Bike since replaced with n+1 to keep it company

 

[400bhp]

But it's the reach you have to look at, and this is what most men don't understand. A few centimetres off the frame size is much less off the reach. Even with a 42cm unisex frame with compact bars and a 50mm stem, I'm still more stretched out than my (female) partner on an "appropriate size for height" women specific frame.

^^This^^

Unisex frames aren't really unisex at all.

 

[vickster]

And for me, the bars on a men's bike are too wide - which is weird as I am not the narrowest shouldered female! That said I also changed the bars on my WSD bike from a 40cm-38cm. Most men's bike come with 42cm as standard (44cm for a larger frame) I believe. I ride a 90cm stem on one bike and 100cm on another - and I am 5'9.5

And way too many 'unisex' bikes are that horrid black colour (not that I want pink lol)

 

[summerdays]

And for me, the bars on a men's bike are too wide - which is weird as I am not the narrowest shouldered female! That said I also changed the bars on my WSD bike from a 40cm-38cm. Most men's bike come with 42cm as standard (44cm for a larger frame) I believe. I ride a 90cm stem on one bike and 100cm on another - and I am 5'9.5

And way too many 'unisex' bikes are that horrid black colour (not that I want pink lol)

I got my LBS to chop an inch off each side of the bars I think way back (hybrid bike) and I have wide shoulders but it didn't feel right before the alteration. (I'd forgotten I'd done that).

 

[vickster]

Not so easy with drops unfortunately - it's just cost me around £140 to have both bikes sorted with bars, tape (and new crosslevers on the Giant as the others were too wide for the new bars and interfered with the brifters)

 

[fossyant]

My wife's hybrid was as small as we could get. It's a so called step through design, but more akin to a compact frame anyway.

Plus side is, you might get a bike cheaper for the missus if the op's research is true, and you are looking at used but not ridden.

I don't believe in flogging bikes unless unsuitable. Keepers the lot.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

I'm only 1.60m find the most comfortable frames the older second hand steel ones like these:

Even my hybrid, bought new, ladies specific, is not as comfy.
BTW, can you buy similar new nowadays?