Should I sell?

[midlandsgrimpeur]

Side note: I am finding it ridiculously difficult to sell *anything* cycling related these days. I've a couple of brand new in box Shimano cranks and shifters I've listed for less than half RRP and still got zero interest. Can't figure out why. And used parts may as well go in the bin, even if they're mint.

Interesting, I have heard similar. Not sold any used parts in a while but I had a new in box Quarq pm and a sram force 11 speed rim brake group. Managed to sell both quite quickly and got back about 70% of what I paid for them. I suspect I got lucky though as both items are obsolete and I found genuine buyers looking for them.

 

[Vantage]

All good points, and you are right, I am in the nice position of not needing to sell, I think I just got into the mindset that as the bike was beyond my abilities it was an unjustifiable luxury to keep it.

I think I have been looking at it the wrong way, rather than focus on the bike and it's capabilities, I should focus on my riding and just enjoying the bike I have.

Decision made, I am keeping it!

My current bike and especially the one before it were built to be capable of global touring. Both worth way over £2000 despite the longest tour I ever did being The Way Of The Roses at 161 miles in total.
The current bike rarely exceeds a 10 mile ride.
As an amateur sewist, I have a £2600 sewing machine.
What something is worth is besides the point. The enjoyment you get from it however, priceless.
Carry on sir!

 

[fossyant]

As an amateur sewist, I have a £2600 sewing machine.

Only one that value. Mrs F has one that was nearly £5k... bloody N+1. She's about 8 sewing machines !

 

[Vantage]

Only one that value. Mrs F has one that was nearly £5k... bloody N+1. She's about 8 sewing machines !

I'll be up to 5 when the 1952 singer 201k arrives later this week!

 

[fossyant]

I'd keep it personally. Not touched my full suspension for nearly two years due to getting a CX/gravel bike as that is better for the most of the riding I do, but I will use it. They do make a comfy machine for canal paths and bridleways and just sniff at anything a bit gnarly, where you'd be walking on a CX bike ! As has been mentioned, bikes aren't selling, especially something not in current 'fashion' - e.g. outdated wheel size, rim brakes.

I'm on the look out for a specific road bike, but rim brakes. Plenty of top end rim braked, Dura Ace 11 mechanical bikes out there for less than £1,500 now. Old MTB's can be tricky to sell as you don't know how well the person has looked after it, and a slight fault on suspension is spendy.

 

[fossyant]

I'll be up to 5 when the 1952 singer 201k arrives later this week!

Let you off, but the bike count needs to be Sewing Machines +1. I've only got 5 bikes.

 

[Proto]

Not sure this is going to help but here goes. I have a very nice road bike, rim brakes and by current standards narrow tyres but it's great. I have a gravel bike (Cannondale Topstone) which is also great. I have a Scott Scale hardtail which is great, however it doesn't get as much use as the Topstone.

Last year I bought a full suspension Trek Top Fuel for 'proper' mountain biking, but soon realised I don't have the skills, and didn't really enjoy it that much anyway. I much prefer forest trails, bridleway type stuff, so I sold it (with difficulty).

For the type of gravel riding I'm doing (not racing), I'm pretty sure I could, with two sets of wheels, turn my hardtail into a 'do all' bike. Bar ends, maybe narrower bars, narrower 'gravel' tyres and it's a gravel bike! Second set of wheels for rougher trail riding, blue route at bike parks, etc. and it's a MTB. Then flog my gravel bike!

Gravel seems to be the flavour of the month, so I suspect you could sell you gravel bike more easily.

Just a thought.

PS my son has fitted rigid carbon forks to his hardtail and he absolutely loves it. Very light bike, very capable and almost as fast as a full on gravel bike. Makes a great bike packing rig.

 

[cyberknight]

Interesting, I have heard similar. Not sold any used parts in a while but I had a new in box Quarq pm and a sram force 11 speed rim brake group. Managed to sell both quite quickly and got back about 70% of what I paid for them. I suspect I got lucky though as both items are obsolete and I found genuine buyers looking for them.

Mrs ck said i ought to sell my bikes and get one new decent one but she isnt aware of how deflated the market is and how much i would have to spend to get anything "better " than what i have now .

 

[midlandsgrimpeur]

Mrs ck said i ought to sell my bikes and get one new decent one but she isnt aware of how deflated the market is and how much i would have to spend to get anything "better " than what i have now .

Good point, and also part of the reason why I am sticking. I knew if I sold it would cost far more to replace if I wanted to in future.

 

[nellietheelephant]

I'm afraid at the moment you can't give away second-hand bikes. I've been trying to sell a gravel bike for a while with no luck. I've got it for sale on this forum and half a dozen Facebook pages, as well as advertising it locally. It was around £1000 new, four years old and I'm only asking £350 but had no takers. Those Facebook pages are full of bikes for sale, mostly top notch bikes, but not one of the posts has any replies.

If it was around £1000 4 years ago, the most you'll get for it is around £150, realistically £75. 2nd hand bikes sell easily at the right price and are notoriously overpriced. That's why they're not selling.