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Questions about value of bicycles.
On Monday, April 12, 2021 at 6:56:34 PM UTC-7, John B. wrote:
On Mon, 12 Apr 2021 15:45:40 -0700 (PDT), Tom Kunich wrote: On Monday, April 12, 2021 at 9:50:26 AM UTC-7, sms wrote: On 4/12/2021 8:56 AM, Lou Holtman wrote: snip I sold a couple of bikes just before Covid19 and I discovered that it is hard to sell a bike via the Dutch craiglist for a reasonable price if it doesn't have disc brakes, if not CF and for a ATB also is not 29". I think your bike would go for around 1500-200- euro over here. I tried to sell this bike: https://photos.app.goo.gl/1dSJW6DxfgCTYJxXA In the U.S., nearly everyone buying a new higher-end road bike wants disc brakes whether it makes sense or not. Electronic shifting is not necessarily seen as a plus by many buyers because of the hassle of battery charging, and the extra complexity that it adds. Same in the U.S. regarding ATBs, a 26" wheeled ATB has almost no value, though 27.5" sells well for shorter riders. Tom needs to find all this out for himself, everyone here explaining reality to him will have no effect. It's not uncommon for people to have unrealistic ideas about what their used stuff is worth. I will ask you again Scharf - what do you know about bicycles. Over and over again, on this group you are completely unable to make a single technically correct comment on bicycles. And you have problems installing a Bottom Bracket and haven't yet solved the problems with the head bearings... So, what do you know about bicycles? John, carefully explain to everyone here what you know about high end bicycles and how you learned it? The bottom bracket tool for installing the BB did not get shipped with it and a Park Tool substitute cost more than simply taking it to the shop. What makes you think that the headset once received didn't get easily installed? Please tell me how you now choose a correct headset with about two dozen standards? |
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