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09-06.-2008, 09:16 AM
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how much is this road bike worth?
700c Road Bike
FRAME: 700cx57cm frame (43x30)x(43x32.5)x(43x30)cm 7005 Aluminum Tig welded Racing type steel fork SHIFTERS: Shimano revo shifters DERAILERS: Shimano rd-t230gs (Rear) Shimano rd-t223 (Front) BRAKES: Alloy caliper brake CHAINRING & CRANK: 3-Piece steel/chainwheel 48/38/28 Alloy silver crank 170m WHEELS: DA-30 alloy rims Kenda 700cx35c tires I dont know much about bikes, how good is this bike... is it a good starter bike? how much is it worth? |
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09-06.-2008, 01:02 PM
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Re: how much is this road bike worth?
$20-50 depending on condition...
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09-06.-2008, 01:17 PM
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Re: how much is this road bike worth?
depending on the manufacturer maybe $100 to $125. The components are very bottom line. If it is a no name or department store bike the frame is probably cheap and I would only pay $30 to $50 depending on the condition.
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10-06.-2008, 06:18 AM
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Re: how much is this road bike worth?
Guy is asking $200. lol
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10-06.-2008, 07:54 AM
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Re: how much is this road bike worth?
go to walmart.com or target.com & see for yourself.
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14-06.-2008, 12:52 PM
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Re: how much is this road bike worth?
I appreciate all of your opinions... may I ask what these 2 bikes are worth? both are asking for $500.
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15-06.-2008, 03:34 AM
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Re: how much is this road bike worth?
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What size will fit you? What type of riding do you plan on doing? Occasional 1 day a month or 2 times a week or more? What is your budget? How mechanically inclined are you and do you like to fix stuff? Study e-bay, craigslist, and other used bike markets to help zero in on components, frame, etc. that will fit your budget. |
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15-06.-2008, 05:44 AM
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Re: how much is this road bike worth?
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3-4 times a week for the next 3 weeks, then I have surgery and will be off 1-2 months... I dont want to spent a boatload... $500-700 I suck at fixxing stuff lol |
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15-06.-2008, 07:06 AM
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Re: how much is this road bike worth?
It's a free market. What a thing is worth is what people will pay for it. The way to find out is to research what used bikes go for.
I have noted on ebay that an item will often be bid up to nearly the cost of a new item, so it also makes sense to check new.
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15-06.-2008, 10:07 PM
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Re: how much is this road bike worth?
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MEASURE your current bike's frame ... and, use that as a benchmark for fitting your next bike -- does the current frame AND the way it is set up feel/look too large-or-small. Check the on-line "fit" calculators, and compare it to your current bike's sizing. Exclude bikes with frames that are NOT within a couple of centimeters of whatever size frame you determine is right for you. You COULD certainly ride a bike with a 57cm frame, but unless someone GIVES you a bike that size, you are better off finding a bike with a frame that fits you because you would probably be unhappy UNLESS you anticipate growing more (e.g., say you are 14 & your father is 5'10", or taller ... THAT is not a guarantee that you will be as tall!). NB. cosmetics (the "look") can be a factor after all other issues are resolved. BTW. The 61cm bike with the carbon fibre frame is suitable for someone over 6' tall; but, the components (as described) suggest the bike is well over 10 years old -- does the frame have carbon fibre tubes glued into alloy lugs? Unless you are dying to own that frame OR it has really nice wheels, the bike is probaby worth less than $200. There are a lot of USED bikes in your size AND in your price range ... |
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16-06.-2008, 04:14 AM
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29-07.-2008, 04:47 PM
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29-07.-2008, 08:23 PM
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Re: how much is this road bike worth?
I don't mean to diminish the TREK 1000 as a bike for anyone ...
If it were sitting in a bike shop as old inventory, I guess that's a fair price IF IT WERE THE RIGHT SIZE FOR YOU (which it isn't!). As the seller says, he is 5'10" ... unless you've grown in the past several weeks, you are 2 inches shorter ... presumably, your legs are about an inch shorter than the seller's AND your torso is probably about an inch shorter ... so, minimally, you'd probably want a bike frame whose seat tube was an inch shorter [a 56cm TREK is probably closer to a 54cm (c-c), BTW] & whose top tube is about an inch shorter. You probably want a 50cm-to-52cm frame ALTHOUGH if this were 1970-or-earlier, that would probably be the frame size you would be sold (that is, ushered out the door with after they rang up the sale). Regardless, it's more than I would personally pay for that particular bike as a USED bike even though it is probably in good condition ... maybe, $400 ... but, probably not even that much since I would be inclined to changing out a lot of the components, so I would be looking at that as a bare frame (which is probably a good/good-enough foundation for a quality ride) + parts (which would have to be resold). Other people may have other opinions on the (particular) TREK 1000 bike, of course. |
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31-08.-2008, 04:05 PM
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Re: how much is this road bike worth?
what someone is willing to pay for it , thats how much that road bike is "worth".
Only consider it IF the frame will fit you properly.
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