I have seen this bike in person and can honestly say the photos don't do it justice. It is a beautiful and functional bike. The buyer will be very happy. As far as sale price I think Bill is correct, probably $2600-$3000. It cost a lot more to build but all that matters is what someone will pay.
On Monday, October 7, 2019 at 5:05:14 PM UTC-4, John McBurney wrote: > > Garth > > It’s not a bad idea. I do get more joy from giving things away than the > cash brings. In the past few months I’ve given my Scott Sub 10 belt drive > bike to a young couple and that makes me very happy. > > However in this instance I need to raise some money to fund another bike > project without pissing my wife of 40 years off too much. I did offer it at > roughly half of what it has been valued here to a local friend but he was > unable to take advantage of the opportunity In this instance the joy will > come not from maximizing profit but rather in the knowledge that someone > who really loves these bikes will be able to enjoy it. > > It truly is special and I know someone will be very happy with it. > > John > > On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 2:01 PM Garth <gar...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> >> >> John, although the bike doesn't fit you, it doesn't sound like you >> really want to sell it, or at least go through "the process" of sale and >> all that may include. Who says you have to sell it and for what cost , and >> what makes them some sort of authority over your own sense ? Hell, you >> can do anything you want with it, sell it or give it away. I've had many >> things that I once enjoyed, or thought I did, that I have even given away >> to people who had use for them. Seeing or hearing the joy of someone using >> those "things" is priceless. I'm not telling you to do anything or not, >> you already know exactly what that is. >> >> Really it's not going to make any difference regardless of what you do >> with the bike. >> >> >> On Sunday, October 6, 2019 at 8:54:00 PM UTC-4, John McBurney wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I’m considering sellingBombadil. What do you think a reasonable price >>> would be? It’s a Waterford frame, Joe Bell paint. Nitto, Sun XCD, SON, >>> Bush and Mueller, Honjo, Brooks, Compass. Nicer than any 10 year old bike >>> has a right to be. >>> >>> It’s just too short for me and I’m not riding it. >>> >>> John >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7641d535-e4a3-44a3-a8fb-805db4777f3f%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7641d535-e4a3-44a3-a8fb-805db4777f3f%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/16ab9dbc-b141-4b14-8c5f-fe109a97e50f%40googlegroups.com.
