[RBW] Re: FS- cleaning out the parts bin

[Gabriel Hargrove]

If you haven’t sold the front rack, and you’re willing to ship South- I’m 
interested. Located in Huntington Beach.

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Re: [RBW] Re: Reduced market for used older bikes?

[MCT]

Joe.  If I were close, I would buy the x-stream while it was on fire.  I sold 
two recumbents and both times to new riders trying out recumbents. 

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[RBW] Re: Reduced market for used older bikes?

[Joe Bernard]

I have three at the moment and my upcoming Riv Custom will be four, at which 
point I'll sell one of the others. A friend an I have been discussing this 
topic lately, and I've come around to her view that having a bunch of bikes is 
- as you say - cluttery for the brain. I think I'm done with the clutter. 

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[RBW] Reduced market for used older bikes?

[Ian A]

There are definitely buyers, but the keen ones are looking for the high end of 
the product range. The Hard Rock is a great bike, but not a dream bike for most 
people. The Stumpy by contrast will gain lots of attention. Basically, if the 
Internet forums aren't raving over the bike model (e.g. 90's Kona Explosif 
etc.), the only market left over are the shrewd commuters, who tend to buy a 
used bike once every few years. 

IanA
Alberta Canada

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[RBW] Re: FS: Cycling Books - Doing a little library culling - Photos

[Cyclofiend Jim]

Holiday weekend RBW-List only deal - 

Buy any two books and they are half price. Shipping is what it costs me 
(via media mail, ~$4-5 or so...) - if you buy these weekend, I'll have them 
in the mail Tuesday AM.

email me directly - cyclofiend at the gmail 

Remaining Titles:

Bikes & Riders by James Wagenvoord - (HB dust jacket torn - see photos) 
I think I found this in a used bookstore at some point - it's sort of 
culture and bikes and lifestyle. Very period-influenced. Also attempts to 
cover history of cycling. Interesting for photos of pre-hype racing, etc.  
- $5 plus shipping

King of the Road by Andrew Ritchie (SB / binding in rough shape)
Illustrated History of cycling.  Lots of emphasis on the early days. - $3 
plus shipping

Stumpjumper - 25 years of Mountain Biking (HB - no DJ as published) very 
good condition
Kinda cool look at how the Specialized Stumpjumper evolved in its first 25 
years. Definitely a self-congratulatory puff-piece in places, but some cool 
early days o' mountain biking images. - $10

Bicycle by David Herlihy - HB / DJ / good condition other than minor water 
mark on just jacket
Another glossy, gorgeous "history of bicycling" book.  $10

The Six-Day Bicycle Races - America's Jazz-age Sport by Peter Nye - 
Hardbound. Dust Jacket in good condition.
Lots of nice photos from the heydey of indoor cycling in the US. $20. 

The Official Tour de France Centennial 1903 - 2003. Forward by 5-times 
winner Lance Armstrong.  There ya go. (FYI - This book is heavy, so 
shipping will be a tad more. ) Hardbound with dust jacket. 
Big, oversized coffee table book with some really great photos from the 
early days, as well as some enthusiastic press for cyclists who may have 
hence fallen from grace. Still and amazing document. $15

Paris-Roubaix - A Journey Through Hell - hard back w/ dust jacket
If you are going to race bikes, you might as well do it over cobbles from 
the time of the Roman Legions... - amazing images and history of this 
brutal spring classic. $15


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Re: [RBW] Re: Reduced market for used older bikes?

[Joe Bernard]

It could be worse, you could be selling a recumbent! I recently paid what I 
thought was a low/fair price for one, then decided to turn it around so I could 
buy different one. Oops! There is NO market for 2-wheelers out there, everybody 
wants a trike. I'm going to end up fire-sale-ing this thing as a partial 
donation to someone who'd like to get into 'bents for cheap. You win, you lose! 
路

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Re: [RBW] Re: Reduced market for used older bikes?

['Eric Norris' via RBW Owners Bunch]

I have found that the prices for used bicycles drop like a stone whenever I get 
ready to sell a bike. Works every time.

--Eric Norris
campyonly...@me.com
@CampyOnlyguy (Twitter/Instagram)

> On Aug 31, 2019, at 4:13 PM, Ed Carolipio  wrote:
> 
> Used bike sales are seasonal so that may be a factor in what you've observed. 
> I've found the best time to sell bike stuff is in early Spring as folks are 
> taking stock of their stables, thinking about what kind of riding they're 
> going to do through the fall, and reading up on the new models released by 
> the big brands. Winter is the worst time to sell, with fall a close second. 
> (There's a small spike around Thanksgiving and early December when you can 
> get lucky catching the eyeballs of some wayward Christmas shoppers.) If 
> you've got the room, probably best to stash the bike today and wait until 
> late Feb/early March to list it again. If it's slow going then, I think at 
> that point something else bigger is going on and maybe it's time to drive 
> down to the co-op.
> 
> I like the point others made about e-bikes as well, though I think the impact 
> on the used (non e-bike) market is that tinkerers would be searching for 
> models that are easy to convert it into e-bikes. If the used bike or frame 
> your selling is conducive to such a conversion - like an old school MTB or a 
> Clem L- and it's still not moving, that may also indicate something bigger is 
> going on.
> 
> --Ed C.
> 
> On Saturday, August 31, 2019 at 7:49:54 AM UTC-7, Eric Myers wrote:
> I've been working on selling off my older bikes and there just doesn't seem 
> to be any buyers out there.  Riv content is that these are decent steel 
> bikes, from the 80s-90s, still comfortable to ride, with new parts like 
> cables/housing/brake pads, and tuned up so all the remaining older parts work 
> smoothly and reliably.  Most recently I had an early 90s Specialized Hardrock 
> on Craigslist for a month.  When I wasn't even getting any interest calls at 
> $80 I just gave it away instead of dropping the price any further.
> 
> Is anyone else experiencing this, or have ideas about what is going on?  Is 
> the economy doing too well for people to buy inexpensive used bikes?  Is 
> there less of a market due to Jump and other bike share companies?  At this 
> point I may just donate some of the bikes to the local Bicycle Kitchen 
> instead of tuning them up to sell myself.
> 
> Curious in Sacramento,
> Eric
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[RBW] Re: Reduced market for used older bikes?

[Ed Carolipio]

Used bike sales are seasonal so that may be a factor in what you've 
observed. I've found the best time to sell bike stuff is in early Spring as 
folks are taking stock of their stables, thinking about what kind of riding 
they're going to do through the fall, and reading up on the new models 
released by the big brands. Winter is the worst time to sell, with fall a 
close second. (There's a small spike around Thanksgiving and early December 
when you can get lucky catching the eyeballs of some wayward Christmas 
shoppers.) If you've got the room, probably best to stash the bike today 
and wait until late Feb/early March to list it again. If it's slow going 
then, I think at that point something else bigger is going on and maybe 
it's time to drive down to the co-op.

I like the point others made about e-bikes as well, though I think the 
impact on the used (non e-bike) market is that tinkerers would be searching 
for models that are easy to convert it into e-bikes. If the used bike or 
frame your selling is conducive to such a conversion - like an old school 
MTB or a Clem L- and it's still not moving, that may also indicate 
something bigger is going on.

--Ed C.

On Saturday, August 31, 2019 at 7:49:54 AM UTC-7, Eric Myers wrote:
>
> I've been working on selling off my older bikes and there just doesn't 
> seem to be any buyers out there.  Riv content is that these are decent 
> steel bikes, from the 80s-90s, still comfortable to ride, with new parts 
> like cables/housing/brake pads, and tuned up so all the remaining older 
> parts work smoothly and reliably.  Most recently I had an early 90s 
> Specialized Hardrock on Craigslist for a month.  When I wasn't even getting 
> any interest calls at $80 I just gave it away instead of dropping the price 
> any further.
>
> Is anyone else experiencing this, or have ideas about what is going on?  
> Is the economy doing too well for people to buy inexpensive used bikes?  Is 
> there less of a market due to Jump and other bike share companies?  At this 
> point I may just donate some of the bikes to the local Bicycle Kitchen 
> instead of tuning them up to sell myself.
>
> Curious in Sacramento,
> Eric
>

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[RBW] FS: 62cm Sam Hillborne $1,500 (black and cream)

[maxcr]

Thanks everyone, bike is spoken for. Going to a good home in Portland.
Max

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[RBW] FS- cleaning out the parts bin

[Adam]

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_Yp4SYhZedvoqLndkkoQHKKGZit208Wo

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[RBW] FS- cleaning out the parts bin

[Adam]

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_Yp4SYhZedvoqLndkkoQHKKGZit208Wo

Stems: $50 each, $150 for lugged
Seatposts: $5 each
Kickstand: $3
Xtracycle saddle: $10
Brooks B-17: $85
Two fish water bottle holder: $5
Front derailer: $10
Front suntour shifter: $10
Inverted bar end brake levers: $10
Pumps: $5 each
Stem extender: $5
Racks: $10 each
Carradice saddle bag holder: $25
Jitensha bars: $15
quick release skewers: $10 per set
Tires 650b, 2.3: $20

Lots of interest thanks to fellow RBW’r Adam Leibow but most folks are far 
away. Local pickup in Berkeley preferred, shipping at buyer’s expense. 

Thanks,
Adam  

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[RBW] Re: Reduced market for used older bikes?

[S]

I forgot about ebikes. When I go riding, I see only a very slight uptick 
in, eg, gravel bikes, but a relatively large increase in ebikes. 

On Saturday, August 31, 2019 at 11:59:53 AM UTC-7, Joe Bernard wrote:
>
> Also, ebikes. People like 'em and the depreciation is atrocious (ask me 
> how I know). First time buyers looking to test the electric waters are 
> finding unbelievable deals out there. 

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[RBW] Re: Reduced market for used older bikes?

[Joe Bernard]

Also, ebikes. People like 'em and the depreciation is atrocious (ask me how I 
know). First time buyers looking to test the electric waters are finding 
unbelievable deals out there. 

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[RBW] Re: Reduced market for used older bikes?

[S]

Here in the PNW, the used bike market is all over the place. I see $80 
mountain bikes and I see touring bikes with rusty parts that the owner 
won't sell for less than $500. The market for higher-end bikes such 
Rivendell, Gunnar, etc., seems fairly strong, but I wouldn't be surprised 
if that changed in the next few years. My guess is that many people these 
days want disc brakes and hence older bikes with rim brakes are falling out 
of favor. Also, cycling seems less popular in general. 

On Saturday, August 31, 2019 at 7:49:54 AM UTC-7, Eric Myers wrote:
>
> I've been working on selling off my older bikes and there just doesn't 
> seem to be any buyers out there.  Riv content is that these are decent 
> steel bikes, from the 80s-90s, still comfortable to ride, with new parts 
> like cables/housing/brake pads, and tuned up so all the remaining older 
> parts work smoothly and reliably.  Most recently I had an early 90s 
> Specialized Hardrock on Craigslist for a month.  When I wasn't even getting 
> any interest calls at $80 I just gave it away instead of dropping the price 
> any further.
>
> Is anyone else experiencing this, or have ideas about what is going on?  
> Is the economy doing too well for people to buy inexpensive used bikes?  Is 
> there less of a market due to Jump and other bike share companies?  At this 
> point I may just donate some of the bikes to the local Bicycle Kitchen 
> instead of tuning them up to sell myself.
>
> Curious in Sacramento,
> Eric
>

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[RBW] Reduced market for used older bikes?

[Coal Bee Rye Anne]

I’ve personally debated this same topic... not because I’ve been trying to sell 
without success but because I’ve had limited time (due to various factors) and 
have considered whether I’d be better off just loading up the car and making a 
bulk donation to a local co-op with misc stuff not otherwise worth any 
consideration of shipping costs vs delaying a greatly desired purge to 
potentially recover some costs but at the additional expense of time trying to 
do so.  I’d put an end to craigslist surfing a while ago to avoid temptation 
and rid myself of the habitual flippers re-listing the same stuff over and over 
so I’m not aware of any current trends.  So I basically remain in limbo just 
wondering what to do every time I survey my bike stash.

Brian Cole
Lawrenceville NJ

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[RBW] Reduced market for used older bikes?

[Reid Echols]

Seems to vary a lot by market. In Austin I can do pretty well with a functional 
bike, but it’s a college town. Figure almost any bike that works and has a 
decent story to tell will fetch at least ~$180 around here. 

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[RBW] Reduced market for used older bikes?

['Eric Myers' via RBW Owners Bunch]

I've been working on selling off my older bikes and there just doesn't seem 
to be any buyers out there.  Riv content is that these are decent steel 
bikes, from the 80s-90s, still comfortable to ride, with new parts like 
cables/housing/brake pads, and tuned up so all the remaining older parts 
work smoothly and reliably.  Most recently I had an early 90s Specialized 
Hardrock on Craigslist for a month.  When I wasn't even getting any 
interest calls at $80 I just gave it away instead of dropping the price any 
further.

Is anyone else experiencing this, or have ideas about what is going on?  Is 
the economy doing too well for people to buy inexpensive used bikes?  Is 
there less of a market due to Jump and other bike share companies?  At this 
point I may just donate some of the bikes to the local Bicycle Kitchen 
instead of tuning them up to sell myself.

Curious in Sacramento,
Eric

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