So when I was commuting, I had the need for a folding bike. Not my thing at all, but I thought if I'm going to do it, I'm doing it in style. Much research and test rides later I bought what I decided was the best looking and best riding one on the market, an airnimal Joey.
A fine frame, trible-esque design, 24 inch wheels, mediocre gearing and brakes. But £1700 later it was mine, and mine to upgrade.
I've pretty much changed everything bsr the headset. I sold off everything I changed aside from the forks.
It's now sporting 10sp xtr gearing, hope pro 2 hubbed 24 inch wheels, custom built pace carbon rc24 inch forks, formula disc brakes, crank bros split skewers for wheels and the folding bits, crank bros grips and iodine 3 saddle and a nicer stem and FSA turbine bars. Upgraded cranks (FSA gossamer with a single ring and bb386 BB).
As it sits it owes me a lot of money, but I've not ridden it in 4 years so time to let it go.
Would I be better off selling it as it is, perhaps with the original forks, accepting I will lose a fair chunk, downgrading some of the parts on it (I could do deore 10sp or something 9sp), cable bb7s, or sell as a frame set and sell or use the bling bits?
Even finding a cheap set of 24 inch wheels as an option to sell as a bike isn't out of the question, nor is turning it to a drop bar build.
Main priority is to sell and clear space, but trying to maximise what I can get as it cost a lot and has barely been used.
There is an airnimal FB group, any other places to sell such a bike?
A fine frame, trible-esque design, 24 inch wheels, mediocre gearing and brakes. But £1700 later it was mine, and mine to upgrade.
I've pretty much changed everything bsr the headset. I sold off everything I changed aside from the forks.
It's now sporting 10sp xtr gearing, hope pro 2 hubbed 24 inch wheels, custom built pace carbon rc24 inch forks, formula disc brakes, crank bros split skewers for wheels and the folding bits, crank bros grips and iodine 3 saddle and a nicer stem and FSA turbine bars. Upgraded cranks (FSA gossamer with a single ring and bb386 BB).
As it sits it owes me a lot of money, but I've not ridden it in 4 years so time to let it go.
Would I be better off selling it as it is, perhaps with the original forks, accepting I will lose a fair chunk, downgrading some of the parts on it (I could do deore 10sp or something 9sp), cable bb7s, or sell as a frame set and sell or use the bling bits?
Even finding a cheap set of 24 inch wheels as an option to sell as a bike isn't out of the question, nor is turning it to a drop bar build.
Main priority is to sell and clear space, but trying to maximise what I can get as it cost a lot and has barely been used.
There is an airnimal FB group, any other places to sell such a bike?
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