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Yep @markoc people generally want parts, rarely whole bikes. I’ve tried selling both low and high end bikes and the majority have gone down the route of being split in order to sell.
For many the thrill is in the chase, and in many cases the most desirable bikes were sold as framesets with multiple groupset/build options, which of course would then have been customised to suit, so having a complete bike to sell, be it ‘factory correct’ or not, the appeal is still likely to be more limited than its appeal as a collection of must have parts.
Several of my collection are factory spec, but only two that I’ve acquired in recent years were found and purchased in that form, the rest had to be pulled together as a result of months/years of searching out the right components. So what @bikeworkshop is doing here is what keeps our hobby ticking for many.
For many the thrill is in the chase, and in many cases the most desirable bikes were sold as framesets with multiple groupset/build options, which of course would then have been customised to suit, so having a complete bike to sell, be it ‘factory correct’ or not, the appeal is still likely to be more limited than its appeal as a collection of must have parts.
Several of my collection are factory spec, but only two that I’ve acquired in recent years were found and purchased in that form, the rest had to be pulled together as a result of months/years of searching out the right components. So what @bikeworkshop is doing here is what keeps our hobby ticking for many.
