Hello, I am a newbie here, I don't really consider myself a retro biker as such but I got into MTB in the late 90's and have an affection for 8 speed XTRM950-3 gear (which adorns all my bikes plus plenty of spares in the garage!) and it is great to see the enthusiasm for kit from the era I was first into MTB.
I have a GT Lightning that I bought new in 1997 and used as a second then third bike, and for road rides and (rarely!) turbotraining. It is just too good for the tiny amount of use it gets and I am going to sell it - I am a full suss convert and just need a basic hardtail for the very muddiest of my rides, and road/turbotraining use. I don't want a hardtail I pamper so much I don't want to take it into the gloop!
I am wondering how to sell it. I am experienced in buying XTRM950-3 gear and Pace stuff on Ebay so know what they are worth, but many of the finishing parts will not be worth the hassle of selling them and I have had little luck selling sets of V-brake wheels before - even good ones. It seems a shame to split up a bike in good working order with new cables etc on it. Do you retro bike fans buy this sort of thing or is it just not retro enough in which case it will be a halfway house?
Rough spec is as follows: 16" GT Lightning (so 18" by anyone else's measuring standards), complete XTRM950-3 drivetrain (mostly 951) - 8x28 - with dual control levers. Cassette is XT not XTR. BB M952 sealed and nearly new, rapid ruse mech, nearly new Chris King headset and XTR cables all round, Pace RC39 fork (barely used - one of the latest ones) with XTRM960 V-brakes. Wheels are XTRM951 on 517 Citrons with DT Revolution spokes.
I could accept that I would get a bit less for the bike whole than in parts, but not if the difference is massive. So I suppose I am wondering if the RC39 forks and M960 V-brakes present a big issue for the retro crowd?
Anyway, some pics will follow - in the state it is in the garage now - not prepared in any way for sale - I gather you people like pics
I have a GT Lightning that I bought new in 1997 and used as a second then third bike, and for road rides and (rarely!) turbotraining. It is just too good for the tiny amount of use it gets and I am going to sell it - I am a full suss convert and just need a basic hardtail for the very muddiest of my rides, and road/turbotraining use. I don't want a hardtail I pamper so much I don't want to take it into the gloop!
I am wondering how to sell it. I am experienced in buying XTRM950-3 gear and Pace stuff on Ebay so know what they are worth, but many of the finishing parts will not be worth the hassle of selling them and I have had little luck selling sets of V-brake wheels before - even good ones. It seems a shame to split up a bike in good working order with new cables etc on it. Do you retro bike fans buy this sort of thing or is it just not retro enough in which case it will be a halfway house?
Rough spec is as follows: 16" GT Lightning (so 18" by anyone else's measuring standards), complete XTRM950-3 drivetrain (mostly 951) - 8x28 - with dual control levers. Cassette is XT not XTR. BB M952 sealed and nearly new, rapid ruse mech, nearly new Chris King headset and XTR cables all round, Pace RC39 fork (barely used - one of the latest ones) with XTRM960 V-brakes. Wheels are XTRM951 on 517 Citrons with DT Revolution spokes.
I could accept that I would get a bit less for the bike whole than in parts, but not if the difference is massive. So I suppose I am wondering if the RC39 forks and M960 V-brakes present a big issue for the retro crowd?
Anyway, some pics will follow - in the state it is in the garage now - not prepared in any way for sale - I gather you people like pics
