Groundoggy
Retro Guru
For others posting their bikes and inquiring about worth it's kind of hit or miss if your questions get answered, usually a miss.
DIY search tips:
Search eBay for your bike - you can click on the 'completed auction' option on the left hand side to see what bikes sold for recently.
Do a Google search on your bike. The more you know the better. Try to find the year. Narrow the timeline to the last month or other time frame to help 'filter' for recent listings on Pinkbike or Craigslist. Using 'cached' results sometimes helps. Use 'Google images' to help ID the bike if you are struggling to find the year.
One inescapable fact is the market is FLOODED with old mid level bikes. The majority of these bikes are only going for 100-200 GBP at best. Sometimes you can barely give them away. Some bikes are a bit unique or coveted and fetch surprising prices at times but that is an exception. Best financial returns are usually achieved by parting the bike out if it has decent components on it.
Most of us here would probably recommend you give your bike a little TLC and hit the trails since you will likely get more benefit out of that experience than you would selling the bike. ALWAYS consider donating your bicycle.
DIY search tips:
Search eBay for your bike - you can click on the 'completed auction' option on the left hand side to see what bikes sold for recently.
Do a Google search on your bike. The more you know the better. Try to find the year. Narrow the timeline to the last month or other time frame to help 'filter' for recent listings on Pinkbike or Craigslist. Using 'cached' results sometimes helps. Use 'Google images' to help ID the bike if you are struggling to find the year.
One inescapable fact is the market is FLOODED with old mid level bikes. The majority of these bikes are only going for 100-200 GBP at best. Sometimes you can barely give them away. Some bikes are a bit unique or coveted and fetch surprising prices at times but that is an exception. Best financial returns are usually achieved by parting the bike out if it has decent components on it.
Most of us here would probably recommend you give your bike a little TLC and hit the trails since you will likely get more benefit out of that experience than you would selling the bike. ALWAYS consider donating your bicycle.
nice one,lovely wee town...may end up there myself some day!
