I'm thinking of upgrading to a tri-bike since I only race tris and its difficult to get a roadbike to do tri-geometry. I won't need my road-bike then, since I've already got a nice steel trainer/summer commuter and my wife doesn't really want me to have 5 bikes. So I've been thinking about selling my road bike and my old '89 trek 400. I think that E'bay is the place to go to do this, but I was curious what the rest of you do when you upgrade your bikes.
Do you:
1) Trade it - How receptive was the bike shop to this idea and did you really get good value from the trade?
2) Sell it - E'bay, local or word of mouth?
3) Keep it - You can never have too many bikes, and the extra wheelset is nice.
4) Donate it/give it to someone
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hummm well i only have one bike soo.... donations are welcome... actually i'd prolly strip it for some good parts and sell the rest on ebay, if its at all aged it would most likely do best in part form as opposed to "my old race bike... no reserve" anyway, more importantly what tri's are you looking at, i love the lines on the new carbon jobs, soo smooth and sleak!
oh and i guess sense it is the 'season' you could make someones year....
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One can never have too many bikes. You'll find a use for it. Keep it and buy a new one.
Cole
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I think most shops are getting leery of taking trade ins...the ones here wont do it and I am not sure of other areas. I just sold my bike here in the Buy Sell, and Trade forum but I also had it listed on Cycling Forums and was about to put it on eBay. Local is probably easiest as you wont have to deal with shipping and eBay will probably get you the most money.
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Never sell one of your bicycles! The resale value of even a top of the line (carbon fibre / Record/ Dura Ace) after just a few years ends up in the gutter. If you do sell it, at some future point you will be sorry you did. Guaranteed!
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I say sell it. If you really only do tris and wouldn't ride the road bike, then what's the point of keeping it around? Plus, you'll score some points with your wife and maybe she'll let you get by buying a better tri bike than you had in mind.
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Do you:
1) Trade it - How receptive was the bike shop to this idea and did you really get good value from the trade?
2) Sell it - E'bay, local or word of mouth?
3) Keep it - You can never have too many bikes, and the extra wheelset is nice.
4) Donate it/give it to someone
I like 2) and 4) on this one. If you strip the bike down, you can sell it as parts on eBay for more than if you sold the bike as a whole item. If it has the right kind of dropouts, that 80s frame could make a good single speed for somebody. If that's not your thing, make it ridable and offer it to the local homeless shelter. Folks there need transportation just as much as everybody else. I volunteer with Bikes For Tykes here in the Seattle area, and the older roadbikes are well received at the Salvation Army men's shelter.
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How much do your really expect to get for a 16 year old first-gen mountain bike, thirty bucks?
I would donate to a person who needs it.
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more importantly what tri's are you looking at, i love the lines on the new carbon jobs, soo smooth and sleak!
Looking at Cervelo P3, QR, Felt and cannondale. Will not buy until I can go to a good shop and get fit to each of them to determine which fits me best. I think I'll probably end up going to bikesports michigan since they seem to have a very good reputation for tri bikes. (Or Cronometro which is a local shop that also has a good reputation, but doesn't carry all those bike lines)
Originally Posted by ehenz
How much do your really expect to get for a 16 year old first-gen mountain bike, thirty bucks? I would donate to a person who needs it.
its actually a road triple with downtube shifters, but yeah, 30-50 bucks. I was thinking of donating that one. My road bike (the real question about what to do) is a Felt F30 with DA 9sp triple, FSA cranks and a 7005 aluminum/carbon stay w/carbon fork road bike. For that I expect to get somewhere between 800-1000 for the full bike. I don't know what I could get if I part it out. That would help ease the pain of a $3000 Cervelo p3.
Originally Posted by DogBoy
Do you: