I don’t get it. Even needs a new front wheel according to the post. Has a hop you can feel whilst braking they can’t get rid of and other “quirks” mentioned.
by i_like_it_raw_
I don’t get it. Even needs a new front wheel according to the post. Has a hop you can feel whilst braking they can’t get rid of and other “quirks” mentioned.
by i_like_it_raw_
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$1000 for a 90’s bike with a freewheel? Nope.
This guy took what was a perfectly good bike, removed a bunch of components and is now selling for like 6-10x the reasonable price. Cant believe it!
The fucking text of that post too. If you’re gonna let Instagram gravel hobo patchwork tattoo branding so fully saturate your consciousness around bikes please at least do a better job of imitating the ad copy MY GOD.
I sold a Trek 990 for $80 a few years ago.
I like that they say in the caption that the build isn’t even complete. It reads as “I got bored with this thing but now it can take up space in YOUR storage for $1,000”
Dude is saying it was meant to be a two speed with a double crank but he didn’t even put a front derailleur on it. I would say he’s right that it’s not fully actualized yet.
I doubt he will actualize a grand into his pocket. 50 bucks, maybe.
That’s a bad ass frame, but yeah… big ole nope from me.
Maybe his significant other insisted that he sell one of his bikes and now he can be like, “sorry babe. it still hasn’t sold”
because they spent $150 on a stem, $250 on a fork, and and and and. gotta part it out to get your money back.
Lesson: nobody wants *your* custom build. Part it out.
It does say OBO. So it’s worth what you want it to be. Shoot him a offer, maybe he takes it
People are greedy nowadays.
“It has a few quirks, and cosmetically, well, imperfection is its perfection.” This line makes me so angry and I can’t exactly explain why!
He should probably try selling one of his other bikes… assuming they aren’t as half-assed as this one but then he’d probably want even more money.
is it just the angle or are the front and rear wheels different sizes?
$160 tops on my area.
You had me at perfection
He told his wife he’d try to sell it. This is him ‘trying’.
He licked the paint. It’s flavored.
Trek 990’s are nice frames, nice steel. Be people spend time money and nostalgia into it thinking it’s an investment instead of just a bike.
$1000 for that seems excessive? Unless if it’s something I don’t know lol
rat rod ripper
Might as well see if anyone’s stupid enough to buy it. They’re probably gonna drop the price to $100 in two weeks
1000 bucks is just not that much money in 2025 you see
“It’s not quite fully actualized.”
For that price, it needs to have forgiven its parents and fully worked through that weird stuff its youth pastor said.
So don’t buy it. Some old bike’s have a cult following and can be sold for much more than original price brand new, especially rare bikes
Time is money (bastard)
You can buy a brand new surly preamble for like $800 why would you buy this
I’d give him 50 bucks to take that stem to a metal recycler.