Looking to buy a gravel bike (coming from a mountain bike) and this used 2023 Trek Checkpoint ALR 5 is for sale near me.
They are asking $1350 which maybe seems high? What is a fair price? He’s willing to include the bag and tail light.
The seller said it has about 400 miles on it and was not ridden last year due to an elbow injury.
Thanks.
by iLikeOranges2
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Judging by the fact he couldn’t even wash it before posting I’d say it’s safe to assume that bike could use some maintenance. That looks like a $900-1000 tops situation to me.
I’d try to get him down to around $1k. It’s not an especially desirable bike (although certainly nothing wrong with it) and the bag and taillight aren’t meaningful incentives because they hold little value on their own – would be more of a PITA not to include them.
That said price is highly dependent on your area. What might be a good deal some places would be laughably high others. Some may think even $1k is too much, but I doubt you’ll get him to go much lower of he’s already negotiating the add-ons
Yeah it looks like he was pretty rough on that bike man
That thing looks beat, honestly I would not buy it period. While it’s true they were going for ~$2400 at the peak of the bike boom during covid, by the end of its lifecycle they were going for way less. [Here’s one](https://www.locally.com/headless/sfl/url/redirect?__lcly_sfl_store_id=109825&__lcly_sfl_product_id=1310589&__lcly_sfl_upc=601842588086&__lcly_sfl_style=35172&__lcly_sfl_redirect_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.trekbikes.com%2Fus%2Fen_US%2Fbikes%2Fbikepacking-touring-bikes%2Fcheckpoint%2Fcheckpoint-alr%2Fcheckpoint-alr-5%2Fp%2F35172%2F) still in stock on Trek’s website, brand new for $1700. So $1350 for a used one in that rough of condition is pretty ridiculous to me.
I’d offer him $750 with the cleaning, at minimum, that it needs. Who knows the mechanical condition it’s in, and those tires very well could be dry rotted if it’s been left in varied temperature conditions. Those tires are also ass cheeks and I would replace them immediately regardless of if they still had life in them.
A new Checkpoint ALR 5 Gen 3 is $2200 + tax (USD). $1350 is 40% off of new current model. So my take is that it is not outrageously price, but not a screaming deal. It all depends on the bike condition and your local market.
I doubt it has only 400 miles on it. There seems to be tape on the top and down tube. Probably want to make sure the frame is not damaged underneath.
When I watched the local market over 3 months period, I saw handful of aluminum Specialized Diverges listings in my size for $700-$800. To me, those are great deals. But those deals were claimed in minutes/hours. And I didn’t even get responses to my inquiries.
Then around $1200-1500, I saw several carbon frame gravel bikes. I ended up buying 5-year-old Checkpoint SL 5.
Based on very dusty dirty condition I would be concerned with what it needs at this point – what the condition of the chain and cassette, tires tread left etc….. Just doesnt seem like the owner had a lot of care about it so would be concerned that overall maintenance would jump up quickly. If you dont work on bikes yourself, a local shop would likely charge you 150 for basic tune up and cleaning and then more based on if tires, chain and cassette are needed……..You could find yourself putting in another 300-400 very quickly (shop prices)
Based off the condition of parts from the photos It probably needs a cassette and chain at a minimum and the brakes look cooked from the pictures so I wouldn’t give them more than $650 for it since you’re easily $400 into components alone.
I just sold a very clean 2023 ALR5 in excellent condition for $1300 and would never pay that for a bike in this condition
850
Looks like crap
Seller sent a few more better quality pictures and it does look pretty beat. I think I will pass on this one. Thanks for all of your help.
The number of people who overprice their used bikes on Marketplace but can’t even bother to give it a rinse and wipe is wild.