I’m a noob, so cut me some slack haha! It’s a welded steel frame. I know the drivetrain will need to be replaced, but based on the photos, what do you think is a fair price? How low do you think I could realistically negotiate it down to? Thanks in advance.
by Substantial_End6718
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$20-50 for parts, maybe? This bike has red flags everywhere. For reference, a steel 1993 Shimano LX bike like this was around $600. This doesn’t look salvageable for something you plan to actually ride.
$50. What boomer is selling this to you at that price?
200 at most really. Very strange setup, not sure that much extension on the bars is safe really.
These are legendary touring frames that I always recommend but this one clearly needs a full service and deep clean, as well as a suitable stem and seat post. It is quite a small size and from the way it is setup too small for the previous owner. These cantilever brake touring bikes are also losing value with the proliferation of disc brakes options so they are no longer the perfect utilitarian option they once were. Worth about 250 for me if it is your size, I would not replace the whole drivetrain though just fix it.
Can concur. Had a 1993 MTB with the same drivetrain.
I mean, I wouldn’t pay half that for it. I’m actually a fan of the 520 frame no shade on that. But the components are old and the build is kinda… Interesting.
To me this is either:
A cheap beater bike and I wouldnt pay more than 150 or 200
Or
A really nice opportunity make a new build on one of my favorite frames. Makes a great little touring build!
In which case I would pay $200 for the bare frame, or $150 if I had to go to the trouble of stripping the frame down myself.
Nope. $50 to $75. No more
Pretty much any functional bike is worth $100. This is a functional bike. Those do last a long time if you do t leave them out in the rain all the time. I’d say $120, $150 tops. There are people out there with a 90s trek fetish who will pay way more than fair market value for this but that doesn’t make it a good deal. There’s just a lot of nostalgia for the 90s in cycling.
Not in my opinion. Treks are overpriced anyway, in my opinion. So a 1990s Trek is definitely not worth $500.
No. The seat post and handlebars would be enough to make me nope away. $500 is ludicrous for that bike.
As someone who pays too much for old bikes… $500 is twice what I’d pay. This was a highly regarded bike 30 years ago. But the only thing of value is the frame. The giraffe-like stem is awful, so is the seat post. The Deore group set is serviceable, and the brakes are okay but really old school.
No I just bought a trek fx2 in pristine condition for $400
Thats a 75$ bike
check with your local scrap yard, but the melt weight of all that metal holding up the handlebars should clear $500. So I’d offer $200 tops
That’s a lot of rim wear.
I would say maybe $130. That’s if the original handle bars and seat post included.
What in the Frankenstein?!