He wanted $475 but was willing to negotiate. Brakes weren’t disappointingly weak but other than that it felt pretty clean. Spokes were a bit rusty.
I’m looking for a decent gravel bike upgrade
by Confident_Dark_1324
He wanted $475 but was willing to negotiate. Brakes weren’t disappointingly weak but other than that it felt pretty clean. Spokes were a bit rusty.
I’m looking for a decent gravel bike upgrade
by Confident_Dark_1324
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You consider a 30-40+ year old bike with bad old cantilever brakes and rust on it an upgrade?
You can get a massively more comfortable, lighter and modern bike for $475. That is an insane price to pay for this.
“Gravel” bikes didn’t really exist until about a decade ago – so you might want to look at cyclocross and touring bikes which will have bigger tire clearance for a bike a couple gens back that still has decent components and is upgradable with modern parts (a derailleur that can support 32T for instance)
Upsides: 700c. Canti brakes. Steel frame.
Downsides: the asking price is ridiculous. It’s a hybrid.
If you want to put drop bars on it it will be really long.
Will cost a lot to turn into a good gravel bike. If it was $100 it would make a good run around.
That’s a 200$ bike at most
I wouldn’t pay over a 100 for this
$125 tops. Seller on crack.
If it has grip shifters, it’s from 1996 or so – I own that version. I’ve decided to use it to learn how to work on a bike, the replacement parts are cheap. I’m looking on FB marketplace and Craig’s list,and there are some very decent bikes in the $3-400 range.
Not a dime over 100
It’s the age range for bikes to technically only have functional value – if it rolls, brakes and shifts well, such bikes go for $ 20-50 typically. This particular model was specc’d with entry level parts back then, so no value at all in any of the parts today.
This is a bike which could be interesting for collectors or xbikers/restomodders as well because it has a nicely made frame, great condition and frankly, it’s a Specialized. Frame material is nothing special though, simple Cromoly below Rockhoppers of that period (and they were pretty budget and below Stumpjumpers).
For this type of bike, value is what an individual person is willing to pay at this time and place – and where I come from that could be up to $ 100 (if seller is lucky). Keep in mind that the bike was probably in a $ 500-600 price range 30 years ago, so asking price is ridiculous.