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    1988 Gary Fisher Hoo Koo E Koo – worth $650?

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    1. proclaimer55 on

      Got some nice parts on it, if you like that set up and the frame I’d go for it. The moth bars rule

    3. somewhatsimiesque on

      Rofl some people I swear. “Uuuuh I just want to recoup the cost of new parts + labor” not how it works my dude. Half the cash we put in these kinds of boutique parts we justify by the pleasure we take in installing them ourselves. 

    4. Emotional-Heron2643 on

      That bike is worth $250 and that’s taking into account the $150 handlebars

    5. lacroixbikeboy42069 on

      Absolutely laughable price.

      For some reason I swear people think old = gold when it comes to these mid 80s-late 90s MTB frames. I love them, don’t get me wrong, but throwing a bunch of boutique stuff on doesn’t magically make it worth more than $300 just because its a cool color lol.

    6. No_Indication3249 on

      Mothbars are $120. Simworks tires and pedals are worth conservatively $140 and $80, assuming there’s not much wear. If these *exact* parts were something you were going to buy anyway, is the rest of the bike worth ~$300, maybe plus or minus a little for incidental parts like brake/shift cables?

      If not, find something cheaper (or that you think is worth $310) and just buy your own tires, pedals, bars, etc. I prefer to do this anyway because I don’t totally trust Joe Facebook Marketplace to rehab a bike, or even install pedals.

    9. L0rdGwynIII on

      No dude. I bought my 1990 HKII for $200. Honestly when I see a bike like that for sale with someone’s customizations, the price I’d pay goes down, not up.

    11. TMbiker2000 on

      Too much, but also I feel like with those pretty cool and pricey parts, this might justify $400 in my area (Los Angeles). I recently sold a nice, clean ’97 HardRock for $225, fully functional and clean with some new-ish Gravel Kings on it. I came close to recouping the $ I had into it.

    13. PurpleJackfruit286 on

      I’ve been eyeing this on fb marketplace too- it’s a coooool bike but 650 is nuts

    16. Ancient-Bowl462 on

      This sub is cool because I love seeing these old bikes, but come on. These bikes are free or maybe worth $25 or $50. 

    18. DR-212 on

      Components aside, I was finding these bikes for $20 – $50 before Covid.

    19. davidjacob2016 on

      Whenever you see an older 80-90’s BMW (looks like an E30?) just know, the owner is demanding a premium on whatever they are selling.

    20. Only-Professor1140 on

      The build just looks amateurish tbh, that or it was built for someone who’s way too big for that frame. I don’t love the look and honestly functionality of that drivetrain either: what’s the point of a tiny chainring and a tiny cassette? No range? 

      Edit: my team lost a big game, so I’m extra salty. 

    21. oldfrancis on

      I might pay that kind of a price if the bicycle was clean and shiny but, if the seller didn’t even bother to clean up some of the rust on it…

      It’s just lazy.

      I could make that bicycle look a lot closer to the selling price in about half a day.

    22. TropicalNose on

      Fork/dropouts look bent, might just be the photo but the front wheel looks skewed to the drive side

    25. internaloutdoors on

      This was bought at the shop down the street from me in Phx, pretty cool

    27. Zacupunk on

      I remember back in the late 80s, I had sticker shock at the price of a brand new Hoo Koo E Koo at $600.

    28. Left_Interaction_288 on

      I hope so, because ive got a frame I’m doing up, and it would be nice to think it’ll be “worth” that much when it’s done. Hopefully i won’t spend that much on parts.

    30. heapinhelpin1979 on

      I have a pretty decent gary around this age and live in Phoenix if you are interested Id part with mine for like 200 or less.

    31. LustyBustyDusty on

      This used to be my bike! The guy who bought it from me clearly put a yon of work into it but you should never expect to actually make that money back. It would probably be worth 350-400 to me.

    32. Careful-One5190 on

      I always hate to see once-great vintage MTBs ruined by a 1X conversion. Can this fad please stop?

    34. drewbaccaAWD on

      Probably not worth that much but I’d like to see the full build list before attempting a value.

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