Help me price my Thorn.

[Wilson jr]

Would like help pricing this bike please. Had a touch of luck finding it in a skip but it is too small for me. All gears and brakes work as they should, hubs are super smooth and wheels are true. Tyres are good and hold air. Just needs a seat and seat post and a little Tlc. If I was to keep it I'd put a cable set and new chain on it but they work fine.

Thorn xtc. Built 2001. 56cm top tube. 52cm seat tube. Shimano deore lx hubs. Sun rims 26 inch rims. Shimano bar end shifters. Shimano deore rear derailleur. 27 speed, 9 rear 3 front. Mud guards. Reynolds tubing rear rack.

Thanks

 

[steveindenmark]

Is this the same bike that was posted about a few days ago or is there a glut of Thorn bikes being thrown in skips and I am just looking in the wrong ones.

 

[Wilson jr]

Same one.

 

[Wilson jr]

of course anything is a bonus. Was very lucky indeed to aquire it. It's a lovely bike. I have 2 "projects" on the go at the moment and are turning out to be money pits so if I could move this on would help greatly and stop my wonderful wife giving me an ear bashing about the parcels that steadily arrve.

 

[Cycleops]

I'd give you about £400 for it as its very old and need a bit spending on it.
It will need a service and a new owner wont wont those tyres for touring, cables as you say, seatpost, seat etc.

As much as that?
I see it’s already on eBay for £495.

 

[Wilson jr]

Didn' know its worth so just threw a number out there. What would you suggest I put it up for cyclops? It' open to offers.

 

[Cycleops]

Let it ride, it’ll find it’s own level.

 

[Ajax Bay]

Didn' know its worth so just threw a number out there

I suggest you print out Professor Stephen Freear's comment and include it with the bike. I'm amazed you didn't explore the name on the bike you'd recovered from a skip. "Freear" is not exactly a common surname. It took me one minute to find which Stephen Freear might have been the previous owner (which reading down your other thread I then saw @srw had already done).
https://engineering.leeds.ac.uk/academic-industry-profiles/single/756/dr-steven-freear
"As well as my passion for engineering, I think it’s equally important to have a life away from work. So my other passion is cycling."

Glad I found the original owner.

Glad someone pointed out to you who the previous (original) owner probably was.
Nice bike. Best of luck with sale.

 

[Drago]

It wouldn't be worth a lot unless the seller can demonstrate legitimate ownership

 

[biggs682]

Nice find

Don't agree with values on a good day £400 - 500 in a serviced condition and all working fine.

 

[Wilson jr]

I suggest you print out Professor Stephen Freear's comment and include it with the bike. I'm amazed you didn't explore the name on the bike you'd recovered from a skip. "Freear" is not exactly a common surname. It took me one minute to find which Stephen Freear might have been the previous owner (which reading down your other thread I then saw @srw had already done).
https://engineering.leeds.ac.uk/academic-industry-profiles/single/756/dr-steven-freear
"As well as my passion for engineering, I think it’s equally important to have a life away from work. So my other passion is cycling."

Glad someone pointed out to you who the previous (original) owner probably was.
Nice bike. Best of luck with sale.

I am a busy man. I did manage to track him down and spoke to him on the phone before he posted what he did.

 

[Wilson jr]

Nice find

Don't agree with values on a good day £400 - 500 in a serviced condition and all working fine.

A seat and a seat post and cable set it will be then.

 

[Wilson jr]

It wouldn't be worth a lot unless the seller can demonstrate legitimate ownership

Have all that. I' sure that post from the original owner would suffice.

 

[Ajax Bay]

I am a busy man.

Happily not so busy you can't afford time to post on Cycle Chat.

 

[Wilson jr]

Happily not so busy you can't afford time to post on Cycle Chat.