Holdsworth Professional Racing Bike Limited Edition 070 of 150 FOR SALE

[Cris Capper]

Hi there,

I have an immaculate condition, barely used Holdsworth Professional Bike Limited Edition 070 of 150 made, year of issue 2011 for sale.

Looking for serious offers.

Here is the spec:

Bars: 3T Ergosum Pro alloy
Colour: Holdsworth Orange
Frame: Steel Reynolds 725 cromo lugged, Aprebic carbon fibre 1 1/8in fork
Gears: 22 speed
Group Set: Campagnolo Athena
Saddle: Fizik Pave
Seat Post: 3T Dorico Pro alloy
Size: 56cm
Stem: 3T ARX Pro alloy
Tyres: Schwalbe Ultremo R Folding Triple Compound
Weight: 8.62kg (19lb)
Wheels: Campagnolo Scirocco
Wheel size: 700C

If anyone could help direct me to the best places to sell this bike it would be much appreciated,

Many thanks

Cris

 

[gaijintendo]

That's luuuush.

Where are you based?

 

[Cris Capper]

That's luuuush.

Where are you based?

The Bike is in Kingston upon Thames in London at my brothers house, I am in Bristol and can collect if needed if Bristol is closer to you.

 

[gaijintendo]

I'm in Glasgow... But someone more geographically fortunate would be interested to know at least.

 

[Milzy]

If it was 52 I’d have snapped your hand off.

 

[fozy tornip]

He's not a scarecrow. You mean 'bitten'.

 

[Venod]

He's not a scarecrow. You mean 'bitten'.

He is a Yorkshire lad, he means snapped.

https://englishlogica.com/spoken-vocab/snap-bite-your-hand-off-idiom-meaning-examples-k3r6klghjtj

 

[fozy tornip]

I stand corrected.
What is the world coming to?

 

[midlife]

Just out of curiosity how much do you think it's worth?

 

[Tom...]

Just out of curiosity how much do you think it's worth?

£2k, judging by the eBay listing

 

[Cris Capper]

I am open to offers but it is almost brand new.....I'm not sure how much value bikes loose once bought......all offers welcome

 

[Cris Capper]

If it was 52 I’d have snapped your hand off.

Why number 52 specifically?

 

[Cris Capper]

Just out of curiosity how much do you think it's worth?

Ide like to get as near to 2K as possible.....hoping I have a chance....

 

[AndyRM]

Why number 52 specifically?

Frame size.

 

[IanSmithCSE]

Good morning,

Ide like to get as near to 2K as possible.....hoping I have a chance....

It's always hard to say what special edition used bikes are worth but......

I remember when these were new at £2.5k and they ended up being offered with something like an £800 discount to get rid of them.

Raleigh did a Team Replica in Reynolds 525 at £2k and limited to 125 bikes, these ended up being available at £1K!

The more recent 753 Raleigh Team Replica is still available although not yet offered at a discount and this was 200 bikes (£2.5k) and 50 frames (£1.5k).

I remember that @Gunk was trying to sell his Raleigh 525 replica and it either didn't sell or was not an easy sell.

The problem with these types of bikes is who wants them and at what price? A lot of people, like me, think wow that's nice followed by how much? All three mentioned here had a massive price premium for being limited editions, the 525 Raleigh was probably worth around £1k-£1.2k, the 753 Raleigh around £1.5k as a complete bike, it has a lot of low end parts and the Holdsworth around £1.7k as it was better equipped.

I appreciate that the Holdsworth is a much better specified bike than the two Raleighs, but it was not, as far as I am aware made in the UK, at least when Plant-X bought the name and did a 753 frame, the frame was hand built in the UK.

If you are prepared to wait, quite possibly for a long time then who knows what you will be able to get but if you look at it as a bike and ignore the hype associated with its launch you have a 725 frame, Campag Athena and decent wheels but it is still 10 years old.

So I would suspect that if you want to sell it you would be looking in the £500-£800 range, being Campag equipped is a negative in the used market which won't help, nor will a CF fork go down well with many people who want a steel frame. Any more than this and you are probably looking for someone who specifically wants "one of these".

Not that long ago I saw a 1970/1980s Raleigh in Red/Black team colours go for £800 on ebay and an almost identical bike, just a different name fail to start at £250. There are also a lot of bikes being offered at high prices on ebay, £1k for an almost unused 1980s 753 with Shimano 105, which don't sell but these prices still become the perceived market value. Clearly there is no harm in listing at any price the seller wants, they may get lucky.

A few years back I bought a used Jamis, almost unused but 3/4 years old, carbon fibre and Ultegra Di2 for £850 from a dealer with a warranty, only a few months, but long enough to cover the bike breaking into two parts the moment that it left the shop.

Bye

Ian