Prices of used Bromptons seem high at the moment, I thought I might be able to pick up a cheap one this time of year to tidy up and sell, been looking for a while now and there is nothing about, everything is far too expensive. I think the G line has rekindled some interest in the brand.
Second hand bike prices.
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
I've got my feelers out for another Colnago, and I'm seeing rim braked road bikes of all sorts not selling at all, which is what I want due to the extent of my 'road stable' and spare wheels.
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As I mentioned some time ago, I met a manny in his sixties who appeared proud that he'd never ridden a bike in his entire life - !
Obviously a very sheltered childhood - !
Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
As I mentioned some time ago, I met a manny in his sixties who appeared proud that he'd never ridden a bike in his entire life - !
Obviously a very sheltered childhood - !
My wife had never ridden a bike until our kids were learning. And never really got on with it then
vickster
Legendary Member
Good news, I need to get round to selling mine!
dicko
Guru
- Location
- Derbyshire
Can’t sell bikes, can’t give them away. Saw my neighbour with what looked like a brand new bike on Sunday nobody interested even at £20. Best way is to take it to the park and leave it.
It is a pattern, we have never had so much unsold stock at work, sadly we are now having to scrap more bikes because we are running out of space.
Punkawallah
Über Member
I’d imagine the market for a ‘project’ would be small compared to the market for a road worthy bike?
My local bike recycle shop went because it was costing too much to put their product on the shop floor. Like your example, they would put new cables etc on a bike that someone had ‘donated’ (thrown away) and try to sell at a price that did not reflect the perceived value. Its replacement, a commercial venture, would do only what was needed to make a bike road worthy, clean it up and sell at an attractive price.
If you PM me with the name of your charity shop scrapping bikes, there might be an opportunity for them to make more than scrap value.
Edit- Ah. Somerset. Too far to be worthwhile :-(
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sevenfourate
Devotee of OCD
- Location
- Lowestoft, Suffolk
....the rock-bottom price of new bicycles / the state of the sales market can't help used values either. And some individual replacement parts are so expensive.......for not much more than the cost of the replacement parts - you can often buy a complete new bike. All this perhaps driving used demand and hence prices down in general ?
Although on the flip-side theres also the fact no-one has any money and you'd think bargain bikes / transport might be 'in demand'. Irrespective of whether theres a choice of a new bike for not much more money.....🤷♂️
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
A couple of years ago a retro marin would have been £150 easily.
There have been a couple for sale locally for a while at £30 and they are still for sale.
Will the market ever bounce back 🤔
Punkawallah
Über Member
One would imagine so, if enough businesses lay off staff. And I suspect that the annual Spring discovery that ‘the bike in the shed’ will cost more to repair than a second hand replacement might help.
dicko
Guru
- Location
- Derbyshire
Do you think that people are just too scared to use a bicycle on today’s roads? I only see sports cyclists on their racing bikes everyday plus the delivery bikes which are fast electric powered and seem to be ridden by fearless delivery riders.
All uphill
Still rolling along
- Location
- Somerset
My observation is that bicycle usage varies between towns.
We live in a town where cycling is a normal, and normalised mode of transport. You will see people going about their lives on bikes in all seasons and weather conditions. People driving motor vehicles have become used to people pedalling and are generally tolerant.
I have been in other towns where I've felt like I'm a deviant, and am not tolerated.
BrumJim
Forum Stalwart (won't take the hint and leave...)
- Location
- Selly Oak, Birmingham
Probably explained why someone knicked my rear mech the other day, but left the rest of the bike.
OK, the rest was chained up, but how do I stop people pinching bottom brackets, headset bearings, etc?
Dag Hammar
Senior Member
- Location
- Essex
Just to underline the message of this thread, here’s a tale and a couple of photos.
In the summer I needed a mudguard clip for my daughters bike ( photo No1 ). I managed to source the correct item but only sold in packets of eight ( or six ? ) for £4.99 which I was happy to pay in order to secure the mudguard.
Couple of months later I bought a nice ladies bike complete with mudguards and all of the clips, front and rear lights, a puncture repair kit and a pump. The bike had hardly been used and the tyres still have the pimples / strands on them.
I gave the seller the full asking price…………£10.
In the summer I needed a mudguard clip for my daughters bike ( photo No1 ). I managed to source the correct item but only sold in packets of eight ( or six ? ) for £4.99 which I was happy to pay in order to secure the mudguard.
Couple of months later I bought a nice ladies bike complete with mudguards and all of the clips, front and rear lights, a puncture repair kit and a pump. The bike had hardly been used and the tyres still have the pimples / strands on them.
I gave the seller the full asking price…………£10.
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