LeMond Alpe d'Heuz Pricing

[CDollarsign]

I am going to sell my 2008 LeMond Alpe d'Heuz to fund a 6800 group for my Merckx. I am not really sure where to start on pricing, it doesn't seem like these come up frequently.

Specs:
-Full 5600 group (6700 chain and cassette)
-FSA bars and stem
-S-works post
-Specialized romin pro (carbon rails)
-Mavic Ksyrium SLs (probably need to be replaced)

What is a fair price?

[Keith A]

This isn't exactly the answer you are looking for, but checking the completed eBay auctions will give you a good idea of the current market value of this bike.

[Keith A]

Not sure how accurate the Bicycle Blue Book is, but here's what they have for your bike...
http://www.bicyclebluebook.com/searchlistingdetail.aspx?id=24938

[CDollarsign]

There aren't many that have sold on ebay recently. I am hoping that bike blue book price is a little low... I was thinking $750...

[ofcounsel]

Then, consider offering it up for sale at $750 and see if it sells.

[whateveronfire]

Is it one of the "spine" bikes or the later carbon version? The spine bikes go for about $700 (I've been trying and trying to get one for a while).

The carbon ones go for about the same even though they're newer. $750 isn't out of the realm of reasonable.

I have a soft spot for Lemonds.

[CDollarsign]

I am not sure what you mean by spine, but basically the TT, DT, and SS are carbon, the rest are al.

[Keith A]

Is it one of the "spine" bikes or the later carbon version? The spine bikes go for about $700 (I've been trying and trying to get one for a while).

The carbon ones go for about the same even though they're newer. $750 isn't out of the realm of reasonable.

I have a soft spot for Lemonds.Here's the PDF of the 2008 Lemond catalog which has all the details for this bike...
http://www.vintage-trek.com/Trek-Fisher-Klein-Lemond/2008lemond.pdf

[KonaSS]

From someone who keeps their eye on the used bike market, I think you would be lucky to get $500 for it.

Could probably max your return by selling parts individually. No one wants to buy a complete bike with wheels that need to be replaced.

[whateveronfire]

"Spine" bikes were the 2004-2006 bikes that had carbon cockpits and steel or titanium. I thought the Alpe D'Huez 2008 might be the follow-up to that where the carbon was "spined" with aluminum. Keith's link confirms it.

There are folks who prize that particular design, though the steel and ti ones are the ones I watch, so I don't know whether the later aluminum ones have a following.