The value of rim brake bikes seems to be plummeting

[MattTuck]

The market fell for the disc hype. Hook, line and sinker. I honestly thought there would have been more resistance.

I guess it was the confluence of equipment manufacturer marketing teams, the rise of the gravel mystique, and Jan Heine's crusade for bigger tires.


For me, it is more like...
Rim brakes are dead. Long live rim brakes!!


LOL. Just kidding. RIP rim brakes.

[mtechnica]

Yeah the trend towards bigger tires is probably a significant contributor as well. I was taking to a guy who rides for some team, he says many people are racing on 28c tires now.

[CNY rider]

My Ti Serotta off road bicycle is as well built as any bicycle I have ever come across.
The ride quality is outstanding.
Once in a while I get an itch to try something new.
When I look at how little the Serotta is worth, I'm appalled. It's not even worth selling at this point.
So it's not going anywhere.

[Hellgate]

I keep waiting for smoking deals on EE Brakes and cut rate WTO wheelsets...not yet.

[GregL]

The trends toward disc brakes and thru-axles were also driven by liability concerns. Disc brakes mean that carbon rims don’t have to deal with heating from rim brakes. Thru-axles mean less risk of a wheel coming loose. Both technical “advances” mean less chance of lawsuits. My last two framesets were purchased here on the paceline at great prices - rim brakes on both

Greg

[biker72]

Out of 3 bikes I have one rim brake bike left. It's a Lynskey with Zonda wheels and clearance for 700x28 tires. It stops fine. I see no reason to sell it.

[fiamme red]

Here's a 2013 Meivici complete bike that recently sold for $2,085: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Serotta-Mei...p2047675.l2557.

I remember a Meivici frame and fork alone costing around $8,000 new. So this bike with full Record 11 probably cost $11,000 to $12,000 new.

[witcombusa]

This is good news! I can pick up great bikes cheaper...

[Clean39T]

There are only three bikes I want to add in the coming years:

1. Kirk Onesto modern racer with electro rim brake setup and fat 25s
2. Ellis Strada Fango bikepacker with electro disc brake setup and 29x2.1
3. AR Cycles or CKC (Kvale) retro racer with mech downtube rim brake setup and 27mm tubbies

All with steel forks of course.

I'll just sit and dream about those for now.

Oh yeah, and some day well down the road when my Kirk MRB needs a repaint, I'd like to send it to Dave to be put to electro as well.

[MattTuck]

Originally Posted by fiamme red

Here's a 2013 Meivici complete bike that recently sold for $2,085: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Serotta-Mei...p2047675.l2557.

I remember a Meivici frame and fork alone costing around $8,000 new. So this bike with full Record 11 probably cost $11,000 to $12,000 new.

As someone who lusted after the Meivici (remember that one with the black tubes and white lugs on the Serotta site? and when Pez did his review of a custom one with a gold chain?) I just need to say that price is INSANE. Good for you for playing the long game

Then again, I also lusted after that Ottrott also, with the deep section reynolds wheels. I spent way too much time on the Serotta site.

[Clean39T]

Originally Posted by fiamme red

Here's a 2013 Meivici complete bike that recently sold for $2,085: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Serotta-Mei...p2047675.l2557.

I remember a Meivici frame and fork alone costing around $8,000 new. So this bike with full Record 11 probably cost $11,000 to $12,000 new.

Considering those are all parts more modern than the frame, someone took a serious bath here. Beautiful bike. Whoever got it should be mighty happy.

[Bici-Sonora]

Originally Posted by Clean39T

There are only three bikes I want to add in the coming years:



1. Kirk Onesto modern racer with electro rim brake setup and fat 25s

2. Ellis Strada Fango bikepacker with electro disc brake setup and 29x2.1

3. AR Cycles or CKC (Kvale) retro racer with mech downtube rim brake setup and 27mm tubbies



All with steel forks of course.



I'll just sit and dream about those for now.



Oh yeah, and some day well down the road when my Kirk MRB needs a repaint, I'd like to send it to Dave to be put to electro as well.

That’s a nice group of three bikes to add, but the Onesto might make your MRB redundant. You’d have to sell it to me

I’m thinking about my bikes in a similar way.,My most loved are steel and rim brakes, except one MTB bike bike-packing Jones, and my Ritchey travel bike.

I hope there’s still some love out there for nice 1970s road bikes will take 32 mm tires. Otherwise, I’m going to take a bath. Haha.


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[Hilltopperny]

Originally Posted by Clean39T

Considering those are all parts more modern than the frame, someone took a serious bath here. Beautiful bike. Whoever got it should be mighty happy.

Yup that was a killer deal and would have fit me. I have put my bike buying on hiatus or I may have been a buyer for this. Hard to beat at that price with all those nice parts!


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[Clean39T]

Originally Posted by Hilltopperny

Yup that was a killer deal and would have fit me. I have put my bike buying on hiatus or I may have been a buyer for this. Hard to beat at that price with all those nice parts!

Just so you feel better, remember how an auction works - you may have had to pay $1 over the price the auction cleared at, or $1000, or $10,000......

[Hilltopperny]

Originally Posted by Clean39T

Just so you feel better, remember how an auction works - you may have had to pay $1 over the price the auction cleared at, or $1000, or $10,000......

If I was in the game it’d have likely sold for around $500 more. I am actually glad I didn’t see it!


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