Used Bike Market

[ultraman6970]

Too much new and not that new cr@p moving around, to me means that the industry is killing itself because buyers are not jumping to the new stuff wagons anymore as was before.

[beeatnik]

Originally Posted by fiamme red

There are so many really nice vintage bikes on Craigslist now for $300-$500.

This 1998 Klein race bike, with Ultegra/105 and Mavic Reflex wheels, has been listed for almost a month, and at $480 is still not selling.

7 years ago that thing would have sold within hours in LA or Brooklyn.

[C40_guy]

Originally Posted by ripvanrando

N + 1 < N - 1

Doesn't everyone have like 10 bikes?

If my wife is subscribed to this forum, I cannot answer that question.

[texbike]

It's already been said multiple times in this thread, but the bottom line is supply and demand. The supply of really good bikes continues to increase significantly, while the demand for them doesn't. It's that simple.

In the few pockets where the supply of a brand is constrained relative to the demand, the prices are more stable (Sachs, Moots, Vanilla, etc).

Texbike

[charliedid]

Originally Posted by beeatnik

7 years ago that thing would have sold within hours in LA or Brooklyn.

Or Chicago.

Now there are piles of them hanging in apartments on (super cool) repurposed bike part hangers in need of $225 worth of repairs.

:-)