I hate to say it, but i got to many bikes only 5 but not realy using my MTBs enough.
Seem to road riding alot at thge moment.
They are a 2007 Rock Lobster in red cracking ride always enjoy riding this beauty
And a 2004 yati ASR shes a bit battle scared but been completly rebuilt severaly times and again i realy enjoy the way it rides wich is why ive kept it for so long.
dont know how much their worth together. Guess at about £ 1400 for the pair. Ive upgraded and maintained thease bikes. But am not using enough.
Whould you sell both and use as a deposit for some Fad 29er or sell one keep one?
They are a 2007 Rock Lobster in red cracking ride always enjoy riding this beauty
Keep that one.
I'd lower your expectations on the value too, sorry.
Just ride the ones you've got. Unless you really want a new bike. Do it all bikes are generally a bit of a compromise.
Oh and 1400 does seem very optimistic.
Ive done exactly this, chopped in my Remedy and Spark and looking at something like an Epic to replace them both. Neither got used as much as they should have.
It depends on how well the new do-it-all/compromise bike covers what the two others did.
Also, how much time/expense it'll set you back tidying the others up to sell, selling/posting and how much to buy the new bike
How are the current bikes insured? Is it costing you much more to keep those two than one new one?
I've 5 mtbs, most of which don't get used, but all bar one of them aren't worth a great deal, mostly made up of parts that I no longer consider are upto/reliable enough to use on the main MTB, that scuffed/worn that they'd not be worth very much to sell.
Having bikes with appropriate tyres/cockpit setups ready to go I quite like too rather than swapping tyres/stems/whatnot all the time
I did just that after my first son was born. hardtail and full-sus, both needing new drivetrains, full-sus needing new bearings. Barely had time to ride, let alone faff with them, so sold both and bought a Rohloff'd hardtail. zero-faff, max riding time. Simples.
Except its gone through 3 frame iterations since then, 3 forks, 2 sets of brakes etc. And I bought another full-sus to play with. And a road bike, well, actually there've been 4 road bikes.
its the thought that counts 🙂
Not worth it IMO. A cheep specific bike will work better than an expensive all rounder. (different budget, but new prices are easier to illustrate with) A £3k Spesh enduro isn't going to be as quick XC as a £1500 hardtail and as quick downhill a £1500 budget DH bike.
Value seems optimistic too. For the best VFM you could sell the frames and buy something like an Anthem-X frame, put the best parts on it and sell the spares.
Have to agree with others that your valuation is pretty optimistic. Reckon that you'd do well to get £1k for both of them.
That said, I'd disagree with a few above who question the "one bike to do it all" option. Truth is, inless you're either a DH racer or an XC racer (in which case the do-it-all moniker doesn't apply anyway), you can get relatively light, superbly pedalling, great at descending, 140/150mm travel bikes that'll do everything well enough for the vast majority of riders out there.
Problem will be that the value of your two current bikes won't cover the cost of a new one, but if you search around you'll find some good deals..
I sold my Orange Five and Cotic Soul and built up an ASR5 for much the same reasons and think it was a good move. I was way overbiked for most of my riding with the Five and while I loved the Soul I'm getting a bit long in the tooth to ride just a hardtail. The ASR5 with a 120mm fork is a very good compromise IMO.
As above, you're being far too optimistic on pricing, take a look at the classifieds here to get an idea of what you might get. Or look at eBay sold listings, you'll get more money there but most/all of it will go on fees.
Oh, and you'll go way over budget on the new build too.