[Closed] Sorry....What's it worth? (No idea! Road Bike)

I'll have it for a tenner and a curly wurly?

I will take the Curly Wurly, but want a little more cash. 😉

try it again with pedals - you may prefer it 😉

(£15 and a Double Decker)

wwaswas - Member

try it again with pedals

😆 & Nah, don't like Double Deckers - cheers for the offer.

I'll raise it to £50 and a snickers

Hate it...you must have been board man 😉

I'll get my coat.

Snickers?

Edit. DoH..Lion bar and £51

tbh, I think you'll struggle to get 60% of what you paid for it 🙁

there's one been on the classifieds for a while and he's asking half the rrp now.

What did you pay for it?

We are getting closer! I'm not going to tell you my favorite....so the one with the best offer and my favorite wins. 😉

Now, on the serious side of things, has anyone got any sensible ideas? It seems everyone on here today has already had too much chocolate!

Did you buy it new?
RRP is £849, so I reckon a mint 2nd hand one would be £500 - £600.

And giving up after one 16 mile ride? Shame on you.

I've got a large bowl full of conkers - well aged - and I'll throw in eleventeen packets for Worcester Sauce French Fries adn 6 curlywurlys

If you still have it in about a months time (provided I manage to get a job) I'll probably actually make you a serious offer. It looks nice and I need a road bike again!

I'd give you £100 and something seasonal;

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i'll give you £200 for it.

give it a chance, riding a road bike is uncomfortable and nervy to start with.

Stuey01 - Member

Did you buy it new?
RRP is £849, so I reckon a mint 2nd hand one would be £500 - £600.

And giving up after one 16 mile ride? Shame on you.

Yeah - thanks Stuey, that seems probably about right (and along my line of thinking.

As for giving up - I know.... I just didn't enjoy it at all and at least I gave it go before counting it out completely - but I have been a life time 'off roader' and that I suppose sort of clouds my judgement?

I've got one of those, had it for a few months and dislike.

Thought about selling but they make **** all so decided to take all the hangy bits off it and stick them on a CX frame...Much more fun!

_tom_ - Member

If you still have it in about a months time (provided I manage to get a job) I'll probably actually make you a serious offer. It looks nice and I need a road bike again!

I will mate - thanks.

wwaswas - Member

I'd give you £100 and something seasonal;

Nice pumpkin - all your own work? You have a talent that is better than your comedy on here! 😉

[i]You have a talent that is better than your comedy on here![/i]

ouch.

Have you tried riding it on the road?

wwaswas - Member

You have a talent that is better than your comedy on here!

ouch.

😆 😉

It looks a little on the large side for you, and you certainly need to sort your saddle angle out.

I would like to have as much money as you that you're fully prepared to 'pay' £300+ for a 16 mile ride.

Next time, just send that money to me, I'll get more enjoyment out of it. Or, do the sensible thing and try it for more than an hour...

or borrow one to try first.

njee20 - Member

It looks a little on the large side for you, and you certainly need to sort your saddle angle out.

I would like to have as much money as you that you're fully prepared to 'pay' £300+ for a 16 mile ride.

Next time, just send that money to me, I'll get more enjoyment out of it. Or, do the sensible thing and try it for more than an hour...

This was a simple thread to ask advice, not to start making assumptions about me and how much money I have.

The facts are this - I had a very bad mountain bike accident a while ago (in which I nearly lost my foot) and the surgeon recommended that I try to get back fit (after 7 months in a cast) with a road bike (he was a keen cyclist and could see my passion for cycling - probably because I kept asking if I could ever ride again etc. etc. almost everyday!) as this may negate the higher risk of injury that MTB presents.

So when I purchased the bike it looked like it would be a longer term solution (not just 16 miles), but it just didn't suit me and in fact it caused agony to my foot when trying to take on the hills of the Devon countryside.

I doidn't feel that this required a full story of why I have the bike and why I am now getting rid - but there you have it.

Thanks for your comments though, I am sure you felt them necessary.

relax, no need to rise to a little harmless banting. and unlucky, too. sounds shit.

my £200 offer still stands. 🙂

theflatboy - Member

relax, no need to rise to a little harmless banting. and unlucky, too. sounds shit.

my £200 offer still stands.

No worries buddy I am relaxed. Banter I can take (as you see from the initial posts) - uniformed criticism, I can't.

Thanks for your offer of £200, somewhat below what I would take. Thanks though.

Wasn't really criticism. Do you not think (seriously) that this is likely to resolve itself over time? Particularly as it's related to an acute injury.

Years back I made a bit of a mess of my knee (on the mtb) and had 2 months off, my first ride back (on the road) was ****ing horrible, my wrists were really painful, neck hurt etc etc, let alone the fact I still couldn't really bend my knee. Had it been my first ever ride on a road bike I'd perhaps have been put off, but obviously things improve, and within a couple of weeks it was fine.

Would it not be more sensible to try different shoes, pedals, techniques, saddle/handlebar positions rather than throwing your hard earned away? I'm sure this will enrage you further but I personally cannot think of a reason that a road bike would hurt your foot more than an MTB, quite the opposite frankly.

Just a thought...

I'd be tempted to try a turbo trainer or rollers for a bit until strength/movement returned a bit.

It's far more controlled an environment and you can just ride for 10 minutes without feeling like an idiot returnign home.

Yep, good advice. Could also ride one footed so you can really gradually build up effort on the bad foot. Turbo not rollers I'd say.

njee20 - Member

Wasn't really criticism. Do you not think (seriously) that this is likely to resolve itself over time? Particularly as it's related to an acute injury.

Years back I made a bit of a mess of my knee (on the mtb) and had 2 months off, my first ride back (on the road) was **** horrible, my wrists were really painful, neck hurt etc etc, let alone the fact I still couldn't really bend my knee. Had it been my first ever ride on a road bike I'd perhaps have been put off, but obviously things improve, and within a couple of weeks it was fine.

Would it not be more sensible to try different shoes, pedals, techniques, saddle/handlebar positions rather than throwing your hard earned away? I'm sure this will enrage you further but I personally cannot think of a reason that a road bike would hurt your foot more than an MTB, quite the opposite frankly.

Just a thought...

Ok buddy - I accept what you are saying and understand where you are coming from.

I suppose I thought that the injury/recovery would give me an opportunity to 'get into road bikes', but because of the initial pain etc. I just stayed off it and by the time I could ride again I just went back to my 'beloved' MTB and just can't see me getting any use out of the bike now. Maybe it's a classic case of 'once bitten, twice shy'? Who knows? I just think I can getter better use out of the money on the area I really love, i.e. MTB.

I appreciate the explanation.

I see, well personally I'd give it another 30 minutes now, you may like it now it doesn't hurt!

posted a reply which seemed to disapear!! can't help with the value but it may be worth googling the local road and tri clubs contacting them via forums and punting it around there, explain the full story so they don't think you've nicked it, you may have a price you want if so state it and be prpeared to bargain, bikes do take an initial hit though, Also consider advertising it here; http://www.timetriallingforum.co.uk/index.php?s=3abc82b35aa9b6bb1975d8a64c459c7f&showforum=116

good luck

+1 for giving it another go.
Road cycling > mountain biking 😉

What size is it, BTW? I may know someone.

Stuey01 - Member

+1 for giving it another go.
Road cycling > mountain biking

What size is it, BTW? I may know someone.

I will check to size when I get home and let you know buddy.

Stuey 01 - the size is 56cm.

Put it on Ebay, 99p starting price, with a decent description and photos.

I bet it goes for not far off what you paid it.

I sympathise. Really would persevere a bit though - it's a shame to take a thumping gurt loss on a nice bike after so little use.

Whether or not you're climbing hills makes a huge difference to how much you stress your feet I think. Can you maybe build up somewhere flat? 🙂