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Like Rockinghorse shit. Considering for years its sold for £899 you'd think there would be shedloads out there meaning a fair number for sale no matter how popular or not they are.
Only two frames out there that I can see and I aint paying through the nose for a 4yr old frame etc.
What gives?!! 😆
Apart from the latest one (only on sale for a few months), surely it's too steep for you?
I had a 04 Heckler for two years- it felt 'right' i.e. all the angles felt good together. Whereas the only frame I didn't like fullstop was a Fivespot (old one)- felt tall/steep hence the angleset/bushes 😉
If it felt "right" why did you sell it?
I have a secondhand Heckler, i'm keeping it because it's [b]awesome[/b]
What's wrong with the Commencal then? Or am I two bikes behind already...
If it felt "right" why did you sell it?
You know who you are talking to, right?
I've had similar problems finding a frame. I think the general cost of new bikes means people now hold onto stuff longer & expect a higher price when selling on. Coupled with the internet scaremongering over wheel sizes I think people are either waiting it out or selling full bikes, frame only sales seem to be a rarity
what portlyone said 🙂
Odd because I bought the Hecker off Hora and absolutely hated it. Literally lasted 2 rides before I sold it!
Old hat now Mark - you'll be wanting offset bushings and all sorts...
If it felt "right" why did you sell it?
I had it for two years and replaced it with a Blur4X. The idea is to keep stepping up if possible.
I can't get my head round a 20inch seat tube. A large should be 18.5/19 as a very max IMO.What's wrong with the Commencal then?
So where are they all? Theres a few 'popular' frame/etc that you think sell well but bloody rare when you do a search.
Even the Giant Trance - not many of those knocking about for sale either.
I've a couple of frames to sell (not Hecklers) but in all honesty the latest ebay auction haven't amounted to much, so I'd prefer to hang on to them instead of giving them away for nothing.
It's summer. Less bikes around for sale and if they do come up they tend to go quickly.
Wait until winter and there will be more choice.
You been on a skills day yet hora? If not book one up, might help your constant quest for the holy grail bike that doesn't exist 😉
My Meta 5 had same effective standover as my Heckler, both large. Just an excuse to say you want another frame.
If it helps Hora there will be one going up on the classifieds bored about 2 to 3 weeks after you manage to find one.
sold mine gutted 🙁
hora - MemberI can't get my head round a 20inch seat tube.
Try facing the other way
We were looking for a SC frame for the missus but found nowt. View of the local lbs workshop manager was that SC owners tend to buy for keeps.
So how much is to much? You asked for pictures of my mates with a new style rear swing arm and year old paint job by argos and a Chris king headset!! You didn't even come back or make an offer he could consider???
Which from dealing with you before is about the norm!
many people keep bikes they like and concentrate on riding them rather than buying and selling them
😀
They do seem really rare second hand. I tried a few years ago to find a Heckler frame. They were fewa and far between and going for 700+ on ebay. In the end I gave up and got a Blur LT as there were more of them around
Look at a Cannondale Prophet instead? Very similar idea...
Hora - what about replying to my road bike email?
the Giant Trance - not many of those knocking about for sale either.
Got one that I keep forgetting to sell. Cheap.
But it's an XL, and IIRC you're 6'+ and you don't like bikes that fit properly*, so probably not interested? 😉
*see me rolling, I be trolling... 😉
Hora - what about replying to my road bike email?
You came back with 350- I asked a roadie bud' and he said on the kit etc I shouldn't go higher than £310.
I am interested but Its higher than I can go. The shock is also from 2009? (i.e. 4yrs old).batman11
IA- I'm not riding a gate 😉 😆
Can I have first dibs when you sell it on hora?
There's one in the classifieds now. Large as well...
All down to the financial crisis - obviously - same story with decent second hand cars.
Can I have first dibs when you sell it on hora?
Sure- you know it'll be the same price that I paid? 😀
federalski- thats the 09 one I mentioned above thats been powdercoated.
I'll go back to sleep I think... 🙂
nice of you to reply to my email with that....
btw i am selling a moon on a stick - interested?
+1 for the prophet idea,just built one up 140 travel,five rides in and i'm in love.
You do realise that I'm from Yorkshire, born and bred? I'm more price sensitive/focused than a Arab shopping in a Arabian Bazaar 😉
I'm not sure replying 'thanks but no thanks' to an email would have cost much 😉
If I'm selling someone offers alittle less and I say sorry needs to be 'x' the silence is meant to be deafening. The seller then thinks 'ah, going cold- maybe I should ping him as hes cooling on price'?...
i enquired about one on Pink bike just the other day, nice blue one it was, Large but not long enough for me, guess its still there.
i enquired about one on Pink bike just the other day, nice blue one it was, Large but not long enough for me, guess its still there.
He might have a buyer at full asking price- I'm waiting.
Bargain!!
£450 posted for a refurb with new swingarm & CK headset is a decent enough deal.
The seller then thinks 'ah, going cold- maybe I should ping him as hes cooling on price'?...
Seriously? Its selling a bike, not closing a deal on some mega corp.
As for knowing the difference on a seat tube by an inch, are you really a good enough rider to notice? Just put your seat down a bit for gods sake. You don't half spout some sh1t...
Seriously? Its selling a bike, not closing a deal on some mega corp.
I've always been like this when buying. Selling I tend to be easy going/a soft-touch.
Hora, you are to the classifieds what TJ was to any helmet debate.
I can't get my head round a 20inch seat tube. A large should be 18.5/19 as a very max IMO.
Large was [url= 
]500mm, or 19.68 inches[/url].
You seriously couldn't get on with it because the seat tube was 17 millimeters longer than you felt it should be?
The idea is to keep stepping up if possible
...which is why your'e looking at buying a 4year old bike youv'e previously owned. There was apparently nothing wrong with the Heckler you had so you assumed replacing it would be an upgrade how, exactly? Gawd bless you mark, you take some stick in here but it wouldn't be the same without you.