I’ve usually had second hand bikes and sometimes struggle to move them on as they are too old. Mine are 2011 and 2010 ish currently which is young for me.
I’ve usually had second hand bikes and sometimes struggle to move them on as they are too old. Mine are 2011 and 2010 ish currently which is young for me.
Ride them and get your monies worth.
Mine is an 2008 456Ti, and the frames s/h go for the same price I paid new.
But tbh its the bits that wear, especially if you ride them.
my oldest bike is a 1985 rebuild of a 1978 frame (road). Don’t ride it any more but I’ll keep it forever I think.
newest is about a month old (rigid f&f with mostly old stuff clapped on it)
I have a mid-90s zaskar frame that’s going to be my commutah next year
I don’t really sell stuff – just not worth it as I tend to keep things in use for quite a while and by then the sale value’s **** all. Might just sell my previous rigid f&f if the new one works out; that’ll be my first mtb I’ve sold ever
Newest 3 years, oldest 18 years (how long I’ve had the frame, though it was NOS and actually 21yo I think). Also a 16yo and 17yo. Of course most of them are Trigger’s brooms – still regularly using a set of wheels I’ve had 20 years which I bought s/h.
Ragley Ti- probably 2010
Cotic Hemlock- probably 2010
Cotic Soda- 2007
Orange 224 Evo- no idea, maybe 2009 if the stickers are original
Carrera Krakatoa- 1991
Oldest is my Marin Mount Vision from 2004
next is my Marin Wolf Ridge from 2009 but bought in 2010.
Then my Boardman hybrid road bike 2010
newest is my Mango singlespeed, two weeks old 🙂
Mine get upgraded a piece at a time, the MTB frame <2 yrs but has some stuff that must be nearly 10 years old. Road bike frame is from 1990s running 2010 SRAM.
Newest main mtb 2009 (components from 2005-12)
Road bike c.2005
Xc bike – 1999 (components 1999-2012)
Oldest Muddy Fox hybrid 1993 (mostly original except 2009 v brakes, bb and pedals)
All secondhand bargains for me as well. I shul get rid of at least 2 but can’t bring myself to sell any of them and Mrs Eye is very understanding about my affliction.
Classic steel MB, now a turbo slave 1994
My lovely 853 road bike/commuter/sunday special 1998
XC HT 2001
Carbon 140mm FS 2008
140mm HT 2009
Rigid SS 2010/11 – not really sure how old it is.