July 11, 2006
I've been thinking about selling my road bike but have not found any auctions on eBay of similar bikes in order to determine the correct value for mine. I guess that my local bike shop will need to estimate the value for me.
I want to buy a much lighter bike in the $3K-3.5K price range. My bike weighs around 19 to 19.5 lbs and I would like to buy one around 17-17.5 lbs. I am interested in the brands Bianchi, Orbea and Scott. Which brand I choose will depend on fit, most likely. I would probably have a better chance of selling my bike in the active season rather than waiting until winter so that I have a good chance to test ride the bike in a group ride situation and to take advantage of a buyer's desire to increase her speed with an upgrade in equipment.
It seems nuts to spend that much money on a bicycle, but I am thinking about the fact that I spend more time on my bicycle on a weekly basis than in my car. This year I estimate putting 11,000 miles on my car and 4,000 to 5,000 on my bicycle. I estimate spending around five hours a week in my car, and eight to ten hours a week on my bicycle. Thus, I decided to keep my nine-year-old car and get a new bike instead. Hah.
It's possible I may sit on this notion for a while and see what kind sale prices pop up in the next several months.
Posted by megabeth at July 11, 2006 09:39 AM
I know I've said this before, but take a look at Guru, if you can. The guys on our team ride them as do I. I rode last Tuesday and this past Saturday and I can honestly say that I love riding that bike. It's the first bike I've had where I don't think about it...I just ride it. Smooth is the only word I can think to describe it.
I rode an Orbea for a while and the Guru, imho, is a better bike. However, it's what you are comfortable with that matters most. Just my $.02.
And did you ever come up with a better nickname than chain cleaning boy? Complete Maniac, maybe?
Posted by: Howard at July 11, 2006 03:19 PM
figure out what you want for it.
put that up.
hell, honey. the internet is free.
Posted by: redclay at July 11, 2006 10:14 PM
I've seen a few Gurus and they look good, but I would prefer to buy something that one of the local shops offers so that I will have some support on tune-ups/repairs/upgrades, etc. I don't think anyone in B'ham sells Guru. What kind of Orbea did you ride?
If he doesn't come up with something better, then I am threatening him with Complete Maniac as his nick.
Well, I want a million dollars for it. haha
Posted by: megabeth at July 12, 2006 09:45 AM
no well, no ha ha.
you're going to ask for that much, you look em straight in the eye and say
"I Want a Million Dollars."
Posted by: redclay at July 14, 2006 09:17 AM
Hmm, Chain-Cleaning Maniac. Okay. I thought you might want to remove the "chain-cleaning" from your nickname, because you have cleaned my chain exactly once. Ha ha.
Maybe my bike is worth a lot since it is magic and I can ride it as fast as a lot of other people with fancy bikes.
Posted by: megabeth at July 14, 2006 09:25 AM