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Where is a good place to look for a used mountain bike?

Posted by KellyKat4 on 11/27/06

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  •  Re: Used Bike
    Look here:

    The Recycler

    GLTY
    Posted by Dirtshark99 a 44 year old Cross-Country Rider on 11/28/06


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    •  Re: Used Bike
      Thanks for the site. Some of the used bikes look like they are in my price range.
      Do you know any clubs or groups for mountain biking?
      Posted by KellyKat4 on 11/28/06

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      •  Re: Used Bike
        I wouldnt buy a older used mountain bike, unless you are going to use it for off-road. Most alloy mtn bikes have a 2-year warrantee on the frame thus because thats the shelf life of one that regularly gets used. If you are to find a used bike, make sure its not over 2 years old. After 2 years of bumps, crashes, drops and such the stress factor on the frame starts showing, unless the bike was primarily used off road, sunday fun rides at the beach, on bike paths, etc.
        Posted by Diamondback a Cross-Country Rider riding a Santa Cruz Bullit Spider from LaCanada on 12/08/06

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        •  Re: Used Bike
          BTW---a used mtn bike or any bike thats not deemed a classic is worth only 30%-40% (or less depending on the age, condition) of what the owner paid for originally. This is a scale all resellers of cars, boats, bikeshops, electronics, etc use. However that is the standard of what they BUY them for, obviously they sell them for 60-70% of what it was originally worth. That said, unless you are buying from a retailer of used bikes, your standard of buying from a private party should be between 45-55% of what the item was originally.


          Here is an example. This frame costs about $2000 after taxes and shipping. I've had it for almost 2 years, its only worth $800 if I can even get that much for it on ebay. I think after all the parts I spent like around $3500 total, I would be lucky if I can get $1200 for the complete bike. If it were cleaned up and sold at someplace like Helen's, it would be about $1900.
          Its just like buying a computer, car, motorbike, etc---once you walk out the showroom floor, it de-values quickly.


          Posted by Diamondback a Cross-Country Rider riding a Santa Cruz Bullit Spider from LaCanada on 12/08/06


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          •  Re: Used Bike
            Thanks for the info. I bought a bike yesterday $390 it's a Trek 4500. I just started mountain biking so I didn't want to spend to much money. How did you post that picture? I was going to put up a picture of my bike but I couldn't figure it out
            Posted by KellyKat4 on 12/09/06

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            •  Re: Used Bike
              You have to have your picture uploaded to the web somewhere. Yahoo!photos or Flikr..something like that. Once you upload it, you can do this:

              type the following:

              <<-- " p_i_x: (web address for pic here...without the parentheses)" -->>

              Make sure the above has no dashes, underscores or parentheses and you should be ok..had to add them so you could actually see the code...

              Try that.. :)
              Posted by Crzyridr33 a 34 year old Die-hard Enthusiast riding a SantaBansheeCruzBlurr on 12/11/06


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        •  Re: Used Bike
          I can't believe I missed this. Great advice buddy. I guess we should all just throw away our bikes after a couple of years, eh? So you caution this person about 2+ year-old bikes unless they are using it for off-road? Isn't off-road where you want something more reliable? Here's some real advice on buying a bike whatever advice Diamondback gives you, do the opposite. One look at his stable of bikes and "thus because" you'll know what I mean.
          Posted by GRide on 01/11/07

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          •  Re: Used Bike
            Gride never posts his pics so why take a tip from some internet yahoo
            Posted by Diamondback a Cross-Country Rider riding a Santa Cruz Bullit Spider from LaCanada on 01/23/07

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            •  Re: Used Bike
              "I wouldnt buy a older used mountain bike, unless you are going to use it for off-road."
              What FatCat is saying: If you plan to ride off road, buy a used one, not a new one.

              "After 2 years of bumps, crashes, drops and such the stress factor on the frame starts showing, unless the bike was primarily used off road, sunday fun rides at the beach, on bike paths, etc."

              What FatCat is saying: If the bike was primarly used off road, the stress factor on the frame will not show and it is ok to buy a used one.
              But don't take tips from me, I don't post pics.


              Posted by Intenserider2 a 31 year old riding a A pair of KHS from Colorado on 02/20/07


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    •  Re: Used Bike
      Good suggestion by DS! You might also try Craigslist.org It's free to sellers, so you're likely to see a good number of bikes here.

      http://losangeles.craigslist.org/bik/
      Posted by STP a 45 year old Racer riding a K2 Razorpiggie from P'Dale on 11/29/06


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