Road Bikes with potential to 'hold' value over the years
jgsi
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I would like to have a bike not lose stack loads of dosh via depreciation if at all possible..I have certain 'brands' in mind regardless of this but because they will suit what I want out of riding.. including Ridley, Cannondale, Dolan and Merckx,
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Ribble, Boardman and because i think over priced and under specced, Spesh.
Anyone any favourites for future classics?
Talking carbon in the main here.
less so
Ribble, Boardman and because i think over priced and under specced, Spesh.
Anyone any favourites for future classics?
Talking carbon in the main here.
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dude, live with it, youll only ever realise full value if you keepit and enjoy riding it.0
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Oh yes fully agree with enjoyment and riding as much as possible.. but nice to know that what you have, may be considered still highly sought after in the years that follow0
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Possibly something like a Colnago EPS, but you'll never get it's value back. After 4 years you might see 30%? Too many good, cheaper bikes out there.M.Rushton0
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Something that costs about 30 quid.0
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hehehe.. i have a titanium bianchi 110 aniversary stashed away... IMO Steel and Ti are the only things that dont loose their value like a ford mondeo... steel 'cos its retro cool, Ti 'cos itsbling ;-)0
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ex pro-bikes?
Might even gain value if they start winning post purchase?Note: the above post is an opinion and not fact. It might be a lie.0 -
I'm with rvokes, steel or Ti, custom or boutique brand I imagine0
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JGSI wrote:I would like to have a bike not lose stack loads of dosh via depreciation if at all possible..I have certain 'brands' in mind regardless of this but because they will suit what I want out of riding.. including Ridley, Cannondale, Dolan and Merckx,
less so
Ribble, Boardman and because i think over priced and under specced, Spesh.
Anyone any favourites for future classics?
Talking carbon in the main here.
I'm somewhat confused as to how a "brand name" would suit what you want out of riding. Other than, possibly, some sort of bragging rights???, for lack of better words.
In any case I don't see too many bike styles becoming classics these days due to the sheer amount of manufacturers producing all kinds of different styles with all kinds of different "features" and to top it off, everything changing each year. Oh sure, there will be a few, but most will be quickly forgotten as soon as the new "models" come out.0 -
I hardly lost any money on Trek 1000 which I rode hard for 4 years after I bought it in a sale. Stuck some guards on it & sold it as the nights closed in. 4 years cost me about £100 in depreciation
I think that Ribble & Boardman are exceptional value and even if they don't hold their value well (I don't nessarily accept that but anyway..), then you will probably still loose less as the initial purchase price is much lower to start with. I'm not convinced that the brand is all - bike type , paint job & frame material are equally important for selling on E-Bay!
Also with bikes we are really talking about frames as other compoets can be swapped across anyway.
In short I don't think it makes much difference and is no reason to buy.'Happiness serves hardly any other purpose than to make unhappiness possible' Marcel Proust.0 -
AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
It's LOSE not LOOSE!0 -
Any team bike used in the filming of Overcoming could be worth a bit of dosh in later years... pity they aren't going cheap now tho ;-)0
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NapoleonD wrote:AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
It's LOSE not LOOSE!
Take a deep breath - that battle was loosed ages ago.
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deptfordmarmoset wrote:NapoleonD wrote:AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
It's LOSE not LOOSE!
Take a deep breath - that battle was loosed ages ago.
hmmmm.,.. well looooosssttt!!!0 -
Yeh jeez, losen up winter beast: http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr34 ... uff016.jpg
Summer beast; http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr34 ... uff015.jpg0 -
God hes so tighte. hE shud loosen up, chillax to the rad. me is sick. Legende. Innit. Lie de eskimmos,ndat. txtspeek fo da 00s, nubies inda harse.0
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Had a serotta titanium with dura ace, over 4 and a half grand new when i got it in 2001 Sold it for 900 quid on ebay. Does this help?0
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Your only chance is if you get something second-hand at a good price. Bikes depreciate like crazy.
You would probably lose least on the likes of a Planet X, Ribble or Boardman simply as they are so cheap to begin with. I sold my Focus Cayo for not that bad a hit at the end of the season I bought it. It helps if you get it in a sale and then sell it when all the prices have increased. £1,000 > £830.
As beckcd indicates, even the likes of ti will not hold its value... it is so damn expensive in the first place it would be near impossible. On the other hand, even though that is a crazy hit 9 years is a good amount of use of a bike. £400/year (I am sure there were maintenance costs.)
Unpainted ti will hold it's "look" probably the longest though, it pretty much always looks as new.
Just buy what you like and ride it, the depreciation is only an issue if you feel the need to sell it. If you are not trying to sell it what is the problem... I bought a Litespeed myself but with the conception that I will still be riding it in 10 or 20 years time.0 -
Blorg, too true it was a bit of shock to let it go for la ittle amount. but mortgage, baby, and funnily enough a tumble dryer were needed. I've got over the loss and I've since managed to pick up a waterford with a chris king headset, Reynolds sl forks and a thompson seat pin for 700 quid so what goes around comes around.0
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rvokes wrote:Any team bike used in the filming of Overcoming could be worth a bit of dosh in later years... pity they aren't going cheap now tho ;-)
That bike that Riis is riding near the end, when all the team people are in their civvies on bikes, I`ve got it in my garage
Just putting it back together after having painted it in the new Sky colours myself with some Dulux, and swapped all that old crap groupo and wheels for some modern Sora stuff. Reckon it`s worth twice as much now Jens says "Shut up legs !! "
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