Mountain Biking - How much is it worth?

Aloha from the Big Island!

I didnt want to pay to have my beat up old diamond back to be shipped when I moved, so now I'm pricing bikes.

I've found a 1999 Cannondale V400 in really good shape and I know that they sold for about a grand new back then. What do you think I should offer the guy for it?

Mahalo for your help.

Sean

Find something newer

Wrong answer and go to bed!

Bike is in pristine shape...basically new.

What would you pay?

Ask him what he wants for it.. lol

Wrong answer and go to bed!

Bike is in pristine shape...basically new.

What would you pay?
Far from sparky. That bike is 6 years old. You will not be able to put a new suspension fork on it without totally screwing the geometry.
Anything more than $150-200 and he's robbing you.

Learn some manners newb

Find a fair price, and subtract the $300 or so you'll need to sort out your front suspension. At 6 years old, the Headshok is outdated and needs to be replaced, as it's probably stopped working. When you price a new Headshok, you'll realize you need to replace the headset too, so you can run a standard fork instead. Figure at least $200 for a decent fork, plus you'll need a new stem. Oh, that creaking from the bottom bracket area? That NEVER goes away.

Not to mention its a Cannondale, so you are probably limited to 1.25 or 1.5" forks, which are hard to come by, and expensive typically. If I'm not mistaken, the V400 was pretty low-end. I question whether it was really around a grand... a F400 now is under $700 if I'm not mistaken.

Cannondales are limited to their forks, or you get an adapter/reducer and use what you want. Very limited choice, and not cheap to change over either.