Classic and Vintage Bicycles: What's it Worth? Appraisals and Inquiries - 1993 Trek 930 Mt. Bike

Picked up a near mint condition Trek 930 about a year ago at a thrift shop for the princely sum of $15!!!
Kept it mostly stock and ride the heck out of it on local trails. Everything about this bike is just right and a joy to ride but I can't help but wonder what the current value is?
Just idle curiosity. I will give it up when it is pried from my cold dead hands. :D

Not much, I am afraid. I have two Trek 950 MTBs myself: a 1992 and a 1994. Great bikes with nice components. Paid $75 for one, $30 for the other (both were good deals). Might be able to get $150 each for them around here.

Vintage MTBs have very little value, except for a couple of collectable ones. IMHO, they are the best value out there right now, but have minimal resale value.


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Not much, I am afraid. I have two Trek 950 MTBs myself: a 1992 and a 1994. Great bikes with nice components. Paid $75 for one, $30 for the other (both were good deals). Might be able to get $150 each for them around here.

Vintage MTBs have very little value, except for a couple of collectable ones. IMHO, they are the best value out there right now, but have minimal resale value.


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I like the look of that 950! How much does it weight set up like that?

I've never weighed it, and currently I have it set up differently. I have two sets of wheels for the bike: the one above with slicks, and one with heavy trail tires. It has the trail set up right now.

1993 was the last year for lugged steel, so my 1994 is TIG welded steel.

That 950 is one sweet looking ride!

I plan to build a set of road wheels for mine also.
What tire/rim/hub sets are you running on your 950?
Do you find the frame a little on the stiff side for a road bike?

Kind of surprised the market is so soft for these bikes. The quality built into the frames is second to none and they are a dream to ride. The thing almost feels like it was custom fitted/made.

That 950 is one sweet looking ride!

I plan to build a set of road wheels for mine also.
What tire/rim/hub sets are you running on your 950?
Do you find the frame a little on the stiff side for a road bike?

Kind of surprised the market is so soft for these bikes. The quality built into the frames is second to none and they are a dream to ride. The thing almost feels like it was custom fitted/made.


There is a thread in the hybrid forums by a woman who wants a basic hybrid. I threw in my 2 cents that something like this might be a viable alternative for $200 or less, leaving that person with money for other necesities like helmet, pump, shorts, etc...It just seems to make sense to look into used mountain bikes, though there will always be people who want something shiny and new.

I especially like the look of the bullhorn handlebars on that bike.

The wheels in the pic are the stock wheels, they can easily handle 26 x 1.25 slicks. My backup wheel set were the flavor available at a garage sale ($10 for the set): gray Deore LX hubs, black Syncros Lil Snapper rims. They look pretty nice on the black Trek 950.

Maybe your market is different/better. I have bought and sold enough MTBs around here to have a pretty good idea of value. The most I have ever gotten for a vintage MTB was $165, and it was a really nice one.

I continually recommend MTBs to the recreational riders that want something a lot better than the Walmart crap, with good to excellent components, at a low price.

Hybrids don't get any respect around here either, I just prefer the rigid MTB.

This is the other one I built up for my wife, its a 1994, so no lugs on the frame. Paint is scraped up, but the frameset with crank, brakes, bars, and a couple of other parts only cost me $20. A $5 donor Kona Cinder Cone supplied the wheels, derailleurs, etc. With the tires, I have about $50 into this one.

As you can see, I mounted the same slicks on her bike. Ignore the tall seat post. I took this pic after I test rode it.

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The wheels in the pic are the stock wheels, they can easily handle 26 x 1.25 slicks. My backup wheel set were the flavor available at a garage sale ($10 for the set): gray Deore LX hubs, black Syncros Lil Snapper rims. They look pretty nice on the black Trek 950.

Maybe your market is different/better. I have bought and sold enough MTBs around here to have a pretty good idea of value. The most I have ever gotten for a vintage MTB was $165, and it was a really nice one.

I continually recommend MTBs to the recreational riders that want something a lot better than the Walmart crap, with good to excellent components, at a low price.

Hybrids don't get any respect around here either, I just prefer the rigid MTB.

This is the other one I built up for my wife, its a 1994, so no lugs on the frame. Paint is scraped up, but the frameset with crank, brakes, bars, and a couple of other parts only cost me $20. A $5 donor Kona Cinder Cone supplied the wheels, derailleurs, etc. With the tires, I have about $50 into this one.

As you can see, I mounted the same slicks on her bike. Ignore the tall seat post. I took this pic after I test rode it.

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That is what I am noticing around here as well, which is why I have bought my last new hybrid/mountain bike (technically that was 3 years ago). A lower end hybrid with consumer grade components goes for over $400. Even for those cyclists without your wrenching skills who have to pay a bike shop to build something like that up will still pay maybe half of the cost of something new. Maybe I am missing something here, but old mountain bikes equipped like your Treks for recreational riding, commuting, or even touring on a budget seems like a no brainer.

If I didn't already have a hardtail mountain bike, I'd take one of those in a heartbeat.

I run my hardtail as what I call an "adventure tourer" meaning it can probably go anywhere I darn well want it to. I run 1.5" slicks on mine for just that little extra cushion when it gets nasty. Still rolls a whole heck of a lot faster than with knobbies.

I also have 2 wheelsets, the one is the original set with full knobby tires ad 11-34T gearing. The wheels I have on it now run the slicks and an 11-27T cassette, to have closer shifts for the roads. It's pretty close to perfection.