Originally Posted by
BlueRaleigh
I've got two road bikes, both old Raleighs, one of which I put over $1000 in new parts into, and the other I put about $700 in new parts on. If I were to have put either on Craigslist the very day I finished fixing them up, I doubt I could get half of my investment out of either.
Some bike shops seem to thrive fixing up old bikes. How do they do it? Do they cut corners in some way? I know they get better prices as dealers, but still... I don't see it.
You fail to understand a basic business principal......put enough in it to resale but not enough to make it mine.
Most people are fussy with what they fix up to keep using better materials and parts to have the best. Whereas for resale function is all that matters let the new owner worry about the bling.
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My preferred bicycle brand is.......WORKSMAN CYCLES
I dislike clipless pedals on any city bike since I feel they are unsafe.
Originally Posted by krazygluon
Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred, which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?