I'm currently tracking this Gary Fisher Aquila. He's asking $180, says rear derailleur needs some TLC, and says to make a "reasonable and responsible offer." I'm thinking $100, but going to wait it out for a bit.
what are the spec on that?
Originally Posted by
mainstreetexile
Nice score. I really like those Deore II components, picked up another cheap 89-ish taiwanese mountain bike just for that group recently. I also just picked up an earlier apex (like yours and the other blue / sea green one shown) for the early XT Deerhead components, but I may end up keeping it together since it seems like a very nice bike.
Yeah I'd love to pick up an earlier model with all original deerhead stuff.. I have to admit I *love* my fraken-build 86 Apex as it is, but would be fun to have a 2nd "all original" to compare the stock set up
I'm beginning to have too many vintage mountain bikes, but it's hard to pass them up when they're so cheap in southern california (where you can easily find them for less than a low-end hi-ten bike boom road bike). At least they're good platforms for setting up in different configurations, so they don't all look and ride the same
Hah, I know what you mean.. I was checking out socal's craigslist and saw tons of MTBs for rock bottom prices. There's actually a 1987 Arrival (Diamondback's first year aluminum frame) with Deore XT components selling for $95 down there in so cal..
Here in the bay area, some early MTBs are valued a little more highly (mountain biking was born up here after all) but on average MTBs sell for much less than road bikes, and there is very little difference in price between higher and lower end models. People don't know what to look for and assume vintage MTBs are crap because they use thumb shifters and have rigid forks.. which today are really only seen on BSO and other crap MTBs, so people assume it's just a crappy bike.
More and more people are trying to sell their 80s mtbs as "vintage", but 90s mtbs are a dime a dozen. I actually think if the seller had correctly listed this as an 1989 instead of a 1994 he might have sold more quickly and for a higher price.