Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
No biting, just a sensible response to your original post which didn't reference anyone's demographics and made no logical sense. Your clarified rephrasing now makes sense.
Bottom line: a bike is "worth" what buyers are willing to pay.
Yep. Worth. Honestly, and this is what I've seen, that's why I think, THINK, that when you ask people on forums what they'd spend for a bike on CL? You're not going to get any meaningful answers, aside from a resounding no.
THe reason? If you have a bike of HIGHER quality, then the concept of spending money on anything less makes no sense, and this is compounded if you got a good deal on your bike or built it yourself.
Eg. I got my first road bike, a Spec Allez from 05 with upgraded components (105) for under 600. For me, that's a great deal. I still look at CL daily and haven't seen anything of similar quality for the price.
Now with that said, any time anybody asks of my opinion for a bike, new or used, I'm hesitant to say yes, simply due to the fact that I have an idea that they can get a great deal if they wait as well.
But you also have the concept of, it's a bike, and it takes physical abuse. When you can get an "ok" bike that's 10+ years old with meh components vs spending a few hundred more for a newer bike with good components, it's a hard debate as to why to go with the former.
My 2 c.