Originally Posted by
lugdruggie
He want's my frame set and has a Trek 620 frame (just the frame n fork) he wants to trade me in my size. I know my frame set is worth a bit more. He has offered to do a complete build on the 620 in exchange for my frame and some cash. So trying to figure out a deal thats fair and beneficial to both of us. A rideable 620 much better that an rb-1 frame sitting around my house..Of course parts matter but need to know what my value is coming in..I don't have a lot of cash personally so..what would you do?
Originally Posted by
upthywazzoo
While the 620 is by no means a bad bike however, I would rather trade for a bike in the same class or tier. That would be the Trek 720 or trek 760/770.
I believe the only differences between a 6XX and 7XX series during this time are a) 7xx series had full 531, while 6xx series only used 531 for the main triangle. So the 7xx series will be a couple of ounces lighter. Unless you're really fit I doubt those couple ounces (less than 1/2 a pound) make much a difference
and b) components. Components don't really matter in this case because he'll be doing a new build for you, so whether they are 7xx series-grade or not depends entirely on the rest of the build.
So
what really matters is what components he is including in the full build and how much cash he expects you to lay out on top of that. If he is building with better than original components, and expects very little or no cash, it could be a great deal to you. Realistically I don't think you'll notice a huge difference between a 620 frame and an RB-1. The Rb-1 is a bit sportier, the 620 frame a bit more versatile and better for light-touring in the future.