Originally Posted by
miamijim
Mountain bikes: Death sentence. A few specialty bikes are going up but as a whole they're not worth much. Keep in mind that from the late 80's onward 85% plus of all bikes sold were NOT road bikes. They're exceptionaly plentifull. Look at my Paramount mtb over in the for sale section...$275 shipped for an XT equipted bike with Tange Prestige tubing? And it's not selling $225 on my local CL!!!
Big value here for sure.
I just picked up a 1996 Yeti in Duluth last weekend for peanuts.
Nice mix of XT/XTR and full of cobwebs.
The Rockshox SID Race fork is even fine. I'm throwing on some new tires, brake pads and cables and I have a rocket ship for $250.
Heck, I've spent more on a new Campy crank, so these mtbs are a real deal.