I guess I was inadvertently wise to stop looking at stem shifiter/suicide brake road bikes about 18 months ago my experience with that market is eventhough I could find the bike for cheap after parts and refurb I was barely breaking even and I had no desire to keep any of them.


I do still have probably 3 road bikes that I would like to sell this summer, nice mid tier but nothing super special. I have had a late 80s LeTour, refurbished sitting on CL for about 2 weeks with zero bites, fortunately I got it cheap and stuck to a basic refurb (bearings, cables, chain and FW, the tires and wrap were ok so I left them alone) so I have some wiggle room to keep dropping the price.

My other rule is buying stuff that fits me so I guess if I can't sell it at least I can ride it .

I don't disagree that the market has softened up but that doesn't stop people asking $200 and up for their musty dusty unrestored entry level road bikes, not that they are getting sold....