Seems road is most affected although road riding is very popular. It became realized the low end volume was produced for so long, so top end is where it's at. Was cool to ride an old bike but they are so cheap it's not cool anymore. Also road fit, unlike other bikes there are so many that specify bikes only fit within 1cm. When you go to sell, the market is quite small once a buyer piles on other wants and needs.
Early year, custom known builders and 90s MTB still do good to very good. The odd gap of 85'-90', most models anyway, are unwanted. One cool thing. Koski Bros are selling new F/F sets.
Surprisingly, 5k plus sales are not uncommon for rare prewar bikes. The CABE turns a fair amount. There is some wealth looking there for bikes. The good stuff flies.
BMX has its likes and dislikes, clean and top end sell quick and are not cheap. Lots of ads wanting to buy, that say a lot. Guys are in their prime earning years. Most are 40-55. The era of true BMX race (DG, JMC, Cook Bros,..) from the late 70s to mid 80s are not cheap. 84'-87', the start and peak of Freestyle type bikes bring money, earlier 84-85 USA bringing top dollar. The thing with BMX, it was in its infancy whereas road has been around decades so there is not nearly as much out there. On a side note, The Stranger Things (TV show based in the 80s) has had BMX guys blowing up all the BMX FB pages for days now. Its love or hate. Bike is based on a classic Mongoose BMX and it's been interesting.
Last edited by Bikerider007; 06-25-19 at 06:03 AM.