Originally Posted by
Dylansbob
I was just talking to my wife about the bmx market. 20yrs ago, I was picking all the classics at thrift stores and selling them on ebay. I had 3 or 4 Motomags, a Decade, a Pro-Styler, Schwinn Black Phantom bmx. We were buying for under $20 and selling for $300-500 and thinking we were doing good. I saw a Mongoose Decade go for $3k a few weeks ago.
Really makes me wonder about the 90s mtb market right now. I sold a '96 Klein for below market locally that would have probably been a great one to sit on for another 4-5 years.
That's an interesting thought about the MTN bikes and I bet you're right. I think the vintage road bikes have probably hit their peak (and will continue to peak for a long time) as everything old is new again and like anything in fashion, there is this period of time where it's suddenly chic again. Those who like nice bikes or were around and riding them in that time have always and will always like them but I think younger people are appreciating them more than ever.
For MTN bikes we might be on the verge of the trend, with this gravel bike conversion interest going on. Good quality steele or alloy mixes without all the heavy suspension makes for a pretty cool bike. I had an old Trek 800 90's MTN bike that was in rough shape and needed to be replaced so initially I figured I would just be dumping it but decided to test the market to see if there was an interest and my phone was exploding.