Azriel

abdon 

First of, thanks for getting Duran Duran stuck in my head...

What the heck is going on with the rear triangle? Were they thinking about doing some sort of rear suspension but then gave up?

Is it worth the $120 they are asking for? Maybe? I mean a junkier bike store bike would set you back 3 times as much. So far as vintage value goes I guess if your specialty is that time in the '80s when they came up with the funky colors this would be a really good example.

RCMoeur 

All the cool kids were riding wishbone seat stays while listening to "Rio" and "Hungry Like the Wolf" long before (usable) rear suspension was a thing.

Question for the OP: do the shifters work in all gears? Surviving Rapidfire shifters from this era sometimes have problems with shifting through their entire range due to solidified grease in the mechanisms. Bad or gunky shifters can affect value, even if the frame or other items are in good shape.

DMC707

lol, me too

zukahn1

Well it's fairly nice early 90's bike as or value it is worth more than that the Deore XT components are worth 4x that or more if they work. If the frame is good and and everything works I would put the value at $150-200 as is.

abdon 

Your neck of the woods must be more generous than mine. Good shape no-name aluminum bike in good working order, maybe $100 at the beginning of the season. This late in the season? Good luck.

wrk101

Complete bike sold locally here? $100. Paid $40 for one very similar, with full XT parts. And a more desirable steel frame too. But that was a DEAL IMO. The value is in the parts: $300 or more.

It's sadly gotten to the point if I find a nice vintage MTB like this one for $50 that needs cables, pedals, maybe a new chain, saddle and tires, I can put 4 hours into it, $100 into parts, and lose money. Or I can spend an hour dismantling, and sell the parts, and make $250 or more. The economics of most rigid frame MTBs have cratered, there are exceptions!

And if your market is better, great!

abdon 

Well that's just the reality of this game. Many many many bikes are worth a fraction of what parting them would bring. The last bike I parted was a Performance Superbe Pro, Performance being an obscure badge from a company that had them built in Japan (tange 1 tubing). The superbe bit well, a full Suntour Superbe group set in pretty new condition. It is a crying shame; quite a good bike and frame but not my size. The bike on a good day would have fetch $200, the group set would certainly fetch $400+ on the bay.

I sadly agree. If the parts on the bike are worth more than the bike, the only way you can realize that money is selling the parts.

DonkeyShow

$40 at best. Pretty annoying how ppl find random trash then immediately jump on the internet with omg how much monies are I entitled too.

abdon 

The part of the question we never seen to look at is the "to whom". To a vintage enthusiast it is worthless (as a complete bike). To somebody looking for transportation, well you can do worse. For somebody dipping their toes in the vintage lifestyle, well you could do better.

If people would include what is their interest in the bike it would help to answer the question.