Value of an 80s Cannondale Fixed Gear Conversion
04-07-11, 09:30 AM
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Value of an 80s Cannondale Fixed Gear Conversion
I have never bought, sold or even looked at the prices of fixed gear bikes so I'm clueless about the entire market. Is it worth my time to selll it as a complete fixed gear or would it be better to part out?
Long winded post and very hypothetical so be warned.
I had a spare 80's Cannondale frame lying around and I recently received a fixed gear wheel in a trade...you can do the math.
I rode around the block and it was very strange, I think I'll try it out a few times to see if I like it once I'm used to it but I will likely sell the thing if I can get a decent price for it. It currently has an ugly riser stem, red handlebar tape and a cheap triple crank using only the middle ring as that is what I threw on for a test ride. All of that will change if I decide to sell it.
What do you think this thing would be worth (assuming it has a normal quill stem, black bar tape, a decent single speed crankset, regular saddle as I'm keeping the Brooks.). Rear wheel is a no-name hub, decent quality though, with a Surly fixed cog, front wheel is a Dura Ace hub laced to a Mavic tubular rim, not sure if tha would stay or go with the C'dale as I don't ride tubies at all. Red paint is in good shape but shows use.
Wow that's a lot of what-ifs....and to top it off a terrible nighttime iphone picture
Long winded post and very hypothetical so be warned.
I had a spare 80's Cannondale frame lying around and I recently received a fixed gear wheel in a trade...you can do the math.
I rode around the block and it was very strange, I think I'll try it out a few times to see if I like it once I'm used to it but I will likely sell the thing if I can get a decent price for it. It currently has an ugly riser stem, red handlebar tape and a cheap triple crank using only the middle ring as that is what I threw on for a test ride. All of that will change if I decide to sell it.
What do you think this thing would be worth (assuming it has a normal quill stem, black bar tape, a decent single speed crankset, regular saddle as I'm keeping the Brooks.). Rear wheel is a no-name hub, decent quality though, with a Surly fixed cog, front wheel is a Dura Ace hub laced to a Mavic tubular rim, not sure if tha would stay or go with the C'dale as I don't ride tubies at all. Red paint is in good shape but shows use.
Wow that's a lot of what-ifs....and to top it off a terrible nighttime iphone picture
04-08-11, 07:24 AM
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No comments on the fixed gear market?
04-08-11, 07:52 AM
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your chain looks slack. it is hard to fixie Cdale frames or any bike with vertical drops, you reall should have some type of chain tensioner. as for the wheels I believe it would hard to seel a bike with one clincher and one tubular esp. to the fixie crowd.
you might fair better just selling the frame, and then use the parts on a lowend steel frame with horizontal dropouts.
you might fair better just selling the frame, and then use the parts on a lowend steel frame with horizontal dropouts.
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04-08-11, 11:18 AM
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What she said. Not a fixie guy myself but in these parts ones with a flip-flop hub seem to sell better.
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04-08-11, 11:24 AM
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Part it out. They don't really make great fixies and it looks really botched from that perspective. It looks like I'm getting a road bike that doesn't have any road in it so I'm not paying for that, and it doesn't have a bling factor I would look for in a SS, so I'm not paying for that.
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