Chadden

--Not selling here just asking about the value--

Hey everyone, picked up a Cannondale Super V2000 from someone today. I paid $350 and it came with a Parkstool bike stand.

The bike a has a new saddle, and new brakes (not just brake pads, the whole brake system was replaced).

I owe my family money for my business, and as much as I'd like to keep it, paying my debt is more important to me than a bike. What about are these worth if I put new tires on it? I live in New Hampshire so mountain bikes are a little it more desirable.

Any input is appreciated!

MisterK

Imo you got an old cannondale y frame with a hedshok. For 350 i assume the workstand was a kicker to unload that bike.
I dont think youll make money on that. But thats just me.

DMC707

You paid top dollar for it , -- not much meat left on the bone for a profit

den1967

Better make a gift

PumpedUpKicks

You might put it on eBay and see if you get any bites. Some diehard 26er riders or some cannondale fan might pay a little bit more but I agree with the above posts.

Chadden

It's a parkstool, definitely keeping that. If I can get around $500 (which is what the blue book is on it) I'd be happy

Chadden

Should I put tires on it? I figure with tires I could probably get around $500. I just want my money back at this point.

Chadden

I would love to but I owe $1000 by the end of the month.

HerrKaLeun

I doubt you get $500. Anyone spending serious $ on MTB won't want rim brakes (please no rim vs. disc discussions!). I can't tell if the suspension is worth anything.
Is it very heavy because of cheap frame / suspension? If so, someone buying a cheaper MTB likely prefers a hard tail.

of course there may be the one person who wants the bling of a fully suspended bike without going off-road.

I'm in a similar situation since my wife has an old Schwinn fully suspended bike with rim brakes and 3x8 Drivetrain. I hope to get $200 for it, but will see if that is realistic.

Chadden

It is not heavy at all! I was actually able to lift it over the bikes in my shed and carry it out without any major issues.

Also follow up: 1st owner said he said he only put new pads on it.

gsa103

It's really hard to say, I would doubt $500, $350 isn't terrible un-realistic though. Cannondale has good name recognition, although potentially more for their road bikes. Their mountain bikes are an exercise in interesting designs that never took off (HeadShock, 20 years too early; Lefty).

In it's day, that was a very nice mountain bike, and the weight should be competitive with modern full suspension bikes.
The problem is that bikes have improved significantly to where a brand new ~$1200 bike blows it out of the water. If the shock doesn't leak and holds air pressure, that's good, since it is an early generation air shock. The HeadShok was never well received, primarily due to reliability, but if it works, it should be decent.

I doubt it's worth putting new tires on, the existing ones have plenty of tread, you won't make up the cost of the tires on a bike this cheap.
Best bet is to give it a good cleaning, make sure everything works properly and see what you get for it.

Chadden

The rear tire is the original tire and is starting to crack, the front one is Kevlar for some reason. If I could get $350 without the stand it would be worth it to me.

DMC707

Not a cheap frame or suspension at all, it's just 21 or 22 years old, even new, likely didn't have 2.5" of travel, --
Those bikes were lust worthy back then but true value today would hinge a bit on whether that 21 year old shock and head shock system could be serviced or not --- if not, it's a wall hanger,

This design blew my mind when it came out (93ish was the first Super V ) - I think they were sorta a milestone bike, but time marches on