What would be a fair price to ask for my Road Bike?

Question

I have a 2003 Airborne Zeppelin (56cm) with full Shimano Dura-Ace components (triple up front), Mavic Ksyrium Elite Wheelset, Look carbon fork, FSA headset and SPD pedals (can't remember the model but they're Shimano). It's a Ti frame and the whole thing weighs right around 18 lbs. It's an awesome bike and I have unfortunately put less than 300 miles on it since I've owned it (I'm the original owner). My dreams of putting miles down on the road just never came to be as I am a mountain biker at heart and all my buddies ride on the dirt. So I'm going to sell it to help pay for a new Mountain Bike.

Except for a few scratches on the pedals this thing is mint. What would be a decent price to ask for it?

EDIT: Also, the components are Dura-Ace nine speed not the newer 10 speed.

EDIT: I paid $2800 for it and at the time that was an amazing deal

I resent the implication that I stole this bike. I purchased the bike directly from Airborne and I can produce the original receipt for the person who buys it from me. I bought it with cross training in mind but over the years when I went to go ride I invariably went for the mountain bike. I am now in the market for a new mountain bike and this road bike is just gathering dust in my garage. I may as well try and find it a good home.

Answer 1

When we buy used "custom" bikes or provide a fair market appraisal, heres how we do it...

1) Determine the original cost of the parts. Multiply by 0.55;

2) Subtract 5% for each year of age.

3) Make sliding determination of condition. Mint means the bike is unridden with all papers and tags. There is no deduction in mint. Average means shows minimal signs of wear and minor cosmetic defects. We use a 15% deduction for average condition.

So, $2800 x .55= $1540. $1540 - 20%= $1232.00. $1232 - 15%= $1048.00. A good asking price would be about $1100, and negotiable to about $1000.

Road bikes are very sensitive to condition and as such the defects you might call minor might look to another buyer as unacceptable.

Answer 2

You will not get more then $2000 for it. I think you can easily snag $1600. I got an amazing deal on a 2006 last fall so remember there are amazing deal on last years models all the time yours is 4 years old.

Craiglist.org.....take a pic....post and sell.

Answer 3

I like the Motobecane and it looks clean. The Schwinn about $30. An '84 Motobecane should have components made in Japan instead of France, which is a plus. Motobecane started using those in the late '70. Read what Sheldon Brown has to say about the Motobecane.

Answer 4

Let's hope this is not a stolen bike, people that ride and can pay $2,800.00 for a road bike are most likely to have the need for cross training on the road like most MTB racers do, so I have my doubts here. but, I agree, $1,200 - $1,800 tops. It is a nice bike but it is four years old.

Answer 5

I'd say around $1,800-2000.
You've got top of the line components on a TI frame so you can be a bit picky with low ballers.

It is 4 years old though.

Answer 6

A four year old bike, maybe $1,500.

Answer 7

road bikes, yea...they gather my dust

Answer 8

how ever much it costs subtract at least 50 bucks form it.