Has the vintage market finally shit the bed? I remember these selling for $400 back 10 years ago
This isn't even local pickup and the drivetrain is spotless
There's a 17 lb Domane 4.3 near me and the guy wants $500, I just have too many bikes and not enough time
Tech layoffs. The people who used to buy twee obnoxious antiques to be like Ultra Romance are more worried about paying their bills now so the vintage buyers are now people who actually just needed a cheap ride.
>>2064983normies only buy fomo bikes and the rest of us are still feasting on the glut of brand new post-covid overstock at used bike priceswe're in this funny spot where even a low-end new bike is going to be a LOT better than midrange vintage. I'd never turn up my nose at a gaspipe steed but we're into a new era now.
>>2064990>feasting on the glut of brand new post-covid overstock at used bike pricesI would rather starve than 'feast' on disc shitter modern bikes. But good news for me then
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>>2064992Show me your 1990s disc bike that you ride
>>2064993I don't have one because in the 1990s wheels sucked ass and dropout spacing was too narrow to reasonably accommodate good dish with a brake disc.a 2022 wheel compared to a 1998 wheel is like comparing an intergalactic UFO to a soda-bottle rocket. they both move but...
>>2064994Okay
>muh CANNONDALEhonestly never heard of this brand before coming to /n/ tbqh m'ladbut yes, very few people want "vintage" stuff, it is simply out of fashion. wait a few years for the tech bubble to die down >>2064993my friend had a disc brake bike in 1999 and it was a Canadian Tire Special. also we were seven
>>2064986The rear cassette is black bro. It's meant to be silver.
I had to recently hunt for a fitting frame for my needs and I found a lot of aluminium garbage that has good specs (even stuff like look, bianchi etc.) but none of them were practical. Those nice used steel bikes for little money are starting to dry up and no one sensible would want some 90s aluminium meme bike or questionable integrity carbon bikes. Memeing steel out of existence will leave a massive market with 90s/00s aluminium trash no one wants.
>>2065018Cassette is a wear item. You might as well complain that it has mismatched tires.
>>2065020I agree but your first post said the drivetrain was spotless. It isn't and that alone makes the bike less of a bargain.
>>2065019>but none of them were practicalHow so? Like they lack fender and rack mounts?
>>2065018its also a mismatch sora rd ultegra shifters etc
>>2065023well lack of mounting points is the biggest offender for sure but then you also get "tite gaps" that barely fits 25-28 tires, aggressive racer geometry, 90s garbage aluminium and also frame size is difficult to find since most people here are manlets.
>>2065027I see. You want the larger tyres and larger frame size. Might be better to buy a new entry level bike and replace the parts you don't like.
>>2065024I've mismatched shifters before with no consequence so that's probably ok. Shimano standard is pretty uniform as far as I know.
>>2065028yeah I had a choice of getting some new hi-ten mystery steel frame that is practical but even the cheapest one would cost double in comparison to a good vintage bike. I will stock up on a few vintage frames when I see some on sale since in comparison to say 12 years ago the market is very dry now and some of them aged poorly with rust and neglect. Right now the market is full with BSO, electric and used aluminium/ carbon bikes, clock is ticking for practical steel bikes.
