Value a ten year old bike

[Miocene]

I've got a Cube Acid I bought back in 2003/4 and wondering how these things keep there value over the years. It's been well maintained and disappointingly used very little since changing the wheels and brakes in about 2006/7.

Spec is:

Cube Acid - Medium
XT rear mech
LX front mech and shifters
Alivio cranks (the weakest point quite frankly)
Marzocchi MX Pro ETA fork (150mm)
Mavic 517 wheelset with Hope hubs (think thats the right number)
Hope Mono Mini brakes
Raceface Deus stem and handlebar with Scott stubbie bar ends
Standard seat post (I could never find the measurement to replace it) with Bel Air Ti saddle
Azonic X pedals

I think thats everything - I was considering ebaying it and moving onto Full Sus, but have no idea of what to expect. Initial thoughts were around £200 due to the age?

[Herman Toothrot]

break for parts

[lukeyman]

Herman Toothrot said:

break for parts

That's what I'd do.

[MadDad]

Sadly I don't think you will be able to get much more than £150-ish (looking at completed listings on eBay and a few forums).

Groupset for 2004 kit really is going to be bugger all - you can buy new LX and XT stuff for next to nothing from the likes of On-One etc with a warranty for very little.

Forks are selling on eBay for £20-£40, wheelset is £50-ish tops, the rest of it isn't worth very much as you can buy the modern day equivalent for very little.

Biggest issue with second hand stuff is that bike 'kit' has moved on so much in the past 10 years, and what was top end back then is similar to entry level stuff now.

If you need shot of it I would try to sell for £150-ish as a complete item. I sold a well specc'd 2010 Felt Q series with a ton of upgrades a year ago for £85 - cost £400 to buy and about another £200 to upgrade....regardless of common opinion it's only worth what a buyer is prepared to pay!

[Miocene]

I appreciate most of the kit would have moved on a fair bit, basically... buy a new bike and maybe transfer the stem / handlebar and saddle from the current bike as they're only two years old. If I were to 'accidently' transfer the kit from the new bike then I'd end up with two bikes, which would be a shame!

[MadDad]

Miocene said:

If I were to 'accidently' transfer the kit from the new bike then I'd end up with two bikes, which would be a shame!

Problem solved........

[Miocene]

The wife needs a bike too and I reckon she's tall enough to fit the 18inch frame.

Now... I just need to get her head around my need for roadie too. Three bikes is completely necessary after all.

[Stiggolas]

Have you heard of the n+1 rule?
It's the number of bikes needed where n is your current number
I believe it's written into cycling law.

[Miocene]

I think thats just written into man law. Comes with the appendage!