This cannot be worth €1500? Can it!? Scott G-ZERO STRIKE PRO

[beanbag]

A friend of mine has been offered a 2002/03 Scott G-Zero Strike Pro for €1500 which the owner says is a "bargain" since he paid €4000 new.

I'm not so sure about this so called "bargain". The bike is apparently fine and in good condition but surely a 2002/03 bike can't be worth that much, even if it was €4k new.

How much should my friend be really paying for it?

BB

[P-Jay]

I very much doubt it would be worth anything like that. It might have cost 4000euros 6 or 7 years ago but that was because it was sold as being at the very sharp end of mtb tech at the time. A lot of water has gone under the bridge since then.

I guess it would be out-performed by almost every decent modern bike.

[beanbag]

P-Jay said:

I very much doubt it would be worth anything like that. It might have cost 4000euros 6 or 7 years ago but that was because it was sold as being at the very sharp end of mtb tech at the time. A lot of water has gone under the bridge since then.

I guess it would be out-performed by almost every decent modern bike.

That's exactly what I thought. On that note, how much do you reckon I could sell my Stumpjumper FSR Comp to him. 2006 model?

I'm looking to buy an Enduro SL Expert (just £1699), so I think I could get about €1000 for mine? Or is that a bit far-fetched?

It's a Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Comp with upgraded rotors, new XTR chainset with the original front crank with new sprockets.

I've also upgraded the shifters to 2008 XT ones along with an XTR front mech.

The bike has been services and taken care of regularly and I've had the shocks checked just before winter and they're all OK with no play.

I paid €2500 for it plus all the upgrades however that was back in 2006, and now we're in 2009. Is €1,000 too much or too little?

[P-Jay]

beanbag said:

P-Jay said:

I very much doubt it would be worth anything like that. It might have cost 4000euros 6 or 7 years ago but that was because it was sold as being at the very sharp end of mtb tech at the time. A lot of water has gone under the bridge since then.

I guess it would be out-performed by almost every decent modern bike.

That's exactly what I thought. On that note, how much do you reckon I could sell my Stumpjumper FSR Comp to him. 2006 model?

I'm looking to buy an Enduro SL Expert (just £1699), so I think I could get about €1000 for mine? Or is that a bit far-fetched?

It's a Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Comp with upgraded rotors, new XTR chainset with the original front crank with new sprockets.

I've also upgraded the shifters to 2008 XT ones along with an XTR front mech.

The bike has been services and taken care of regularly and I've had the shocks checked just before winter and they're all OK with no play.

I paid €2500 for it plus all the upgrades however that was back in 2006, and now we're in 2009. Is €1,000 too much or too little?

Sounds about right to me. I think the average depreciation rate is 40% in year one and 10% per year there after. It's a better bike than the Scott anyway.

[snotrag]

Your mates been done big time. The kit on that bike is going to be way outdated.

It will by no means be a 'bad' bike, just nowhere near what he could have got new for £1500 these days!