So I have two old bikes in the garage that still have some decent life left in them, but both drivetrains are toast. I am wondering if bikes that can't be test ridden will even sell in "as is" kind of condition?
I am considering just putting a deore, or x7, as cheap as possible set up on them just to get them out the door but its cost I'll never recoup. Both are 08, one is a SJ pro carbon, and the other is a Mojo, with mostly higher end parts.
I'd ride either one in the mountains with confidence as they are perfectly trailworthy other than chain, cassette, and rings. I have no idea what the market for used bikes is like, I just hate to throw out perfectly good set ups. I've gone the way of the big wheel so there's no going back to 26" for me.
Would you flog em as parts bikes, or spend a few hundred dollars making em test rideable?
I am considering just putting a deore, or x7, as cheap as possible set up on them just to get them out the door but its cost I'll never recoup. Both are 08, one is a SJ pro carbon, and the other is a Mojo, with mostly higher end parts.
I'd ride either one in the mountains with confidence as they are perfectly trailworthy other than chain, cassette, and rings. I have no idea what the market for used bikes is like, I just hate to throw out perfectly good set ups. I've gone the way of the big wheel so there's no going back to 26" for me.
Would you flog em as parts bikes, or spend a few hundred dollars making em test rideable?