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Private Classified => Bikes For Sale => Topic started by: Twinklethecat on July 15, 2017, 09:44:19 pm

Title: Bike to sell
Post by: Twinklethecat on July 15, 2017, 09:44:19 pm
My dad would like to sell his 2002 (hardly used) XTC S&S bike with Carradice bags. Can anyone advise on the best way to sell this please?
Title: Re: Bike to sell
Post by: humedavid on July 15, 2017, 09:58:25 pm
List the components or take a lot of close photos of them ( brakes, rims ), list any damages, scratches, something that might need fixing, basically do a good description. What comes with the bike (  S&S tool or other tools, spare tyre for example, whatever you are willing to include) Then come up with a price, which can be fixed or ONO. Also good to state location and whether you are willing to post it or wish to deal face to face.
State frame size ( google how to measure frame size ), even better if you look under the bottom bracket and find the first 4 digits of the frame number, thats the frame size on Thorn bikes. Something like 560S or 537L.
I might have left something out.
Some of this might be obvious to you, just trying to help!
Title: Re: Bike to sell
Post by: Twinklethecat on July 15, 2017, 10:38:54 pm
Thanks. Can you recommend a platform for selling a bike like this?
Title: Re: Bike to sell
Post by: humedavid on July 15, 2017, 10:45:50 pm
This forum is good for one, then there's the touring specific   CTC forum (https://forum.cyclinguk.org/viewforum.php?f=40), Gumtree, as a last resort probably eBay. Ebay only if you are in a rush.
Title: Re: Bike to sell
Post by: Twinklethecat on July 16, 2017, 11:32:34 am
That's what I needed to know, thanks.  I'll start with the forums then.
Title: Re: Bike to sell
Post by: humedavid on July 16, 2017, 01:41:15 pm
I've uploaded the same photo on ctc for you. I hope you don't mind.
Title: Re: Bike to sell
Post by: Twinklethecat on July 16, 2017, 06:05:59 pm
Thank you! I was having trouble uploading photos.  :)