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My father in law has just been told that he will never be able to ride a bike again which has hit him quite hard. He retired last year and treated himself to this bike and I said that I would try and shift it for him so its not a constant reminder of better times.
He became ill shortly after having this built so it has done less than 100 miles and is in great condition. I know I would get more by splitting it but with a move to Scotland very soon I'm not sure I will have the time.
I also don't want the risk of sticking it on ebay with no reserve to find the market price.
Its a 2016 Croix De Fer Reynolds 725 frame (54cm) with the carbon forks, it currently set up as a flat bar tourer with a Rohloff 500-14 speedhub.
Any advice would be really useful as I don't know how to price this one.
P.S. this is not a stealth ad, unless one of you wants to buy it in which case it is 😉
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Typically the rohloff stuff is going for about £1200 on ebay but it hangs around a lot. If you want to sell the rohloff it might be worth pming me.
Thanks, I’ve trawled eBay and it seems anything with a Rohloff is as you say pitched around the £1,200 mark. That seems quite high to me though.
Obviously I want to get as much as I can for Dad, but I also don’t want to be unrealistic with my pricing.
well if it seems high - take £750 for it? 😉
Haha well played.
Agreed, that's what it should be worth give or take but it's proper niche and finding someone happy to spend that sort of money on a non performance bike might take a while. Perfect commute or everyday bike and tourer for someone who apreciates quality. I'd put it on ebay as a buy it now but be prepared to relist again and again. Not sure if there is classifed similar to here for this kind of bike.
Considering a good second hand Rohloff setup goes for £600-700 then I think £1100-1200 is probably about right.
You might sell it easier by selling the Rohloff abd bike seperately. You could relatively easily fit another rear wheel and get £500 for the bike on it's own.
That’s not a bad idea ajantom, thanks.