February 7, 20233 yr Author With your budget you could consider what many people do, which is buy new and sell before 2 year warranty runs out, and then repeat. Most will be fine if treated reasonably. That’s what I thought initially. I was thinking if I bought a nice bike and I had a change of heart I wouldn’t lose too much. But after watching eBay for a week, nothing is selling. Prices are crazy to me though when compared to cars, and cars have transferable/extendable warranty. Cars don’t have 25% discounts on last years colour. Has to be a immaculate, very desirable or sought after car to be worth 50% of it new price after 3 years. Im seeing beat up 2 year old bikes for £1000 less than what the last of those models sold for (discounted when new model was released). If I bought a bike for £6k I’d be happy to get £3k after 2 years.
February 7, 20233 yr You might get 50% value after two years, especially if in good shape and a history of no problems and a dealer service and report, but more likely 33%. If you can live with that, and you'd have two years to forget how much value you'd lost (!) , then just buy and get riding! Spring is just around the corner!
February 7, 20233 yr Author You might get 50% value after two years, especially if in good shape and a history of no problems and a dealer service and report, but more likely 33%. If you can live with that, and you'd have two years to forget how much value you'd lost (!) , then just buy and get riding! Spring is just around the corner! If I could buy a clean 2 year old bike for 50% I’d buy it, at 33% I definitely would. i’m seeing clean 3 year old Kenevo comps for £4200 when a new one is £5k and a expert is £6,500. No wonder nothing on eBay is selling.
February 7, 20233 yr Carbon frame put me off, but it’s still on my shortlist. Bargain at £3k. Can I ask what the prob is with carbon ?. I'll admit im not a fan either, basically because deep scores I think would let moisture etc in, so maybe not the longevity of something like steel or alloy, but strength wise they're pretty bombproof.
February 7, 20233 yr Author Can I ask what the prob is with carbon ?. I'll admit im not a fan either, basically because deep scores I think would let moisture etc in, so maybe not the longevity of something like steel or alloy, but strength wise they're pretty bombproof. I know how strong carbon weave can be, but I’ve read carbon bikes can be quite brittle if dropped? I did consider a Dengfu carbon frame because they’re relatively cheap and easy to replace. They are also designed around bafang motors which are also cheap and easy to replace. I ruled out carbon initially because I was looking at used bikes and was worried about hidden damage.
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