The hopelessly overpriced bicycle thread..!!Mod warning - no stolen bike discussion!!

joey100

https://www.adverts.ie/road-bikes/giant-road-bike/21611477

A little optimistic with that price.

magicbastarder

fair play to the lad in with the first offer.

Chartsengrafs

That's spectacular.

keane2097

"Too many quality parts to list" - for 10k you might have a go like :pac:

magicbastarder

too many quality parts to list - and then lists the pump.

tonytiger81

magicbastarder wrote: »

too many quality parts to list - and then lists the pump.

Could be a quality pump in fairness

CantGetNoSleep

It is a nice bike too. You'd wonder where people pick these up, 10k for a bike and doesn't even know the size.

I love th Aliexpress wheel cover making it a triathlon bike too

joey100

Does have some nice parts on it, and the ENVE wheels look great. But I'm not sure buying it brand new would cost more than the asking price.

magicbastarder

is it just me, or is the cassette a little grubby for a bike that's 'only been used a handful of times'?

zindicato

more or less a decade old giant , as far as I can remember fcr's were flat bars
https://touch.adverts.ie/road-bikes/giant-fcr-ladies-size-s/21678470

Plastik

A €600 carbon seat - https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ie/en/selle-italia-sp-01-kit-carbonio-superflow-saddle-2018/rp-prod163940?

And the rear derailleur incorrectly installed.

magicbastarder

zindicato wrote: »

more or less a decade old giant , as far as I can remember fcr's were flat bars
https://touch.adverts.ie/road-bikes/giant-fcr-ladies-size-s/21678470

well spotted, i think this is it?
https://www.thebikelist.co.uk/giant/fcr-1-women-s-2009

Paul_Mc1988

joey100 wrote: »

Does have some nice parts on it, and the ENVE wheels look great. But I'm not sure buying it brand new would cost more than the asking price.

Brand new it cost €8499. Hes a dreamer.

Eamonnator

Paul_Mc1988 wrote: »

Brand new it cost €8499. Hes a dreamer.

This is going straight to the pool room!

Trekker09

https://www.donedeal.ie/bicycles-for-sale/bentini-elite-racing-bike-mint-condition/26229111
Can get these for 350 new

https://www.donedeal.ie/bicycles-for-sale/racer-bike/26230866
More than it cost new?

a_squirrelman

Trekker09 wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/bicycles-for-sale/bentini-elite-racing-bike-mint-condition/26229111
Can get these for 350 new

https://www.donedeal.ie/bicycles-for-sale/racer-bike/26230866
More than it cost new?

What are those Bentini bikes like? Half decent?

Trekker09

a_squirrelman wrote: »

What are those Bentini bikes like? Half decent?

Never seen one in the flesh, but probably on par with Carrera.

at1withmyself

This one I like for a lot of reasons:

- Mega Build Description
- New equivalent Canyon only a few quid more, or cheaper for a 105 Disc Canyon with Carbon Frame
- Individual priced components all much cheaper when searched on google

https://touch.adverts.ie/road-bikes/mega-build-all-carbon-t1000-ultegra-bike/20682787

magicbastarder

as you say - €960 for a 6800 groupset? i bought that for under €700 IIRC over two years ago. and that was from my LBS, not some online discounter.

Thud

I suspect as the frame is chinese the Bontrager bottle cages and seatpost are also the €15 aliexpress versions, probably a few other bits too

magicbastarder

weirdly underspecced wheels too, if he's claiming the bike is the equivalent of €3.5k new.

at1withmyself

magicbastarder wrote: »

as you say - €960 for a 6800 groupset? i bought that for under €700 IIRC over two years ago. and that was from my LBS, not some online discounter.

Also then quotes separately for the bottom bracket.

29 euro cable adjusters too, really is a mega build as I assume their titanium or carbon considering most places online sell em for 4 euro

MangleBadger

I’m not sure math is his strong suit. He also says in the comments that 182cm is just a tad over 5’9

cyclocross!

MangleBadger wrote: »

I’m not sure math is his strong suit. He also says in the comments that 182cm is just a tad over 5’9

Mixing 5'11 up with 5.9 feet.

Fighting Tao

I’d also be quite certain that the bottle cages are the generic multi brand AliExpress carbon fibre of questionable quality. I say that having owned them and knowing someone else that had the same is a different brand. All broke quite quickly.

velo.2010

^^^
Thats an ancient Ritchey Comp stem that sells for about 35 euro new. He has his valued at 80 euro, which would buy you a new, top of the range WCS alloy stem. Aksiums for 240 euro! They can be picked up for about 160 euro on bikediscount.

He's looked online and found the priciest RRP of a component (the 6800 groupset when new) or what's closest looking to what is specced on the bike, like the stem for example.

Of course, it's a technique to make the bike look like its worth far more than the price he is selling it at, so a potential buyer feels like they are getting a bargain, and ultimately sell it for close to what it is reasonably worth.

The bike's true value is about 1500 euro; however, if he listed it for that without the inflated component value, he might only get a grand for it.

iwillhtfu

I love how he qualifies it by stating he's an engineer Probably in hoovers

It's a nice looking frame though to be fair

CantGetNoSleep

iwillhtfu wrote: »

I love how he qualifies it by stating he's an engineer Probably in hoovers

It's a nice looking frame though to be fair

Is it a Canyon Ultimate knock off? Looks very similar where the seat tube meets top tube

iwillhtfu

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

Is it a Canyon Ultimate knock off? Looks very similar where the seat tube meets top tube

Yeah it does indeed look like one with that moulded junction.

Paul_Mc1988

Fighting Tao wrote: »

I’d also be quite certain that the bottle cages are the generic multi brand AliExpress carbon fibre of questionable quality. I say that having owned them and knowing someone else that had the same is a different brand. All broke quite quickly.

Most of the carbon bikes come from china so the quality of a lot of the stuff is quite good. My handlebars and wheels are farsport which is aliexpress but are also UCI certified