Ahhhh, tempting me again!!!! I'd sell it w/out the DD's. Not so much to get rich, but knowing someone out there might really want them (I have three sets myself) but not want the whole bike.
DE On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 12:23 PM, Rick <rp.hous...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi--as some people will note, I've had various degrees of, "should I > sell it or not" when contemplating my old Waterford 1400 Mountain > Bike...and now, because of storage limitations, I'm going to sell it. > Finally! > > I'm going to put it on eBay next week once I get it back to the old > "Rivendell" set up, and I'd like some opinions on the handlebars: > should I offer it with the Nitto DirtDrops it now has, or put another > bar on it and sell the DirtDrops separately? I'm going to start the > bidding at $575, and hopefully I'll get a little more than that, but > that was with the Nitto bars. Would putting another set of bars > decrease its value more than what I could get for the DD's? Or, what I > think I'm getting at is: if I put non-drop bars on it, would more > people consider buying the bike on eBay?) > > Obviously, I've agonized over this, but I can't really justify having > two bikes at this time (our new Quickbeams are here, and we'll be > picking them up next week.) > > If the general consensus is for me to replace the DD's, any > suggestions for the new bar? I considered a Mustache bar, but to me > that's the same sort of issue--too many people won't "get it." > > Thanks in advance. > Rick > > P.S.: If anyone is interested, here's the parts list: > > Make: Waterford > > Year: 1995 > > Model: 1400, Intense Red with White Pinstriping, White Decals, and > custom Braze-ons for rear rack > > Material: Reynolds 753 Steel, Silver-Brazed Investment Cast Lugs, > Henry James Dropouts > > Size: 21 inches > > Seat Tube C2C: 53cm > > Top Tube C2C: 60cm > > Stand Over Height: 84cm > > Fork Make: Ritchey Logic > > Fork Model: Unicrown > > Fork Material: Prestige Steel > > Wheel Size: 26 inches > > Rims: WTB Power Beams, 36 hole > > Hubs: White Industries, Cro-mo axle, 36 hole, with Salsa Flip-off > Quick Release > > Tires: WTB VelociRaptor Comp 2.1 > > Shift Levers: Shimano Bar-Cons, 8-speed > > Brake Levers: Dia Compe 287 > > Brakeset: Dia Compe 986 with Kool Stop pads > > > Crankset: Ritchey MicroDrive (made by Sugino) 42x32x20 (last cog made > by Avid), with Syncros Crank-o-matic Cap/Bolts > > Pedals: (1) Ritchey Logic Cro-mo clipless and (2) Campagnolo Record > quill w/toe clips > > Bottom Bracket: Shimano UN-71 > > Rear Derailleur: Shimano XT > > Front Derailleur: Shimano XT > > Cassette: Shimano HG-90, 13-34 > > Chain: Shimano HG-91 > > Handlebar: Nitto DirtDrops, White Gel Tape > > Stem: Salsa Moto, 53 degree/120mm reach/1 1/8” quill/26mm clamp > > Seatpost: Syncros Micro Adjust, 27.2x425mm > > Headset: Chris King Threaded, Silver, 1 1/8” > > Saddle: Brooks B-17, Honey Brown > > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
