Hi- The time has come for me to sell my Cheviot. I love it, but I seem to get more pleasure out of tinkering than riding. I use bikes as a way to heal after a loss (and unfortunately, I have been given several opportunities to find this out over the last five years) and right now I need the money more than the bike. But I digress....
Is it better to sell a bike as a frame or with components? (Note: "better" means higher overall selling price and ease of transaction.) Since there is a strong liklihood I will build up another Riv in the not too distant future, I am going to keep some of the components, but I will sell many; I don't know if I should try and sell the frame with the components or if I should strip the frame completely (or partially). I am in Prescott AZ so it most likely will need to be shipped. I have sold several other non-Riv bikes on eBay, is that still the best venue? Thank you for your thoughts. *Keeping* (these are my curated selections) Saddle (Rivet Loveland <http://rivetcycleworks.com/product/loveland/> — gorgeous saddle with rails that allow the seat to sit further back than a Brooks) Seat post (Nitto lugged set-back, 27.2 x 250) Handlebar (Nitto Bosco Bar, Alu HT 58cm x 25.4) Brake levers (Paul Canti Lever) Pedals (Grand Cru Sabot) Front derailleur (SunXCD) Rear derailleur (still pending the purchase of Sun XCD;-)) Stem (Nitto Tallux Stem - 25.4mm - 11cm — I would sell but then I would have to destroy another set of Meisha cork grips, so maybe eventually) Cables and cable housing (Velo Orange metallic braid) *Selling* Shifters (IRD Silver ratchet thumb shifters) Brakes (stock Tektro 559 long reach) Derailleurs (stock Shimano M591) Drive train (stock 2 x 9, 11-32t with chain) Cranks (Sugino XD2 WIDE/LOW double Crank 40/26t - 175) Wheels (Stock Velocity 700c x 36hwheels; 85% sureI will sell, depends on how likely it is I would use these on the next bike) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
