Amen! I bought a brand new cruiser bike for 300€ last year. All the parts rusted out and degraded after just one year. Last April I was waiting in line at a bike repair center for hours and bought one of those 90s mountain bikes from the guy who was at the front of the line for 100€ (after repairs). It's rock solid. I changed the thick studded tires for city tires and it runs smoothly. My 300€ bike is gathering dust. It cost me 85€ to replace the chain, the cassette and the brakes after 1 year of use. The original parts were of the lowest quality.
Except for the blue one .. those are worthless (as in .. garbage). Personally, i would never sell such a bike - if it was the smaller blue one, i would try to make it work and donate it to a school or so. As for the others .. take them to a recycling centre.
@@davidwhocares3293 Despite your tone, i suggest not to look at such finds through rose tinted glasses, but to consider the TIME and the SPARE PARTS that go into restoring them. Sure, you can make them all pretty "good as new" if you wish ... but is it really worth it? Judging from your .. ahh .. tone - i guess you think it is. Fair enough, i guess? I think its reasonable to actually know when it is time to let something go, turn it into a few "still useful" spare parts and recycle the rest. Wonder if i would catch you on a bike restored from such a find. Are there people who those are still worth the work? well, of course .. but that depends very much on the country and region. And i kind of doubt that you "David who cares" are living in such a particular region of the world where it is worth restoring them. Having fun to restore them as a hobby? sure .. but making it a profitable business? i doubt it.
I've always found it curious when someone sets a price and asks people to make an offer. It's almost like they're not sure that the price is reasonable.
It’s them trying to get more people to message to find out what the actual price is. It’s a time waster of a tactic for both parties. As a seller, it would annoy me to death if I got bombarded with cheapskates constantly messaging “what’s the price” on top of the “is this still available” ghosters
Amen! I bought a brand new cruiser bike for 300€ last year. All the parts rusted out and degraded after just one year. Last April I was waiting in line at a bike repair center for hours and bought one of those 90s mountain bikes from the guy who was at the front of the line for 100€ (after repairs). It's rock solid. I changed the thick studded tires for city tires and it runs smoothly. My 300€ bike is gathering dust. It cost me 85€ to replace the chain, the cassette and the brakes after 1 year of use. The original parts were of the lowest quality.
90s mountain bikes are the best. What kind is it?
@@stockton350 MBK Adventure 1990
Except for the blue one .. those are worthless (as in .. garbage). Personally, i would never sell such a bike - if it was the smaller blue one, i would try to make it work and donate it to a school or so. As for the others .. take them to a recycling centre.
Yes, these would be considered total garbage by many for sure!
Far from garbage, unless you're some spoiled rich kid these are great bikes and totally worth fixing, I don't think you know what you're talking about
@@davidwhocares3293 Despite your tone, i suggest not to look at such finds through rose tinted glasses, but to consider the TIME and the SPARE PARTS that go into restoring them. Sure, you can make them all pretty "good as new" if you wish ... but is it really worth it? Judging from your .. ahh .. tone - i guess you think it is. Fair enough, i guess?
I think its reasonable to actually know when it is time to let something go, turn it into a few "still useful" spare parts and recycle the rest.
Wonder if i would catch you on a bike restored from such a find.
Are there people who those are still worth the work? well, of course .. but that depends very much on the country and region. And i kind of doubt that you "David who cares" are living in such a particular region of the world where it is worth restoring them.
Having fun to restore them as a hobby? sure .. but making it a profitable business? i doubt it.
If the ad says $20, then the bike is $20. Any higher and the seller is an annoying d-bag scammer
I've always found it curious when someone sets a price and asks people to make an offer. It's almost like they're not sure that the price is reasonable.
It’s them trying to get more people to message to find out what the actual price is. It’s a time waster of a tactic for both parties. As a seller, it would annoy me to death if I got bombarded with cheapskates constantly messaging “what’s the price” on top of the “is this still available” ghosters