Hi everyone,

I am selling my Trek 1400 Road bike because apparently cycling is the worst thing I can do with the injury I have. This is a major bummer because i am seriously in love with this bike.

My question is how much I should be selling it for!

It is a Trek 1400 from 2006, 105 Shimano gear set, tri bars, and a whole bunch of accessories like:

standing up pump (can't remember what that is called
a mag trainer
helmet
cage
bike computer
etc.

I can't remember what size it is but I am 170cm tall - I think maybe 52cm. It cost me around $2500.

I was thinking about selling it for between $1000 and $1500 - any thoughts on whether that is the right ball park? More/less?

I will prob try ebay or even on transitions, unless any lovely CR's who are starting triathlons want a super deal.

I have probably ridden less than 500km on it.

Any advice gratefully received!

E

here is what it looks like

Are the spokey dokes being sold separately?

why not keep it for when your injury clears up? Ok it might take a while but better than forking out for a new bike then.

Quick answer without refreshing myself about your injury issues.

If you don't need the money, don't sell it.

You will probaly only get half your money back.

If your injury/s are able to be managed or fixed you have your bike waiting for you.

thomo

Ellie,

If selling on eBay I would sell seperately as they will only bid on the bike and not for anything else, So I would sell the trainer and the helmet and the Pump (that's what they are called the ones on the bike are called Mini Pumps).

A 2004 Trek 1400 sold recently for $900.00 and it had done a fare few miles, so you will get a reasonable amount for it, but as others have said if you don't need the money keep the bike as you will still lose out quite a bit.

Well I think I have already sold the trainer separately based on this thread

There are a few reasons for selling it and taking the loss rather than keeping it:
- it is a pain in our very small apartment
- I have no idea if cycling is ever going to be a good option for me
- I am not averse to buying a shiny new one if I can ever get back into it.

If a 2004 one sold for $900 then $1000 and up seems to be in the ballpark then...

Good point re selling all the bits separately! Although as a large part of it is convenience - it may not be such a bad thing to sell it all as a package.

And the spokey dokes may be sold separately for a good cause or kept as a souvenir

There's one on there now for $850.00 but really he says as new but you can see that's it's really been used alot (plus it's an earlier model) I would expect about $1,000.00 for the bike.

Maybe throw in the smaller stuff like Cage, bike computer and the stuff like that.

But would sell everything else seperate, The tri bars would go much better seperate as it's not a tri bike and most road bike guys wouldn't use them and that's the market you want to attract. Helmet depending on what it was if it's a Giro or a Bell then sell it seperate. If it's a K-mart one then just throw it in with the bike.

If you want to maximise $$ then sell separately. Otherwise sell in a job lot. A friend of mine made some $$ and got himself a great camera setup by buying things online that came in a big lot, then selling the bits individually.

I'd love to buy your bike from you Ellie, but if I had that much money I think I'd buy a macbook instead

Yes well I also have a new-ish Dell M1330 to sell courtesy of newly acquired MacBook

Olmy I hadn't thought of fully pulling the bike apart - it is a great idea - but to be honest I suspect I would make a mess of it and will probably sell it as a good deal to someone. Although the point Bayin made about removing the tri bars is a very good one. Shoes etc could be sold separately too as the odds of someone having the same size feet is very slim I'd guess.

OK - now to take some photos and post on ebay - that'll probably take me a while actually.

Carmen come into the light get the Macbook!

You will not get much more than 60% of new price for it, because retailers sell clearance stock at the end of the year for very good prices with warranties and service plans. Being a Trek, you have lifetime warranty - as long as the new buyer can prove they bought it from a shop. The standing up pump is not just a pump, it's a track pump. I would recommend selling the mag trainer separately - I doubt most bike buyers get a mag trainer first up, and there are many of them later on who would want one. As for the size, it's a really important thing if you're selling it, so get onto the Trek website and grab a tape measure, and see which frame size your bike matches so you can advertise it properly.

Hey Ellie,

If you don't sell your wind trainer let me know.

Cheers
Andrew

I wish I was taller, I'd definitely be interested.