Wednesday, June 16, 2021

How to list a bike for sale (with special notes for Bike Fridays)

I look at a lot of used bike postings for sale. Some would say, "too many!", and they would be right. In any case, a lot of these postings are crap. A typical example has a photo like this:


and no size or useful detail pictures. For some reason, Bike Friday ads are the worst offenders. They usually don't mention the size, and will only have one or two lousy, off angle pictures. A good bike ad should have six elements:

1. The make AND model of the bike
2. The frame size
3. Useful pictures
4. Component details
5. The seller's location
6. The price

 Let's tackle these one by one:

Return of the Quickbeam

I recently sold my Titus Silk Road ATB , and my old Trek multi track , and my new Dahon folder, and my Rockhopper cheap bike challenge, and...