mecheng89 Posted April 10, 2017 Share Hi Hubbers! The Hub (and other dodgy scam-infested websites like GumLX and Otree) is a treasure chest of cycling classifieds (and more besides, like motorcycles ). Sometimes you can find real gems like bikes at a steal, solid wheels for a giveaway price and smaller components for next to nothing. What I was wondering this weekend was this: are Hubbers more likely to purchase new or used? Do they sell whatever they can just to acquire that one special component? I have come to the realization that I am the consumer that sells and buys again, not accumulating much stuff. For example: I sold a bike (at a steal) to purchase another bike (from a shop, new). Subsequently, I sold that bike and bought some new wheels and other things besides, leaving my N+1 result a very lowly figure. Effectively I am a wheeler dealer. What do you do? Edited April 10, 2017 by mecheng89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket-Boy Posted April 10, 2017 Share I buy new stuff with the intention of selling some of the old stuff off, it seldom happens in the end! bikebloke, Showtime and ChUkKy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicoBoshoff Posted April 10, 2017 Share I buy new stuff with the intention of selling some of the old stuff off, it seldom happens in the end!Same. Buy new stuff intending to sell. Brain goes: Hmmm, but what if you stumble upon a cool frame and then you're going to need this again... Hairy and Rocket-Boy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NelAndre Posted April 10, 2017 Share I let go of the "old" stuff, so I can invite "new" stuff in. Edited April 10, 2017 by Lighthouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikebloke Posted April 10, 2017 Share I buy new stuff with the intention of selling some of the old stuff off, it seldom happens in the end! hahahame too I now have way more wheelsets than bikes im waiting for the wheel shortage crisis to kick in then ill make a killing Rocket-Boy, nox1111 and Yo-Yo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket-Boy Posted April 10, 2017 Share hahahame too I now have way more wheelsets than bikes im waiting for the wheel shortage crisis to kick in then ill make a killing Its nice to go through it sometimes just to look at it. I love bike stuff, just seems wrong to get rid of it. bikebloke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikebloke Posted April 10, 2017 Share Its nice to go through it sometimes just to look at it. I love bike stuff, just seems wrong to get rid of it. yeah im turning into a campy wheelset collector without actually admitting it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nox1111 Posted April 10, 2017 Share I'm all for wheeling and dealing. It takes helluva long time, but is so much fun researching, searching and then eventually finding that perfect part. And at a decent non-bikeshop price.And it gets you clued up irt what to look for buying second hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted April 10, 2017 Share Same. Buy new stuff intending to sell. Brain goes: Hmmm, but what if you stumble upon a cool frame and then you're going to need this again...Same .... I have a pair of grips I took off the one of my bikes ... so essentially it is the start of a new bike build project Jewbacca, Showtime, Grebel and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted April 10, 2017 Share I hold on tooooo long ... By then the technology has moved on .... Starting to do the trade in thing. Maar die rak is al weer vol ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showtime Posted April 10, 2017 Share I work on a large trade deficit as I live in the middle of nowhere so selling is just too much trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffsVintageBikes Posted April 10, 2017 Share Same .... I have a pair of grips I took off the one of my bikes ... so essentially it is the start of a new bike build project I'm one up on you, I have the grips and handlebar... carbon Specialized bar nogal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew_Smith Posted April 10, 2017 Share All my stuff I use on a daily basis is secondhand (camera, MTB, cell phone, laptop, monitor, Garmin... it goes on). Saved so much money in the long run. As for cycling, I will buy the drivetrain new (cassette, chain, chainring). But yeah, secondhand all the way for me here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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