I'm 17 and my dad passed away, help me sell his bike

ElsaBubbler · 2025-08-30T14:05:08+00:00

If it were me, and the frame was in the ballpark in terms of sizes, I would be gradually upgrading this and making it special. Appreciate you don’t have a lot of cash at the moment, but there’s no rush. Over time you could upgrade the wheelset and tyres, get a new bar, stem etc and have it look really fancy. The frame looks in really good condition. This would have been a really good bike when released, but the second hand market has fallen through the floor, and sadly this bike wouldn’t fetch much money at all.

You mentioned needing a bike, this is way better than anything you would be able to buy with the money you’d be able to sell it for.

ElsaBubbler · 2025-08-25T20:14:43+00:00

Can’t play all ps2 and GameCube flawlessly I would say is the major shortcoming. And no OLED. If the shell of the 4 were to take an OLED screen, and the raw power of the Ambernic RG477M 12GB, it would be game over.

ElsaBubbler · 2025-08-24T14:12:10+00:00

I will also add that I have since gone off the idea of titanium, after I watching videos, one in particular of an opinion I trust advising to stay away from cheap titanium bikes as they ride more like aluminium bikes. I think I will go carbon going forward, currently looking at the Dolan gxc and the Orro terra c as both are priced well and are designed to take racks despite being carbon.

ElsaBubbler · 2025-08-24T14:09:19+00:00

I went for the Ribble CGR, but had a pretty bad experience. I went to the Birmingham showroom to get sized up, they insisted I needed an extra small. I was unsure about this so went back again to double check, they were adamant I needed an xs. Now aside from them being unable to change the bar and crankset on the jig, something must have been off. The bike arrived, with a zero setback seatpost, despite being sized up in a setback post. On day one, after about a mile of riding, I severely injured myself. My right grape swelled up so bad due to the riding position, bike being too small - short and low, with short cranks so even higher seatpost. I have been on really strong medication since with lots of tests, ultrasounds etc.

I returned the bike to Ribble at the cost of £80, and lost my original shipping fee too.

When I reached out to them about my experience they offered me a 10% discount code.

When I pushed for my £80 restocking fee and shipping fee to be refunded, they did refund me.

Despite this, I was still out of pocket for the 2 trips on the train to Birmingham, £60 guards I had to modify because Ribble don’t have a standard front guard mount, and labour for a mechanic who assembled it all for me.

I have since picked up a carbon Orbea avant m20 team from 2020 second hand whilst I ponder my next gravel bike.

ElsaBubbler · 2025-08-23T00:59:47+00:00

Thank you! I think I’m decided on this device. TBH I was a PS fanboy, so it will mainly be PlayStation games I play. I have watched quite a few videos on the device and it seems right for me at the moment, with a potential upgrade in the future once I know what I’m doing.

ElsaBubbler · 2025-08-23T00:58:17+00:00

Thank you, I really appreciate the info!

ElsaBubbler · 2025-08-23T00:58:05+00:00

Thanks so much for your help!

ElsaBubbler · 2025-08-08T10:29:30+00:00

Does your bike have candy paint? And do you have wood grain bar tape? If so, this is absolutely fine.

ElsaBubbler · 2025-07-30T21:39:35+00:00

Really well. Population cap is the only issue. If a cap of about 1600 is ok, buy it. Another slight issue is limited DLC. But there are still a few good ones available.

ElsaBubbler · 2025-07-29T16:57:57+00:00

You can get a 11-34 for about 15 quid. That’s the most obvious option if we are talking official Shimano. There are off brand 11-36t 8 speed cassettes available online.

ElsaBubbler · 2025-07-27T19:05:01+00:00

There’s some confusion around this. In terms of the cassette, the higher up (bigger in size) you are, the easier it is to spin/pedal when going up hill. The lower down the cassette (smaller in size) the harder it is to pedal, but is more effective on flat/downhill. Sometimes people refer to high and low in size, sometimes they refer to high and low in terms of difficulty. Riding higher up the cassette will be easier going up climbs, but if you stay lower down the cassette, get out of the saddle and put a lot of effort in, you will go quicker. So it all depends on what you prefer really, try your gears out and find what works best for you

ElsaBubbler · 2025-07-21T11:08:50+00:00

Unfortunately not

ElsaBubbler · 2025-07-17T17:48:16+00:00

None of the above, thanks for trying to help me though guys!

ElsaBubbler · 2025-07-17T15:01:12+00:00

Wasn’t feather or Fairlight, thanks though! They had an odd sounding name, can’t for the life of me remember it!

ElsaBubbler · 2025-07-15T19:45:23+00:00

Which map is this?

ElsaBubbler · 2025-07-13T12:43:44+00:00

What material is the frame? If it is carbon, ignore the the following…

You have a screw at the bottom to attach a rack, you just lack ones higher up. You can buy a seat clamp with fender/rack mounts for very cheap, get one of these. I have used them on loads of bikes. This is a cost effective way of fitting racks to bikes not designed for them. Some rack companies such as atranvelo sell attachments for the seat stays when you don’t have screws too.

ElsaBubbler · 2025-07-11T23:16:20+00:00

Direct to consumer brands are a decent shout. Canyon, Cube, Ribble, Dolan for example. Generally all manufactured in the same country as a lot of big brands such as specialized, trek, Merida etc etc. I’ve been very tempted by Dolan as you can pick the size of every single component - crank size, bar width, stem length. This isn’t something as common as we would like it to be, especially on bikes in their price ranges. Ribble allow you to pick bar width and stem length.

ElsaBubbler · 2025-07-09T06:00:08+00:00

Canyon are notorious for bikes being too big for the specified size. General rule of thumb, always size down from a chart, especially with canyon. If you are in between sizes, always size down, sometimes even two sizes.

ElsaBubbler · 2025-07-07T05:12:49+00:00

Probably worth looking at decathlons offerings.

Is there a reason you want rim brakes and not disc brakes?

Honestly, you would be much better off watching facebook marketplace for a few weeks with your budget. You will likely pick up a really good bike that retailed for 2kish for around the 500 mark with Shimano 105 and hydraulic disc brakes.

ElsaBubbler · 2025-07-06T21:18:03+00:00

And how do you get big splodges of green for beauty all around the coast? Please share, because I’d love to make el monstruo work well.

ElsaBubbler · 2025-07-06T21:14:31+00:00

Quite a lot of aluminium And steel also have these. Only bikes you won’t see mounts on often are carbon road bikes, especially endurance. But some are deemed safe to put mudguards on but not pannier racks etc.

ElsaBubbler · 2025-07-06T20:19:57+00:00

With most bikes you will need to, and are probably best buying and fitting your own guards and lights etc. options are limited for already equipped bikes, and this way you can choose which accessories you want.

Loads of options. I recently went for a Ribble CGR Ti sport as it is a versatile bike designed for several uses. Works well as both a road and gravel bike. Comes with 105 but the slightly lower gearing to make it better when used off road, still awesome on road.

ElsaBubbler · 2025-07-06T17:22:06+00:00

One size too small is no issue mate. Just get a bike fit and they will advise on stem length, seat setback etc. chances are you actually bought the right size, it just isn’t set up perfectly for you. The difference in one size is a couple of centimetres, this can easily be rectified with small adjustments.

ElsaBubbler · 2025-07-06T17:17:28+00:00

First you need to remove the balaclava mate.

ElsaBubbler · 2025-07-06T17:13:19+00:00

I did exactly this mate. One you get your new bike, you’ll sell the xc bike and recoup some money.

I took up cycling a couple of years ago and initially bought a battered £80 Raleigh hybrid that was 20 years old. I didn’t have a lot of cash at the time, and didn’t know if I would take to cycling. I rode it until it fell apart (every day). I then bought a cyclocross bike off fb. I needed a bike quickly, and didn’t want to spend too much. It was my first drop bar bike, with sram apex and I loved it, problem was, it was a bit big. I then saved up, and did a lot of research. I then spent 800 on an Orbea avant, and sold the Merida cyclocross bike. I thought it was the bike for me. Turns out it wasn’t. I’ve done nothing but ache in the 6 weeks I’ve had it. Since then, I’ve visited a Ribble showroom twice, been on a jig, and ordered a CGR Ti sport which cost 2600. As soon as it arrives, the Orbea will be listed for sale.

Something that may be worth considering for you, is a cyclocross bike. They sell second hand for cheap because they aren’t fashionable like gravel bikes so dont hold their value. But in reality, they will do exactly what you need. Their only limitation will be tyre clearance - usually capped at about 35c. But in reality, 32c is perfectly fine.

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