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This is not a for sale thread but rather a question about a sale.
Some background, I bought my dream bike in 1985. It is a Miyata 1000 touring bike, and it is my baby. It has gone many places, slept in my bedroom when I was single and has been babied. My dream for 35 years was to ride across Canada and the US and possibly south America. That dream is gone as I have been battling a lung disease and it does not look like I will ever be able to ride again. My issue is that for the past 10 years the bike has been in storage and not being rode and I think it is time that I parted with it. But I have no idea what it is worth or where to sell it if I decide to part with it. Parting means I am excepting my condition and loosing my dream. Keeping it is like rubbing salt in the wound every time I see it.
It is in great shape and in fact I still have some extra original tires that I bought with the bike, it has front and rear racks, panniers, bar end shifters, water bottle holders and runs perfect. It could use new foam on the handlebars but that is it. For me I think it is worth a lot of money but I really do not know.
So my question is what do you think it is worth and where should I list something like this as a local ad will only get those that want a $10 bike?
Thanks,
Some background, I bought my dream bike in 1985. It is a Miyata 1000 touring bike, and it is my baby. It has gone many places, slept in my bedroom when I was single and has been babied. My dream for 35 years was to ride across Canada and the US and possibly south America. That dream is gone as I have been battling a lung disease and it does not look like I will ever be able to ride again. My issue is that for the past 10 years the bike has been in storage and not being rode and I think it is time that I parted with it. But I have no idea what it is worth or where to sell it if I decide to part with it. Parting means I am excepting my condition and loosing my dream. Keeping it is like rubbing salt in the wound every time I see it.
It is in great shape and in fact I still have some extra original tires that I bought with the bike, it has front and rear racks, panniers, bar end shifters, water bottle holders and runs perfect. It could use new foam on the handlebars but that is it. For me I think it is worth a lot of money but I really do not know.
So my question is what do you think it is worth and where should I list something like this as a local ad will only get those that want a $10 bike?
Thanks,