Bicycle Lust

[xeney]

A Bianchi Veloce without Veloce components is probably kind of silly, but I could sell the frame.

It's all moot, though, because my husband wants the Veloce. It fits him fine since we swapped out the seatpost for me -- it's so far back now (too far for me to reach the handlebars) that he didn't even need a longer stem. He already has a road bike that he doesn't want to get rid of, so I don't know what he plans to do with the Bianchi, but he wants to keep it. He may ride a century on it in two weeks.

What is a fair price to charge one's husband for a three-year-old bike that he has maintained for free for the whole time you've owned it? I'm thinking four or five grand?

[mimitabby]

A Bianchi Veloce without Veloce components is probably kind of silly, but I could sell the frame.

It's all moot, though, because my husband wants the Veloce. It fits him fine since we swapped out the seatpost for me -- it's so far back now (too far for me to reach the handlebars) that he didn't even need a longer stem. He already has a road bike that he doesn't want to get rid of, so I don't know what he plans to do with the Bianchi, but he wants to keep it. He may ride a century on it in two weeks.

What is a fair price to charge one's husband for a three-year-old bike that he has maintained for free for the whole time you've owned it? I'm thinking four or five grand?

that sounds like a fair price, with his labor thrown in, of course!

[KnottedYet]

Oh, no, six grand at least! Hey, it's been expertly maintained! That alone raises its value! He should realize what a deal he's getting!