Old thread finally hit its bump limit >>1750878 2023 started out as a crazy year on the collectible market but things seem to have settled down a bit Have you made any new acquisitions ?What do you wish to buy year?Collectible bike thread!!
that thing is ugly as sin
>>1941664That is the Delta V1000, the first production full suspension mountain bike , only 1700 were made , you have no eye for collectability
"Collectors" are pieces of shit.Even some old shitboxes like the BMW E30 or the Toyota Supra cost ten times more than they should only because some stupid idiots decide that they are worth it. No they arent. Same with bikes. Its old rusty shit and nothing else.I hate collectors driving prices up like you wouldnt believe
>>1941921Bikes are a shit speculative asset lmao, cope
>>1942311You are not the person that gets to decide what anything is "worth" You have zero say in the matter because you dont own anything collectible and you cant afford anything collectible Your opinion is irrelivant
>>1942311Smart people buy non-collectible bikes/cars/motorcycles that are good if not better then the "highly collectible" bikes.So instead of buying an italian road bike that might sell for 1000, you get a japanese one for 200.Or instead of buying a santa cruz v10 dh bike, you get a giant glory/trek session for 1/4 the price Cars are the same way. If you live in america just get a mustang or camaro instead of a 240sx.If you really want the collectible item then cough the dough up.
>>1942351>>1942459You're neglecting 50+% of the bicycle posters on /n/ who don't ride. They are content being the most knowledgeable bike experts while they masturbate in full lycra to their collector's piece hanging on the living room wall.
>>1942311Your problem is that you want the same thing as everyone else. Like >>1942459 said, broaden up your horizons and you'll find some gems. Meme bikes like Rockhoppers and Hardrock prices are ridiculously overrated because of reddit.
>>1941662
my dream bike
>>1942832uh. anon... this was for sale near me and I passe it up because it's too small. was it that rare?
>>1942986oh I just realized it's not the same bike, but it's a similar design
>>1942459a good bike for 200? where?
>>1942459>Or instead of buying a santa cruz v10 dh bike, you get a giant glory/trek session for 1/4 the priceWhat? Since when is a v10 4 times the price of a Session?
>>1943857At that time I found some really good deals on sessions and glorys, so it was kind of an exaggeration.However I have seen many v10's for 2k+ while similar year session glories are around 500.... but with worse parts so that doesn't really count.I do tend to see japanese bridgestone bikes priced 2x a similar centurion or miyata bike.
>>1941921>That is the Delta V1000, the first production full suspension mountain bike , only 1700 were made , you have no eye for collectabilityand in 2023 it looks like Shartmart garbage
>>1943935That garbage changed the entire industry
>>1943935rude
today's numtot urbanism zoomers have no idea what a mindfuck full sus mtb was at the time, it was taken for granted that suspension on bikes was a stupid idea and would never catch on. the current arguments about disc brakes or electro shifting are child's play compared to the consensus on suspension. just as you can't imagine a world without tiktok and eating tide pods for dinner, at the time it was unimaginable that the default future mtb would have suspension and that it would eventually become necessary to even specify "hardtail" as if speaking of an exotic special interest niche itemin short, kill zoomers
>>1943935Yeah you are right>>1947210Full sussy mtb's are better grandpa.I never saw someone race a no sus mtb in ages.Sometimes i think you calliper brakes/ no sussy dudes all ride around on tarmac and the softest gravel trails.Try out some gnarly Mtb race route or some mellow trails without suspension and 26 inch wheels. You will literally die.
>>1947211Stop misrepresenting your group and being an asshole
>>1947211what are you talking about zoomie, I had an OCLV trek Y bike, not the first but among the earlier generation of full sussy, you probably weren't even born yet
>>1947222stop saying sussy
>>1947211lmao.>t. 26 ridgid fisher hoo koo e koo enjoyer
>>1942311At least the stuff survives through the value. The sooner they rise in value, the more of them survive. Things worth scrap money will just get tossed into the trash.
>>1950263Anon should find a job to have money to buy stuff. It would instantly cure his sorry ass mood.
>>1942466nothing wrong with that
>>1950281>Anon should find a jobdo you have any idea where you are?
>>1952779I can do jobs
>>1942351false
>>1942459>Smart people buy non-collectible bikesTotally false, stopped reading right there
>>1958033as well you are correct to do so anon
>>1941662Gross
>>1941662nice bike. A rear suspension Delta V is missing in my collection.
>>1962474
>>1961521this board needs a hero!
>>1942459you're supposed to buy the bike when it is reviled, so you can hodl until it's collectible once more
bumping to save board culture from the yimby spammer
>>1969044You are doing Gods work anon, you will be rewarded in heaven
>>1941662So if a person actually wanted to buy a delta v1000 , where would the look for one?
>>1970300/ck/ on my /n/?
>>1972102RB transcends all boards
>>1970300RB's mom is quite the specimen, RB is lucky that she's going to look like that when she's older
>>1974252Aw man, what happened to the little guy?
>>1962477real purty
>>1974252Lmao please tell me this is real
>>1974423it's real, 100% real
i haven't used this site in 6 years. i checked to see if this is still a thing & im smiling
>>1978342we are here for you anon when you come back
>>1978342nice to have you back :)
>>1978342threads don't last as long though
>>1981453sometimes I take breaks for a few weeks and then these threads die
>>1983476man that is so sadI am only here once every few month but i try to bump the important threads if I see they are at the bottomit works if we all do our bit
>>1978342Anon dont leave us again ;_;
>>1988383Hes here forever
I have a castellano fango It’s definitely a rare piece, though I don’t intend to keep it era or treat it like it’s made of glass. I ride it all the time.I do have another bike which is distinctly a collectible though
>>1990851An SE STR-29, 40th anniversary 29” quadangle This is treated more like a collectible, I feel kinda bad about it sometimes. Because I absolutely love it, I just rarely ride it. It’ll maybe see 20 miles in the summer.I have all the original stuff for it too, the pads and grips and all that.
>>1990853Rad
>>1990853>quad-triangle half-mixte half-stepthrough adult BMXthat is legit unironically the coolest efin bike ever
>>1942832Looks like a walmart bike, lmao
>>1991556youre moms a walmart bike
>>1990853SE bikes are pretty much only operated by juvenile delinquents in those summertime "flash mobs" that ride around crashing into people and generally being obnoxious in groups too large for the police to try to do anything about. They're also almost all nonwhites too.I'm not saying you shouldn't like them but it's kinda surreal seeing /n/ nut over this thing when you guys are hostile to anything counterculture-ish, unabashedly racist, and generally not in favor of anything that isn't pushed by the mainstream instagram algorithm towards the 25-35 year old white male incel demographic
>>1992760It's like your first day on this place
>>1992760what on earth are you going on about
