Road bike for sale

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Littlefella68

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Selling on behalf of a mate, not really sure what it's worth tbh - he reckons 1500 ish new, think that's pie in sky myself.
Tried the usual FB etc so trying here as well, as have seen a few posters into biking.

Pm if interested

Giant defy.

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sweet_left_foot said:
need a picture from the other side to ascertain value.
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1 - Bike should be against a white background, preferable a garage door so the bike shows up properly, or if taken well, a black background with suitable lighting.
2 - Bike must be flat to camera, no silly angles.
3 - Bike must be drive side showing
4 - Chain in big ring, towards the smaller cogs at the back
5 - Crankarm following the line of the seat tube or chainstay
6 - Stem must be in the negative fitting. Even if you ride with it pointing up.
7 - Dork discs, reflectors, pumps, lights etc are NOT acceptable, again, even if you ride with them.
 
newusername said:
1 - Bike should be against a white background, preferable a garage door so the bike shows up properly, or if taken well, a black background with suitable lighting.
2 - Bike must be flat to camera, no silly angles.
3 - Bike must be drive side showing
4 - Chain in big ring, towards the smaller cogs at the back
5 - Crankarm following the line of the seat tube or chainstay
6 - Stem must be in the negative fitting. Even if you ride with it pointing up.
7 - Dork discs, reflectors, pumps, lights etc are NOT acceptable, again, even if you ride with them.
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Blimey you missed off the naked female model riding it.
 
Littlefella68 said:
Selling on behalf of a mate, not really sure what it's worth tbh

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Same bike is on sale on ebay for £290
www.ebay.co.uk

GIANT Defy 3 Aluxx Road Bike | eBay

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">GIANT Defy 3 Aluxx Road Bike</p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">Good Condition; There are signs of use. I have tried to take as many photos as possible of the condition of the bike.</p> <br> <p dir="ltr"...
www.ebay.co.uk
 
pierrequiroule said:
I'm not up on road bikes these days, but if i remember rightly there were several models of the Defy with different specs and correspondingly different prices. This looks like an old and cheaper model.
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EDIT Didn't see newusername's the post above - seems about right.
 
I would say a starting price of £250 but if that was mine I’d be willing to take £150 just to get rid.

The second hand market is poor atm. Bikes like that are hard to shift. With rim brakes and an old group set that bike ain’t worth much now unfortunately.

A good buy to stick on a turbo trainer though!
 
newusername said:
Same bike is on sale on ebay for £290
www.ebay.co.uk

GIANT Defy 3 Aluxx Road Bike | eBay

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">GIANT Defy 3 Aluxx Road Bike</p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">Good Condition; There are signs of use. I have tried to take as many photos as possible of the condition of the bike.</p> <br> <p dir="ltr"...
www.ebay.co.uk
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If that is the same bike that the OP is advertising it’s worth about £150. It’s got old Sora on it, dirty, non branded brakes and looks generally knackered. The chainset will need changing soon which means new chain and cassette. That’s £150-200 it needs spending on it.
 
MolteniArcore said:
If that is the same bike that the OP is advertising it’s worth about £150. It’s got old Sora on it, dirty, non branded brakes and looks generally knackered. The chainset will need changing soon which means new chain and cassette. That’s £150-200 it needs spending on it.
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For clarification, I didn't mean 'the same bike' but the same make & model as the OP.
 
newusername said:
1 - Bike should be against a white background, preferable a garage door so the bike shows up properly, or if taken well, a black background with suitable lighting.
2 - Bike must be flat to camera, no silly angles.
3 - Bike must be drive side showing
4 - Chain in big ring, towards the smaller cogs at the back
5 - Crankarm following the line of the seat tube or chainstay
6 - Stem must be in the negative fitting. Even if you ride with it pointing up.
7 - Dork discs, reflectors, pumps, lights etc are NOT acceptable, again, even if you ride with them.
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and the tyre branding MUST line up with the vavle (or the branding on the rim, if more aesthetically pleasing.)
 
MolteniArcore said:
I would say a starting price of £250 but if that was mine I’d be willing to take £150 just to get rid.

The second hand market is poor atm. Bikes like that are hard to shift. With rim brakes and an old group set that bike ain’t worth much now unfortunately.

A good buy to stick on a turbo trainer though!
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A Tacx Flux Smart Trainer would do the job (y)
Had mine 6 years and still doing a grand job.
Blue tooth - Garmin Edge 810 and Dual Heart Monitor an that.
Get them for about £500 these days. (y)
 
5 - speed block
Huret derailleur gears.
Suntour front ring.
Loose cup-fitting removable bottom bracket with spare grease and loose steel bearings.
Raleigh top-pulls with Weinmann brakes.
Rigida steel-chromed wheels 27 1/4 x 1 3/8`ths .
Dunlop white-wall tyres.

(y)
 
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