Hi all,
Hopefully this is the right forum/subgroup to post in.
I ended up with an old late 90s/early 00s giant TCR 0 from a swap deal. It has been festidiously maintained (I knew the owner before I was interested in the bike) but I have no idea how many ks it has clocked, but it was involved in serious riding. BUT, everything works, shifts through every gear, shifting is smooth etc. The last shop I had it serviced said that it was "tight" or "well held together" or something along those lines.
Now the problem is, I find it relatively uncomfortable to ride, so was wondering whether to just let go of it, and get onto something like a flat-bar. At this stage I only need to ride 5ks a day, with a large pack, so a dropbar isn't necessary or really desired.
My brother suggested some simple mods, like a new seat, riser and tyres to give it a more comfortable ride. I am considering this as well as to save money, however, I am really not sure whether I should sell it while it still has some value, or run it into the ground?
I am mainly worried about the replacement cost of some of the dura-ace parts, if they do fail.
Keep or sell an old giant TCR 0?
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Re: Keep or sell an old giant TCR 0?
Postby lethoso » Mon Feb 06, 2012 7:55 pm
Eh, it's a decade old, it's not going to lose much more value. That said, if the fit's bad, move it on.filthpig wrote:My brother suggested some simple mods, like a new seat, riser and tyres to give it a more comfortable ride. I am considering this as well as to save money, however, I am really not sure whether I should sell it while it still has some value, or run it into the ground?
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Re: Keep or sell an old giant TCR 0?
Postby trek52 » Tue Feb 07, 2012 9:35 am
do some research and get you position right. They were a good bike that really wont need much maintance. A decent flat bar will cost inexcess of 1k and wont be as good as the old giant.
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Re: Keep or sell an old giant TCR 0?
Postby filthpig » Tue Feb 07, 2012 12:17 pm
Agree, it won't lose much value if nothing dies.. but for example, my LBS mentioned that if the Dura-ace shifters die, it will be quite costly to replace.lethoso wrote:Eh, it's a decade old, it's not going to lose much more value. That said, if the fit's bad, move it on.filthpig wrote:My brother suggested some simple mods, like a new seat, riser and tyres to give it a more comfortable ride. I am considering this as well as to save money, however, I am really not sure whether I should sell it while it still has some value, or run it into the ground?
Any idea, how long should I expect out of the existing Dura-ace componentry if it is well maintained?trek52 wrote:do some research and get you position right. They were a good bike that really wont need much maintance. A decent flat bar will cost inexcess of 1k and wont be as good as the old giant.
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Re: Keep or sell an old giant TCR 0?
Postby lethoso » Tue Feb 07, 2012 7:43 pm
at 5k a day pretty much forever. As the bike shop mentioned though, the shifters might pack it in, no predicting that really. If that happens, you can probably find some newish 9 speed tiagra ones cheap though.filthpig wrote:Any idea, how long should I expect out of the existing Dura-ace componentry if it is well maintained?
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Re: Keep or sell an old giant TCR 0?
Postby filthpig » Sun Feb 19, 2012 10:32 pm
Any idea what it may be worth?
Seat post, stem and front rim aren't stock, the rest is.
Seat post, stem and front rim aren't stock, the rest is.
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