>>2030142Looks pretty pristine, i'd maybe believe it. Bikes (tires, cables, bearings) do dry up just from sitting though. 'Like new' is a misnomer. You're also not getting the warranty support you'd have from buying new.
They're 2k new.
Imo 500-1k is fair. Half is a fair price for 'like new', but not including the LBStax or accessories.
The old spec with barends is actually superior to the new ones with 3x9 Sora/Alivio and STI shifters (which are lower spec components with less durability) or the slightly newer ones that had 3x10 (which has less compatibility). You can get the proper wide range for touring now with 2x11, and that is arguably better, but it's out of the price bracket.
It's true that the brakes are fairly basic but they'll work fine and you can upgrade them easily when they wear out.
Those Salsa racks are quite high spec although I don't love their design and i would hope the front one has the hoop still that you could install.
>>2030286>friction shiftersThose bar ends are indexed. The front is friction, which is fantastic. The rear also has a friction mode which is also fantastic.
Hell the bike even has downtube shifter bosses... That's what i would run, downtube shifters.
>no name cranksetThey're decent though. Surly aren't retarded, those bikes actually see a lot of miles, they spec rings that wear well. Better than low end shimano and much better than chinkshit chainrings.
>The retained value is in the frameNo, the retained value is in the fact that it's a complete and sensibly specced bike which is not a project, you can just get on it and tour. Stripped to a frame the frame is actually not that valuable.
>There's much older stuff that compares favorablyWhile I don't disagree that it's possible to build a custom spec classic touring bike as a project, it's just that, a full project, it's likely not even cheaper and it's not straightforward whatsoever and you have to get lucky buying it.
