Hi CR folks,
I'm thinking that I want to update the Mike Kone's Used bike price guide sooner rather than later. I do have a nifty domain name chosen for the new website, and I could perhaps get a preliminary updated version up on the web perhaps by month's end. Eventually there may be a fee for accessing some pricing information, but I think that the updated version of the guide will be made available as an ongoing freebie. There may be a "market intelligence" and some other super spiffy add-on that may be by annual subscription, but the guide itself in present (although updated) form will remain available for public viewing (but not copying - that is a copyright no-no).
So - what I'm hoping is that if folks would like to contribute, I'd love to get input as to what makes are currently missing that are needed (I have a boatload to add on my own anyway) and if you like - I'd love to get info on bike sales in the last year or so - sale info should include make, model, size, and any major info that is otherwise important (i.e crack in downtube, or I really do have a photo of Eddy Merckx riding this exact bike and a letter from him as documentation).
Again, since I'm asking for public help, that means that the inital body of information I build with this help needs to be made available on the site as a freebie. (Cause I sure as heck wouldn't want to provide info and then have to pay for it latter!)
I hope this all makes sense!
Thanks again!
Mike Kone in Boulder CO
> Hi CR folks,
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\r?\n> Glad to hear folks like the old price guide I wrote years ago.
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\r?\n> I'm actually planning an update to coincide with another vintage bike project
\r?\n> I'm working on. It will reside on a new website that is under development that
\r?\n> will have some other nifty features.
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\r?\n> I'm not sure exactly what the timeline for completion is - but maybe I can get a
\r?\n> beta version up with just the updated price guide in 30-60 days.
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\r?\n> If anyone has other questions about the update's timing, feel free to email me
\r?\n> on or off list.
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\r?\n> Mike Kone in Boulder CO
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\r?\n> -------------- Original message --------------
\r?\n> From: chasds@mindspring.com
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\r?\n> > J. B-Z wrote:
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\r?\n> > For typical bikes the easy answer, without irritating the ListMeister, is
\r?\n> often
\r?\n> > to be found in Mike Cone's guide on Sheldon Browns website
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\r?\n> > http://www.sheldonbrown.com/
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\r?\n> > That gives a baseline and then you can adjust for the condition, components
\r?\n> and
\r?\n> > changes in the market since the guide was created. Mike would probably say the
\r?\n> > list
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\r?\n> > ********
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\r?\n> > Someone should update this list. If Mike's not up for it, maybe someone else
\r?\n> > would do it. Like Lou Deeter. seriously. This list is a great
\r?\n> > resource, and it deserves to be up-to-date.
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\r?\n> > I know I'd give it a shot, if Sheldon allowed it.
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\r?\n> > Charles Andrews
\r?\n> > SoCal