How much is my road bike (or parts of) worth?

[LondonClassic]

Got offered a Fuquay Road / Gravel bike today - not really my thing and no idea of value. Guy is an ex bike shop employee who I picked up a couple bits from, Alu Frame and random parts, any suggestions (prob not for me to be fair)

Looks like a proper cyclocross frame - top routed cables and no bosses for water bottles, bottom bracket looks high. Gear shifter from a flat barred bike and looks to be thrown on to make it function with gears. No bar ends suggests bar end shifters were there before. Its potentially a cheap way into cross but if you want to do anything beyond that its compromised. I would pay no more than £100.

 

[Rod_Saetan]

Likely its a legit Fuquay, he built plenty of cross and TIG's aluminium later on, no reason to fake a Fuquay too I shouldn't think! There was a bike shop somewhere near where he lived that at one point had quite a few Fuquay bits, I think he built frames for a local team? Can't remember where that was though! Anyway, £100 would be a good buy IMHO, probably worth more to the one specific person who wants a a Fuquay cross frame and that fits!

 

[MatBH5]

Happy to stand corrected on this one… here’s a road frame I once had my hands on…

 

[barrycroker]

I've had this 1997 Trek 8200 for almost 25 years. It's been sitting in the barn for more than a decade and I need to do something with it. It's been upgraded over the years with more modern drivetrain and wheels. If it was a MTB I'd know what it was worth, but I have no idea how to price a vintage road bike. Thanks for any insight you can offer!

 

[bikeworkshop]

There's not much interest in oldish carbon - people love to tell stories of sudden catastrophic failure.

Mostly apocryphal, but with the glut of 21st century rim brake racers, it makes any sale at all an achievement.

It ought to be worth £400, cheaper than a basic new bike! but you might find 250 gets it moving.
I'd be fascinated to see what it reached at auction.

These are a nice smooth strong bike taking standard components, unlike many later models.

:tom