do you think its worth building a comfort to sell it?

trek frame
EpicRacer asked:


i have a comfort bike frame (Trek 7300) that i bought by accident because it was misrepresented as a mtb. my friend has a bunch of extra parts (taken from a Schwinn) laying around. i can probably buy all the parts i need off of him for about $75. if i build up the bike, do you think i can sell it and make a profit off of it?

Vitamin K

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  1. Webfoot
    December 15, 2008 at 12:01 am

    waste of time
    giving it away would be better

  2. mirageguitarworks
    December 18, 2008 at 5:15 am

    No. Comfort bikes are a dime a dozen used. Sorry.

  3. M R
    December 20, 2008 at 5:18 am

    While it’d be a fun project, you would be lucky to recoup your costs and would get nothing for you labor. A lot of people “part out” good quality bikes to increase the profit of a bike’s sale. The exact opposite of what you want to do.

  4. Rockies VM
    December 22, 2008 at 12:21 am

    sorry to hear you did not get what you thought you were buying.

    However, take a look at this site:

    to find if this bike may be of some use to you other than as a mt bike.

    Might be a good foundation for a 29er commuter.

    Don’t do a knee jerk and dump it, it might also be good for when you have visitors.

    good luck

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