Let us count the reasons why!!
1. Second-hand products, bikes included, have already paid their production/shipping/extraction environmental impact. Their “carbon footprint” has already been released. So buying a bicycle that already exists and rehabilitating it to fit your needs is taking an already extremely low-impact transport mode and making it even better. So buy used when you can, for all sorts of things, but especially bicycles.
2. There are so many great deals to be had. There’s no comparison when comes to cost, a used bicycle can’t be beat. It’s such an amazing deal that you can hire a bicycle guide, get a perfect bike for your needs, and be riding in style typically for less than what you might spend on a new bike.
3. Buy a used bike because bicycle guides are here for you. It can be overwhelming scrolling the pages of ads online, but a bicycle guide will help figure out what type of bike suits your needs, identify posts that could fit for you, help assess the bicycle’s condition and make sure you get a good deal.
4. Buy a nicer bike than you could new. That’s right, your budget stretches far beyond what’s possible with new bikes. We know that piece of mind is important in making big purchases and that’s why we offer our bicycle guide service to help make sure you are getting the best bang for your bike buck.
5. One of a kind bike? Each and every one. Every bicycle has a story and some have many, many stories. Each trip, each fall, each scratch is a story that makes your second hand bicycle unique. These are badges of honor! And while safety is always first and unsafe bicycles and parts should be scrapped, bicycles that come with a story are bicycles just waiting to create some more.
6. Stay under the radar. In our minds eye the perfect bike probably has some bling to it, but sometimes the perfect bike slides under the radar and out of the gaze of would be thieves. Your second-hand bicycle is absolutely the best option for city/bar/commuter type bikes. And while you certainly can take a lower profile it’s impossible to avoid theft altogether. It will be much less expensive to replace in that unfortunate scenario.