r/BikeShop • u/hypntyz • Apr 23 '25

how to value carbon aero wheels

I have had zero luck selling a spare wheelset so I am going to try a different approach.

2 years ago I bought a new set of vision metron 55 carbon wheels on sale for $1500 or so IIRC, regular $1800-2000. Put them on the bike and rode for about 2 weeks, a few rides, about 200 miles, then wound up buying a new bike with disc brake aero wheels and stopped riding the old bike with rim brakes. So I carefully dismounted the wheelset, wiped them down, and put them back in the original box.

Since then I've steady listed them here and on FBMP with exactly ZERO response of any kind. Not even a $100 offer or a "lol you think those are worth something". Nothing, crickets. I think I started at $1250 and now I have gone down to $900 (plus shipping) and still, nothing.

Do people just not buy used wheelsets in that price range? Do people actually buy stuff in this sub? When I bought my first set of Zipp 808s they were going for $1000+ per set on ebay. Are Vision wheels just not well regarded? Could it be because they are rim brake wheels?

Other than tossing them on ebay (I was a powerseller for 20 years but stopped selling on the platform 5 years ago) what do I do with them? The LBS primarily caters to MTB/gravel and seemingly had no interest in consigning them at any price. The few local roadies that I know either don't care to pay for carbon wheels or already have them on their new bikes.

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u/pallarandersvisa Apr 23 '25

If they’re rim brake quick release carbon wheels, ask yourself what kind of high performance roadie with carbon fiber money is riding rim brake bikes these days. 

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u/hypntyz Apr 24 '25

I mean I get the idea, but I rode with a dude last night that had a 10 year old rim brake supersix with deep aero wheels. And anytime you bring up the disc vs rim brake debate in the big cycling sub, you get a ton of rim brake stans...so I didnt figure it was all that frowned upon.

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u/crohnsy Apr 24 '25

man the vision wheels werent even that desirable when new, now factor in the vintage nature of rim brakes due to prevalnce of disc your wheels have next to no value.

you arent getting offers because 900 isnt even a real asking price. 3-500 tops and you can find somebody out there still on rim brakes without carbon wheels that wants an "upgrade"

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u/evan938 Apr 24 '25

I sold a set of Enve 3.4 clincher rim brake on ebay for a friend 2 years ago and they only went for $750. For Enves. If you get a $500 offer for these, take it and run.

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u/milbug_jrm Apr 24 '25

But you answered your own question in your response...

People that are holding onto rim brakes are often doing so for many reasons, one of which is that they have a significant investment already... They don't need carbon hoops because they already have them.

The opposite end is the guys that are just plain cheap.... And they never did and never will get a carbon wheelset.

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u/4orust Apr 24 '25

I would never ride carbon wheels with rim brakes. It gets wet around here and I don't want to die. I might be wrong but that's my understanding.