There are simply way more full-suspension options available.Ī quick note on the data: Our Specialized Stumpjumper sales data did not include the Stumpjumper EVO, and our Giant Trance sales data did not include the Trance X. Hardtails accounted for only 20% of our used mountain bike sales. Smaller wheels aren’t dead, but 29ers are definitely stronger sellers in the used marketplace.įinally, only one hardtail made it into our top 10: the Specialized Epic Hardtail. Many bikes in the top 10 were available in a 27.5” version at some point, but this only accounted for a small percentage of sales. Second, the Santa Cruz 5010 was the only dedicated 27.5” model in our top 10 (we haven’t seen many MX variants come through yet). That might tell us something about the type of terrain most people actually ride. It seems used mountain bike buyers are interested in more modest travel numbers. In fact, the only big-travel bike within the top 20 was the Specialized Enduro, way down in 19th place. First, no bike with more than 150mm of travel made it into our top 10. There are a few other interesting trends I’d like to point out. So is the Stumpy our best seller because there are so many available? Or are there so many available because it sells so well? I’ll let the bike philosophers figure that one out. The Stumpy has been around longer than any other bike on this list and it has been produced in big numbers by one of the biggest manufacturers in the world. Now, this is a bit of a chicken and egg situation. We sold nearly 60% more Stumpys than Fuel EXs! Its only real competition, the Trek Fuel EX, was a distant second. The Specialized Stumpjumper is the original mass-produced mountain bike and the modern version is arguably the benchmark for trail bikes. So what used mountain bike models have been dominating the trails recently? Let’s dive in and find out! The top-10 best-selling used MTB modelsĪre you surprised? You probably shouldn’t be. I did this to keep things simple and to preserve my sanity while sifting through data. The data for every bike model listed only includes bikes made within the last 10 years, so the data is primarily focused on modern bikes (the majority of mountain bikes TPC sells are less than 5 years old). If a bike model was available in both carbon and aluminum, both frame materials were lumped together.
The bike geeks out there can probably guess what models came out on top, but there were still a few surprises!Ī few notes on how I organized our data: if a particular bike model was available in different wheelsizes, all wheelsize options were lumped together. Now that supply chains are (mostly) back in order and things have cooled off a bit, I thought it’d be fun to take a look back through our data to find out what the hottest-selling used mountain bikes were over the past two years. Used bikes in particular saw a big increase in demand over the last few years. TPC is the world’s biggest retailer of Certified Pre-Owned bikes, so we have more data than anyone on what bikes riders are actually buying.
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