A For Parts listing is priced for what can be recovered from it rather than for use, so bicycles and cycling gear at this grade are worth roughly 25% of top price — $3 to $404 (about £2 to £300). The frame is cracked or the bike is stripped. Bought for the groupset, the wheels, the finishing kit or the frame as an object.
Where the line falls
A bicycle wears as a system: the chain stretches first and then grinds the sprockets, bearings develop play, and alloy rims wear thin at the braking surface.
For comparison, one grade up is Fair Bicycles and Cycling Gear.
What bicycles and cycling gear are worth here
| Grade | Share of top price | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| Fair | about 45% | $6 to $728 |
| For Parts | about 25% | $3 to $404 |
Guide ranges, not quotes, at £1 ≈ $1.35 (August 2026). All five grades.
What the price reflects at this grade
- Road Bike — Any crack or repair to a carbon frame
- Turbo Trainer — Basic wheel-on trainers, worth very little
- Bicycle — Seized bottom brackets and headsets
- Bike Trailer — Bent frames from impacts
- BMX Bike — Cracked frames at the dropouts and welds
- Cycling Helmet — Helmets more than a few years old
- Electric Bike — Generic or discontinued motor systems with no parts support
- Folding Bike — Seized or stiff folding joints
- Gravel Bike — Worn drivetrains needing full replacement
- Hybrid Bike — Seized seatposts, common on commuter bikes
Listing at the For Parts grade
State whether the frame is cracked and where. A cracked frame sold as a rideable bargain is the one genuinely dangerous listing in this category.
Shots that carry the most weight in bicycles and cycling gear:
- Electric Bike — The battery removed from the frame, showing its condition and the capacity label
- Folding Bike — The bike folded, with a tape measure showing the folded dimensions
- Gravel Bike — The tyre clearance at the chainstays and fork crown
- Hybrid Bike — The drivetrain and rear derailleur
On a typical $204 listing, a marketplace charging 20% takes $41, one charging 13.6% takes $28 and one charging 10% takes $20. WishThrift charges neither side, so you keep the whole $204. Listing is free.
Browse bicycles and cycling gear
See every listing at the For Parts grade, or the whole Bicycles & Cycling category at every grade. The grade is the seller’s own; WishThrift does not inspect or verify items.
Other grades in bicycles and cycling gear: New with Tags, Like New, Good, Fair.
Common questions
Is the frame cracked anywhere?
Not rideable and not economically repairable as a whole, but carrying components that are individually worth real money.
What is the difference between For Parts and Fair bicycles and cycling gear?
Anything falling short of For Parts is graded Fair Bicycles and Cycling Gear.