Second-hand bicycles & cycling in Yonkers typically sells for $13 to $1,600. Battery health governs the figure on anything electric, and a pack near the end of its charge cycles can cost more to replace than the whole machine is worth. On everything else, wheels are the single most expensive component to put right.
Buying bicycles & cycling in Yonkers
Yonkers sits immediately north of a far larger city on the river, and it is the third-largest city in its state. It has a long manufacturing history, a restored waterfront and a housing stock that ranges from dense apartments to substantial older homes.
Two frames sharing a stated size can put a rider in noticeably different positions, and reach is what decides comfort over an hour rather than the number on the tube. Ten minutes in a car park tells a buyer what no specification sheet manages to. Locally, bicycles are one of the few things that move reliably enough to be worth listing on their own.
What to check in person
Lift the front wheel and spin it, then rock it sideways to feel for play in the headset and hubs. Check the chain and sprockets for wear, squeeze both brakes hard, and look closely at the frame near the welds for cracks or a poorly done respray.
Collecting it in Yonkers
It needs a van and realistically two people. Ask about the stairs, the doorway and the parking at the seller’s end before you set off, because that is the detail that decides whether the trip was worth making.
Commuter rail into the larger city is frequent and is the easiest way to handle anything portable. Apartment buildings often require a service lift to be booked, so confirm before agreeing to collect furniture.
Selling your bicycles & cycling in Yonkers free
The shared labour market with the city to the south means households move constantly, and apartment living means furniture is sold rather than stored when it no longer fits.
Have it roadworthy on the day: tyres pumped, gears indexed and brakes adjusted, so a test ride sells the bike instead of raising doubts. Say plainly what needs attention, and keep any receipts or the original key to hand over with it. Rises sharply in spring and stays strong through summer, then falls back in autumn.
Peer-to-peer payment apps dominate private sales, and buyers will usually offer one before they offer cash. Sales tax does not apply to a private sale between individuals.
Bicycles & Cycling worth listing in Yonkers
Same region (New York)
If nothing in Yonkers suits, New York, Buffalo and Rochester each have their own bicycles & cycling page, and a seller will often meet part of the way for something worth the trip.
More in Yonkers: everything second hand in Yonkers, or Bicycles & Cycling across the United States.
Prices converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate; sellers set their own price.