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 2009-07-04 2:53 PM |
Veteran  109  Guyton, Ga |  Subject: newbie bike ?? is this bike worth itI am riding a wal mart bike and am wanting to upgrade..I found a : 61cm Fuji Finest 24 speed dropbar road bike alexrims DA22 700x23 with kndra max pressure 110 psi tires fuji 4130 frame shimano sora derailers 175cm crank shimano intergrated sora shifters computer aero seat and post recently tuned, cleaned and lubed he wants 500. and will neg..whats a decent price I am just starting tris and will be doing alot of road riding I am 6'4 194lb 34 inseam What do you think?? please be brutally honest, I know nothing about bikes, and am looking for entryy level equipment for the first year.. Thanks for any help...\ I am going to look at it and ride it some this weekend first.. |
| 2009-07-04 4:26 PM in reply to: #2261764 |
Champion 19812   MA | Subject: RE: newbie bike ?? is this bike worth it Do you know what year it is? How many miles it has on it? After 2-3 years bike are about half what they were new. It is the level of components that I prefer to avoid. I personally think bikes with minimum of 105 parts are better. This bike might be a good starter bike if it fits you well but price seems high for the level parts it is. Sora and Tiagra parts are the low end parts Shimano makes. My daughter has similar speced bike Trek 1000 that she paid under $700 for so half price would be more like $325 not $500. |
| 2009-07-04 4:37 PM in reply to: #2261764 |
Master 1702 Southern Ontario | Subject: RE: newbie bike ?? is this bike worth it I was going to say something similar - and I don't know anything about the frame - so I refrained. (I think it's a steel frame though.) It's retails for 599$ - so I was thinking that 500$ isn't a great deal. If you have some wiggle room in your budget - I would look for something with 105 at least, preferably Ultegra. For a little bit more money you can get quite a bit more bike. Just an FYI - my Devinci has Sora components. There's nothing wrong with them - and they work well (6000+kms and 9 years) but they don't shift as clean as the Ultegra on my Cervelo. Plus there's a lot more plastic on the Sora stuff... |
| 2009-07-04 10:33 PM in reply to: #2261764 |
Veteran 109 Guyton, Ga | Subject: RE: newbie bike ?? is this bike worth it Thanks So much...I was wondering if 300.00 was more the fair price..He says that he does not know the year or model..sooo, how would I find this out..Im going to look at it tomorrow, but I may just save a little longer a see what else comes my way.. Thanks for the help.. |
| 2009-07-05 3:01 AM in reply to: #2261764 |
798 | Subject: RE: newbie bike ?? is this bike worth it Can't give an exact year, but since it has an 8 speed cassette I would guess it's 3-5 years old. |
| 2009-07-05 7:38 AM in reply to: #2262194 |
Master 1702 Southern Ontario | Subject: RE: newbie bike ?? is this bike worth it GaDavidRN - 2009-07-04 10:33 PM Thanks So much...I was wondering if 300.00 was more the fair price..He says that he does not know the year or model..sooo, how would I find this out..Im going to look at it tomorrow, but I may just save a little longer a see what else comes my way.. Thanks for the help.. When you go look - note the colours on the bike. They usually change every year. Then you can look it up online to see what year it is. I'm guessing that 200-300$ would be in the right range. If it's in really good shape and it's been cared for - then I could see 300$ but the tires are the stock tires that came on it - so check them - unless they were replaced. Make sure you have a really good look at the gears front and back - check the teeth for wear (and dirt). Take it for a long ride and run it through all the gears too. |
| 2009-07-05 11:18 AM in reply to: #2261764 |
Veteran 109 Guyton, Ga | Subject: RE: newbie bike ?? is this bike worth it I hav'nt went to see it yet , but it is red and black , soo it looks like a 2001..Thanks for the help..it looks lik its all original..so I will see how much he will take.. Thanks for the help.. |
| 2009-07-05 1:31 PM in reply to: #2261764 |
Master 1702 Southern Ontario | Subject: RE: newbie bike ?? is this bike worth it Yeah - if it's a 2001 and it's still got stock tires on it ... I think I'd save my money and wait if it was me. Keep an eye on the classified here. Stuff comes up all the time. (You could also put up a WTB ad...) |
| 2009-07-06 12:10 PM in reply to: #2261764 |
Veteran 109 Guyton, Ga | Subject: RE: newbie bike ?? is this bike worth it Thanks Silver for all the help..Bike was taken care of and shifted and looked good mechanically, but 400.00 is as low as he would go( all original)...so I will just keep looking and save my money. Thanks Guys.. |
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