Need advice re. buying bike
x-no-archive:yes
A guy wants to sell me his 10 - 15 year old Trek 1500 for $250. He says the derailleur needs adjusting and that it needs new tires. Other than that and a general tune-up, he says the bike is in good shape. Cosmetically at least, that appears to my untrained eye to be true. Assuming he's being honest, does that sound like a good buy? This is my first time posting to this group, so I hope the content of the post is appropriate. Thanks. Andrew Short Dallas, TX How about asking him to let you have a bike mechanic look it over and then take it to your local bike shop. People do that with cars all the time. If he's being honest, he shouldn't object. Pat |
Need advice re. buying bike
A guy wants to sell me his 10 - 15 year old Trek 1500 for $250. He says the
derailleur needs adjusting and that it needs new tires. Other than that and a general tune-up, he says the bike is in good shape. Cosmetically at least, that appears to my untrained eye to be true. Assuming he's being honest, does that sound like a good buy? This is my first time posting to this group, so I hope the content of the post is appropriate. Thanks. Andrew Short Dallas, TX I am not familiar with that particular bike. But I can make some general comments as to it being a "good buy". A brand new shimano 105 equipped bike can be had for around $1000. The old bike will be lacking some of the nicer features. It will probably have down tube shifting rather than shifting up on the brake hoods. And it will probably have 7 gears on the rear cog as opposed to the 9 gears that are standard now. When you have the mechanic look at the bike (that was good advice from the previous poster), ask the mechanic if they carry parts for this thing like chains, rear clusters or freewheels and so on and if not, can they get them easily? There really is nothing wrong with a 10-15 year old bike. And if you are cash limited, you can get a very good ride for not so much cash. It will be missing a few features but it will still be very rideable. So if cash is no problem, there are better bikes available now. But if saving some $ is important and you don't mind not having the lastest bells and whistles, it is just fine. Your call. |
Need advice re. buying bike
On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 01:00:41 GMT, Andrew Short
wrote: A guy wants to sell me his 10 - 15 year old Trek 1500 for $250. He says the derailleur needs adjusting and that it needs new tires. Other than that and a general tune-up, he says the bike is in good shape. Cosmetically at least, that appears to my untrained eye to be true. Assuming he's being honest, does that sound like a good buy? IIRC, a 1500 is a low-end model [I think I was looking at them for $600 US last year). At 10-15 years old, it should not be $250; in perfect condition, maybe $150, but needing tires, adjusting, and general tune-up, probably $75 or less. Consider rescuing a road bike on garbage day, if you see one...I'm happy with the results I got (my rescued Peugeot is more comfortable then my very expensive new purchased road bike) This is my first time posting to this group, so I hope the content of the post is appropriate. Thanks. Andrew Short Dallas, TX -- Rick Onanian |
All times are GMT +1. The time now is 03:10 PM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
CycleBanter.com