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Old 10-25-10, 11:31 AM
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Bike Questions (Sorry, I'm new...)

Hi all, I just have a question that I couldn't seem to find another home for in any other forum...

I would like to buy a bike so get around(I live in a college town so a road bike would do), and have been looking at craigslist.. I came across these two:

men's jc penny 10 speed racer road bike 26" wheels with 10 speeds 22.5"-57cm $30
http://bloomington.craigslist.org/bik/2018489952.html

and

1980 Blue Panasonic road bike, Med. Size, ready 2 ride! - $100
http://bloomington.craigslist.org/bik/2022974911.html

I'm not really sure if either is a good deal, as I don't know anything about this stuff... would anyone mind pointing me in the right direction?

I did a little research and the Panasonic seems to have certain specialty parts which would be hard to find if something broke, which makes the price a bit high.

The JC Penney, I'm not sure... I couldn't find any definitive information about it, but does that price sound alright? seems a bit low... Anyway, I think I need a bike that's between 56 and 58cm according to my height...

Gosh this stuff is confusing when you first dive into it... any help would be appreciated
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