Originally Posted by japastie

Hi all

I was hoping someone could offer me some advice about Fuji Touring bikes? I'm doing LEJOG later this year and have been on the lookout for a second hand touring bike. This one has come up on Gumtree (http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/fu...ike/1007042240), and it's not a brand I'm particularly familiar with, or that I've had a great deal of success researching online. It's a 2005 model from what I can gather (http://www.bikepedia.com/QuickBike/B...e#.UQJZ8rbzd9k), and I understand from some cursory research that the wheels and brakes are of questionable quality on some of the earlier models, which would obviously add to the expense.

Does anyone here have any experience of Fuji Touring bikes? Or even of this particular model? Do you know what the original asking price was? And what price would represent a good deal (presuming it's all in working order)? Apologies for the barrage of questions, but any advice would be enormously appreciated.

Thanks for your time.
John-Paul