Originally Posted by
cderalow
its about what I would expect someone who doesn't take care of their stuff to look like. My wife's POS schwinn looks like that and it's got maybe 150 miles on it. Just general lack of care...
Okaay. It's a $3000+ bicycle (not a "POS schwinn").
Originally Posted by
DaveWC
I'd be concerned that it was stolen, possibly the wheels were the only thing chained with locks.
Unlikely that the owner would have just locked both wheels and not the frame.
Originally Posted by
DaveWC
This vendor sold a "2012 Trek Madone 62 cm Sram Force Excellent Condition 500 Miles" in Jul/12, a "2011 TREK 7.6 Hybrid 25 Inch Frame Excellent Condition" in October/11 and a "2011 Gary Fisher 29er X Caliber 17.5 Frame" in Sep/11. Doesn't necessarily mean anything, but something to be aware of.
This seems a bit odd. Given that the seller said "I am just not a road bike person like cycle cross more", he seems to have a lot of money but no ability to come to a decision.