Old 03-25-14, 10:20 PM
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Myosmith
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Check to see if there are any cycling clubs in your area. Since you are looking at upgrading to CF, your options are more limited as good, trustworthy CF is hard to come by at a pawn shop, bike co-op, police auction etc. Even if you can find CF at one of those sources, you have no idea what it's been through.

The people who frequent A rides often have gone through a few bikes on their way to their current rides. Some will have an extra bike around that they will let go for a reasonable price (N-1 = N+better 1) and you at least have some idea of the history of the bike. Some clubs have e-newsletters or FB pages that you can posted a Wanted to Buy on.
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