Road Cycling - newbie, would appreciate opions on this bike...

Leaders jersey yellow and blue Trek 2200, 2002 56cm frame with upgraded matching Rolf Vector Comp wheels, Michelin Axial Carbon tires, Upgraded Shimano Ultegra cranks and bottom bracket, shimano 600 front and rear der. Sora STI shifters, Tiagra brakes, Cinelli Contact ergo bars, Icon Air Rail Carbon fork. Great bike and awesome ride. No scratches in paint- never dropped. saddle not included.

what do you guys think a bike like this is worth? I'm looking to get into road racing. I'm in decent shape(grew up swimming competitively and playing hockey, as of right now I do at least one hour of intense cardio every day) and I'd like to find a decent bike by the time spring rolls around, already have a cycle-ops mag trainer to ride until it warms up outside. I'm about 5'10...from what I've seen a 56cm frame would be a good foundation/starting point for a good fitting bike. In the pictures I saw, the bike looked incredible, several close ups of bars, wheels, frame. Aside from asking the seller why he is getting rid of it, what do you think a fair price for a bike like this would be? Any opions/advice is welcomed and very much appreciated. Thanks!!
Nick

that's a very unusual mix of components. makes me curious if he wore out the ones on there before or just upgraded as he got money. at any rate, that's a fairly old bike if it's still got 600 on it. i'd find out how many miles are on it. how much is he asking?

Originally posted by Nick
Leaders jersey yellow and blue Trek 2200, 2002 56cm frame with upgraded matching Rolf Vector Comp wheels, Michelin Axial Carbon tires, Upgraded Shimano Ultegra cranks and bottom bracket, shimano 600 front and rear der. Sora STI shifters, Tiagra brakes, Cinelli Contact ergo bars, Icon Air Rail Carbon fork. Great bike and awesome ride. No scratches in paint- never dropped. saddle not included.

what do you guys think a bike like this is worth? I'm looking to get into road racing. I'm in decent shape(grew up swimming competitively and playing hockey, as of right now I do at least one hour of intense cardio every day) and I'd like to find a decent bike by the time spring rolls around, already have a cycle-ops mag trainer to ride until it warms up outside. I'm about 5'10...from what I've seen a 56cm frame would be a good foundation/starting point for a good fitting bike. In the pictures I saw, the bike looked incredible, several close ups of bars, wheels, frame. Aside from asking the seller why he is getting rid of it, what do you think a fair price for a bike like this would be? Any opions/advice is welcomed and very much appreciated. Thanks!!
Nick I'd be interested in knowing why it's built with that motley collection of 'stuff', as it originally sold with ultegra/105(2002 model). The 600 derailers are old school 8 speed and the sora shifters are bottom of the barrel 8 speed, and not so good for racing as the shifters don't allow shifting from the drops for most people.The 2002 2200 was candy blue.I'd ask alot of questions,.Is it actually 8 speed as the shifters would indicate or 9? Sounds like a cobbed together mess.

a friend of mine has that yellow and blue frame and it's good. He's happy with it. Sounds like he swapped out all the components onto another frame and put old stuff he had laying around onto the Trek.

If it is priced accordingly than it would be a good buy. Sorry I don't know enough about the Trek market to tell you a price.

Really, that's a serious patchwork of components there, and it would appear that the bike was built up aftermarket; other than the fork those mostly aren't the standard parts.

The biggest compromise is the bottom-of-the-line Sora shifters, which not only have the drawback (for racers) of not being able to execute some shifts when your hands are in the drops, but more seriousy are limited to shifting an 8-speed cassette. It's hard to imagine how those shifters got on this bike, but to me they wave a warning flag.

From what you're saying here, it sounds like you've not had a road bike before. You should realize that fit is everything with a road bike, and fit involves a lot more than just seat tube length (and even that varies, since different manufacturers measure differently).

At the bare minimum, you should test ride a variety of bikes (even if they're just your friends' bikes) and measure them to build a mental database of what fits you. Top tube length, for one thing, is at least as important as standover height in getting a good fit. I personally would never recommend buying a road bike sight-unseen ("ride unridden"?).

Even if a 56cm Trek 2200 turned out to be exactly the bike you need, the one in this auction seems somehow odd to me.

RichC

thanks for the quick replies everyone!! You could say I've never had a road bike before, short of riding(a few times only) a really old trek 1200 that was way to small...knees nearly touched the drops when out of the saddle. the bike in question is for sale on ebay, and the price is at 700 right now..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1976894977

there's the link with all the pictures, but from what I'm getting here, I might skip this one and keep my eyes peeled. I realize there are a ton of factors in getting a great fit, this just looked really sharp to me, but I'm new at this, so I didnt realize it was pieced together per se. will a lbs really take the time to give me an idea of good starting specs to look for in a bike even if it seems like I might not be purchasing from them this time? thanks again everyone!!!:D
Nick

He's trolling for a sucker with that strating bid. That's no 2002 model as they had threadless HS.It's even got what looks like a Giant adjustable stem on it. what a collection of junk.Flush it!

Hey there guy's I went to the link that was provided for this bike, and clicked on it to see what this bike sold for...Would you believe they got 950 bucks!! for it....What do you think about that good deal or rip off??

Benjamin

Originally posted by caadman
Hey there guy's I went to the link that was provided for this bike, and clicked on it to see what this bike sold for...Would you believe they got 950 bucks!! for it....What do you think about that good deal or rip off??

Benjamin Just proves again,ebay can be the suckers marketplace.People will pay more for used stuff than it can be bought for new.Just post a pretty pic and lots of hype and BS to go with it.

Sounds like you're like me Pokey, and don't get anything from e-bay, and also you don't get used equipment when it comes to cycling eh??

Benjamin

Originally posted by caadman
Sounds like you're like me Pokey, and don't get anything from e-bay, and also you don't get used equipment when it comes to cycling eh??

Benjamin Actually, buy lots of used,if condition and price is right, and it often is. I would buy off ebay and am keeping a watch out for a few items. Ebay just isn't for suckers or morons.There are deals there,but one has to know what they are.

Oh ok then, so then what are you currently checking out??

Originally posted by caadman
Oh ok then, so then what are you currently checking out?? Looking for a Merckx and Masi frameset of somewhat older specific model.

Originally posted by pokey
Just proves again,ebay can be the suckers marketplace.People will pay more for used stuff than it can be bought for new.Just post a pretty pic and lots of hype and BS to go with it.

And yet, if you know what you're looking for and what it's worth... I just bought a new-in-box Fuji Roubaix Pro for $699.99 from an ebay seller. Sure, I'll have to prep the wheels and finish assembling the bike, but it's worth $250 to me to have to do that.

RichC

It's a moot point now, 'cause the bike is sold, but I would have said steer clear of it because the description is inaccurate AND the random swapping out of components (especially the S. 600) seems suspect.

First, it was a 2001. I owned this same year bike. Came with Shimano 105 groupo and Rolf Vector comps. Some weird stuff happened with this Ebay bike (maybe stolen?) "Something's rotten in the state of Denmark", as they say!

I bought this on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1978950735&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOAB:US:6

Looks like some sucker bought the crap bike for close to a thousand dollars!

Now Davet, the one you bought seems not to bad..I looked at the description and it dosen't seem to bad to me...Campy wheels! that's not bad, I think Mavic is the best for road, but campy comes in a close second..Centaur gruppo, good and the stem, saddle and that stuff don't look bad either...

I guess like you and pokey say, you can get some good deals on e-bay, if you know what you want and know what to spend for it..

Thanks for the info,

Benjamin

Originally posted by ChiliDog
Some weird stuff happened with this Ebay bike (maybe stolen?) "Something's rotten in the state of Denmark", as they say! And maybe the guy had a frame and some parts.

I bought my Cross bike off Ebay, and I thought I got a great deal. I did search for 2 months looking at all the Cross bikes almost everyday on Ebay so It did take a while, But then Again I was not in a big hurry to buy something at the time and I was looking for a Flat Bar Cross which trimmed my choices signifcantly.
If your willing to wait and shop around and hunt for a deal, you will most likely find it sooner or later.