Mountain Biking - Ya'll Said Buy Used Not X-mart--Is this an alright bike?

I am looking to buy a decent bike for my g-friend who has a Royce Union now and I'm afraid to take her on the local trail riding that! I've been looking around and have come across someone selling a 2005 GT Avalanche 2.0 for $350. It has Deore rear, Suntour Xcc-322 front der, rock shox Judy fork, shimano st-ef29 8 spd shifters, tektro linear pull brakes, truativ isoflow crankset, Tioga extreme front tires, and Tioga XC rear, WTB saddle. Nothing really outstanding, but nothing too sucky either right? Is this a decent price for a LIKE NEW(I checked it out and it's in mint condition--I don't think he rode it much)bike? It's still an older model, so I was thinking $350 might be kinda steep, but I don't know. It's in MINT condition as I said, so I'm not sure what to do.

The bike is OK. The price is too high. You could get a lot of good miles from the bike, but I'd like to see more like $200 for it. You really don't have to look long to find that type of bike for reasonable money.

I agree, price is high. You could find a new bike with similar components for the same price.

you could get a new trek 3900 for that price lol...

you could get a new trek 3900 for that price lol...

and I personally would only give my girlfriend new stuff, unless she wanted something used...

I believe globe9 is a woman, so by "girlfriend" she probably means just "friend".

not necessarily...

I'd be wary of the front derailleur, but that is something that can be replaced cheaply if it breaks. If it were in pristine condition I might pay 350 for that, but it definitely is high, especially in it's range.

The GT looks like a great bike but youre getting ripped at 300, a bike shop on google had it new for 260 (they discontinued selling the bike though)

not necessarily...

And Montezumas_vipe gets the award....LOL Yep, I'm a chick and my girlfriend is my girlfriend, not a friend who is a girl.

Anyway, this bike is pretty much brand new, but I did think the price was a little high. Maybe I'll make him an offer of about $200 and see if he goes for it...if not, I'll keep looking. Maybe I'll buy a new bike and give her my old Marin Hawk Hill, which is also in pristine shape. As far as getting her a used bike as a gift. It's not a gift for any special occasion or anything. I want to go biking and I'd like her to come with me, but her Royce Union, which is a FS:eek:, has been sitting in the garage for years and I can't see taking her with me on that. She'd be miserable in a matter of minutes on that thing and I'd be having a good time on my decent bike.

Thanks for the replies and advice everyone...keep it coming :)

I agree, price is high. You could find a new bike with similar components for the same price.

Yup.

... Brad