Mountain Biking - What year did they stop 7 speed on Raleigh M-80 (and is this bike worth it) ?

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wearetheborg
08-08-08, 06:44 PM
I'm considering getting a used Raleigh M-80 off craigslist. I'm going to see it tomorrow.
Guy says he bought it in 2004, but it only has 7 speeds, and no disc brakes. Is he mistaken ?
Pics:
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/2946/raleighalz5.jpg
http://img378.imageshack.us/img378/1682/raleighbna1.jpg

Price is $200. I know that the Jett suspension sucks, but I'm mostly gonna use it as a commuter bike.

I could skip it and go for a new Iron Horse maverick for about $350-375:
http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile.cfm?SKU=24904
Perfomance bike has a store in my city so they will assemble it.

What do you guys recommend ?

daintonj
08-08-08, 06:57 PM
$200 seems steep for something that was about $450 new and it's 4 years old while not being anything special. $150 seems more reasonable.

However, if you're mainly after a commuter bike why not buy something designed for road use rather than bodging a heavy frame into an unintended use.
wearetheborg
08-08-08, 07:01 PM
$200 seems steep for something that was about $450 new and it's 4 years old while not being anything special. $150 seems more reasonable.

However, if you're mainly after a commuter bike why not buy something designed for road use rather than bodging a heavy frame into an unintended use.

The roads are not all that good, and I will be going on/off curb, so I'd rather have a MTB.

I doubt that he will agree to 150, he originally wanted 275 for it. Its a university town so used prices seem kinda high.

But if the bike is older than 2004, that changes things, hence my question.

You recommend I go for the ironhorse ?

The LT
08-08-08, 07:30 PM
there is no way that is a 2004 model

based from this site they stopped putting 7speed on the m-80 in 1999
http://www.bikepedia.com/QuickBike/BikeSpecs.aspx?Year=1999&Brand=Raleigh&Model=M80&Type=bike
wearetheborg
08-08-08, 07:45 PM
there is no way that is a 2004 model

based from this site they stopped putting 7speed on the m-80 in 1999
http://www.bikepedia.com/QuickBike/BikeSpecs.aspx?Year=1999&Brand=Raleigh&Model=M80&Type=bike

I assume you mean 1997 ? They seem to have 8 cog rear wheel in 1999 ?
wearetheborg
08-09-08, 04:00 PM
The guy was wrong, it had 9 cogs and its the 2000 model.
http://www.bikepedia.com/QuickBike/BikeSpecs.aspx?Year=2000&Brand=Raleigh&Model=M80&Type=bike
Anyway I got it for $150. Fair price I think. I do wish it was a bigger size though.