Hyper

Howdy there,

Univiersity starts back in a week and I don't want to drag my mountain bike up to the campus. Because my mountain bike is expensive and would likely be stolen, I need to get my hands on a roadbike that I can keep in my dorm room and be able to travel around campus with.


I don't want to spend more than $250 (including tax and shipping) since I don't intend to race with it. I would get it from REI but all of the bikes there are expensive. I was looking at used bike stores around my area (atlanta-gwinnett, ga) and I did not find anything I liked.

I looked on eBay and found one particular seller that has a new roadbike in my price range. Check it out https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=7171746488 .

Considering the price, is this a good deal? Is there something I should be aware of ?

Where else could I look ? Should I consider older bikes on eBay?

Thanks,
Z.

PS: Please keep in mind that my campus is really hilly so I don't want to get a really heavy bike with like 10 gears or something.
PPS: I'm 5 foot 10 or so so I guess a medium / 56cm frame would work out well.

ginger green

Here is what I would look for in this order
1. the bike fits
2. the bike fits my budget
3. the bike has a triple on the front (hills)
4. I won't freak out when it gets stolen
5. I can easily ride the bike with one hand full of books and a back pack and a coffee (that means no to a road bike)

I would think that garage sale would be my first choice or ebay.

GG

chroot

You can't get a (new) road bike worth owning for less than $600. What you want is a hybrid, I suspect, not a roadie.

- Warren

hmai18

Garage sale.

TCR

This bike will definetly be on the heavy side but I guess if I had to pick between this and WalMart I'd choose this one. I dunno, $235 seems like a pretty good deal but for some reason my spidey sense is tingling.

hmai18

Even $250 sounds expensive for something that's only going to be used for puttering around campus. See if there's some kind of used bike depot in your town where you can pick up an old beater bike for less than $100.

shimanopower

have you considered tricycles?

ppl make fun of the walmart bike but https://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...30660804602498

Hyper

whats a 'triple on the front'?

I only carry a backpack and my ipod when i go to class (don't drink coffee)

Hyper

well ebay proves you can since they are several sellers selling for sub 500 bucks

and no i dont want a hybird

Hyper

where can i find a bike depot
i googled but the prices are outrageous !

I live about 1.5 miles away from my classes
so 3 miles * 5 days = 15 miles a week + grocery shopping, weekend study runs + cruises round town for execrise (it all adds up)

Hyper

yeah, i felt that too
the price is just too good to be true
though the people in his feedback are lovin' the bikes maybe i should send an email to em asking if its still kicking ass

Hyper

lol... ummm ... yes I have
hehe

wow... thats cheap
how is the quality on the walmart one ?

ginger green

triple is three chain rings - like your mtb bike. A double would be too hard to ride in jeans in cold weather.

shimanopower

I guarantee no one in this forum knows. about 2 out of three people in this forum is going to tell you poor... but it's some weird hate for walmart that makes them say it. The other 1 out of 3 has the more honest answer of they don't know because they never really tried one out.

Hyper

ohh gocha ... hehe
i doubt i would ride it from jan to mar since its friggin rainy and nappy here

Hyper

haha
its sooo cheap
and i mean it has shimano parts so thats a start
im considering getting it now
since i can just repaint it and replace the bad parts


now, how do the shifters work
are they located on the straight part of the steering ?

shimanopower

yeah they are grip shifters located on the tops of the handbars.

Grasschopper

Too bad you don't want a MTB. I have a SS MTB I would sell you and it is just about in your budget.

Hyper

ok so you have to abandon the brakes to shift ... thats kinda iffy

how hard would it be to replace them with something at an easier to mess with location?

shimanopower

you would have to take your hands off the brakes and you would have to ask someone a little less mechanicly ******** (then me) to figure out how to put those some where else...

but then again chill out... leave one hand on a brake if you want... how fast are you going on your walmart bike? 30 mph time trial?

Hyper

haha i guess i would not go that fast though i would panic like a little schoolgirl going down a hill dodging full sized campus buses and sorority girls that never check to see if the street is clear

i guess i should go up to a walmart and see if they have these


for 150 bucks its a pretty damn good deal for a poor college student

hell my books are going to be twice that ... :|

TCR

Weird, the shifters actually look like they're mounted at the stem or on the steerer?

Hyper

hmmmm

consider your page bookmarked
ill look into it tomorrow *nod*

Hyper

the straight part of the handlebar as i understand

qmsdc15

That's not a Dawes! Not even close. Never. 2006!? Looks more like 1972. The Walmart Bike looks a lot nicer.