Hi Guys,
been lurking in your forums for about a year now. Was shocked to find how little I actually knew about biking before I stumbled here. To find out that I wasn't even mounting or breaking properly (before somebody linked to sheldonbrown.com) or that I was abusing my bike by my lack of maintenance, suffice it so say, I am a much better rider now. Especially after learning how selfish/wrong being a "salmon" is, it just felt reasonable/safer before... Read and learn.

Anyway, I have finally come to a position where I could use some customized feedback. I am trying to get my dad on the whole bike commuting wagon and want to get him a bike for this weekend. He only needs to commute 4 miles each way along a pretty nice path, so nothing too complicated, he just doesn't like the hills. Again, the climb isn't that bad, but he is using a 15 year old lady's refurbished walmart rig, which is atrocious even at in the most generous evaluation.


Well, to the question: I found this Fuji Palisade bike on craigslist for $165: http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/m...792928751.html

Model: http://www.bikepedia.com/QuickBike/B...sade&Type=bike

It seemed pretty good for his purposes, good price. Apart from the general stuff I've read about checking for rust, the drivetrain, bends/wobblyness, etc, anything else I should be worried about? Is that a reasonable deal?

Thanks for the feedback, I really appreciate it.

P.