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Old 08-28-12, 11:43 PM
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I disagree with the comments about the bike's condition. It doesn't look dirty to me, The component group looks slightly corroded which would be expected from the Ultegra 600 group. Other than that, I think the frame has seen some hard use. The tubes are carbon fiber bonded to aluminum. I don't know what Trek's experience was with that process, ie the durability, but that would be my big concern. The hard use actually gives me the sense that the frame may be one of the durable ones. Going on the theory that if it hasn't failed by now it may never fail.

The posts saying that they wouldn't pay more than $200 must live in the land of cheap bikes. Unless that bike is clearly defective, it would fetch about $350-400 in the PNW.

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