Hello again everyone. I've recently noticed more and more little setbacks my old fuji del rey has been putting on me lately. It's an old early 1980's fuji del rey.

Anyways, I won't list all the little things with it that seem to drive me crazy, but lately I just feel like I'm not getting out what I'm physically putting into the bike. Even though I've bought a few very cheap parts here and there for it I feel it is time to move on. So I've been looking through CL for three or four days now and I had no idea how many bikes people were selling on this website, it's crazy. Furthermore I don't know squat about bikes and only got my fuji del rey because it was at a garage sale for $25 with everything stock and working. So if you don't mind I'd like to share some links of the bikes I've been looking at. I'm 5 foot 9 inches tall and if at all possible would not like to spend more than $300. I'm not holding my breath though. I also will use the bike to frequently commute and go on long rides. I'm not into SUPER performance, cause I've always ridden heavy bikes, but if I can afford a relatively modern bike that would be nice.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/bik/3685320587.html
This bike is cheap, but vintage like my old bike. I could afford it, but I'm concerned it will just develop into what my bike has turned into now. Too much work and aggravation to maintain.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/bik/3713051337.html
Another cheaper bike and not too old I think? There is a little wear and tear on the bike tire it seems, but I could always just replace that with a cheap tire and tube. Not a lot of information on this bike though which leads me asking more questions about it's condition. I would probably call the owner to ask questions before even offering a price on this one.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/bik/3711361778.html
This one kinda reminds me of my current bike. Old but ride-able. For some reason when I see this bike I think of my bike which I bought for dirt cheap so when I see the price of this bike it seems VERY HIGH. That could just be me though. Also, I don't see a height of the bike so I don't even know if it will fit me. Again, even if it does fit me this is an old bike and I don't want a repeat of the same deal with my current vintage bike. Replace parts, constantly tune. Stress over the little things that become out of place on a weekly basis. Ugh.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/bik/3711118676.html
The price on this bike is at my limit, but it looks pretty clean and it's a modern bike. Well, modern enough. Only problem is I don't know the height of the bike and if it will even fit me or not lol. Besides that I don't really see anything that bad with it. I don't know.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/bik/3700346268.html
Another old bike I think, but rather expensive! It appears to be the right size for me, but there is practically no other information from the owner. This kinda makes me uneasy about this bike. Even if they gave a lot of information I wouldn't be able to understand it, but the more information the more confident I feel in seriously considering to buying the bike.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/bik/3701478846.html
I kinda want this bike the most because it's the closest to me xD, but it appears modern-ish. Although I see an "REI" label on it and does that mean it was made by REI or just bought from there store? I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not. Also the author doesn't give a lot of information either and I also kinda get Leary when the author opening says "I don't know much about these bikes, I'm selling for my -insert family or friend-"



So these are the ones I've been looking at, but I am no where near knowledgeable enough or confident enough to make an offer for any bike or even assess the condition of these bikes. If anyone knowledgeable out there could share some advice on any of these bikes I would really appreciate it. I'm really trying to learn more about road bikes and have fun in the process.

Thanks for any help.