I'm looking to buy my first non-department store bike - hopefully something I can use for commuting as well as the occasional longer ride. Someone local is selling a Trek Singletrack 950 for a good price ($40) and from what I've seen online the singletracks can be good hybrid bikes even though they are sold as a mountain bike. The seller says the bike is 13 years old, which would make it a 1999 or 2000 model. The newest model of the Singletrack I can find is 1998 (on Bikepedia). Does anyone know if they were made after that? The one on bikepedia has front suspension fork, whereas the one I am looking at does not.

The bike has a 20" frame. I am 6' 2" so that should be about the right size, correct? Of course I would test the fit before buying it.

Anything else I should be looking for if I go take the bike for a test ride? Any tips of checking the gears and brakes? At such a cheap price would this frame be worth something even if the gears/brakes aren't in great condition?