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Old 05-13-13 | 09:29 AM
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dtaylorl
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Used Hybrids

Hi guys, about a month ago I was asking about a used Trek Singletrack which I didn't end up buying. I've been keeping my eyes open for a good used bike since then and nothing interesting has popped up until yesterday, when two appeared on my local Kijiji.

The first is a Venture "Mountain Tour" Trail Runner, which from what I understand is the same as the old Raleigh "Mountain Tour" line. I've found as much info as I can from Google, but wondered if anyone could provide any additional insight on these bikes. Would it make a good hybrid? Is $80 a decent price for an older bike such as this?

The second is a Trek 7300FX. The seller says they bought it new a year ago, but I can't find any evidence of that model being produced after 2005. On Bikepedia it looks like there might have been a 2012 7300 (without the FX). Does anyone have any guess on what model this most likely is? I do know that it has disc brakes. Pictures aren't great so unfortunately I can't provide much more info and won't get a chance to see it until at least tomorrow. Seller is asking $250 which seems like a decent price for a year-old Trek. If the Raleigh/Venture turns out to be a decent bike, do you think the Trek is worth the extra $200 or am I better off saving the money to buy a high end bike a few years down the road?
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