Old 04-13-14 | 07:57 AM
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barryst
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Choosing an older bike (Caad9, Rocky Mountain solo)

Hi all,
I'm looking to pick up a used road bike and have come across a few locally but wanted your opinion.
Currently there are two I'm looking at:

1. A Caad9-7 from 2009 that looks stock except has had Tiagra 9 speed shifters/FD/RD installed. Stock was a mix of Tiagra,Sora. There is one small nick/dent on the top tube but it doesn't look that serious imo.

2. This one is a bit of a frankenstein. Apparently it was originally an Oryx 2300 from 1999. The frame then failed about two years ago. The owner (who is a bike mechanic) then phoned the parent company (ROcky Mountain) and they sent him a NOS 2006 Rocky Mountain Solo AC30 frame. It was installed on this bike. So it's a 2006 Solo AC30 NOS in 2012 frame with 2000 era Ultegra components.


Anyone care to try and compare these two or have any opinions?

Thanks
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