Originally Posted by
pion123
Hi experts,
Bought a 2013 CAAD8 2300 size 58 on an impulse from a lbs becoz I got it at 450 plus tax which was just within my budget. Total noob so didn't even go through proper measurement. I'm supposed to pick it up in march or so as weather permits. I'm 6'2" with 34" inseam. Not sure how worried shud I be regarding fitting. After reading some posts it looks like that is the most important thing. In worst case, if it is a wrong fit, coming summer do you think I can sell it close to the purchase price? I didn't find anything new close to this price anywhere else (lbs only), hence the impulse buy. Just went with the chart for sizing.
My first question is why do you have to wait until March to pick it up if it's a 2 year old bike?
As for fit, it should be pretty close. Bike fit has a lot of different factors but I'm guessing 58 should be in the right range for you. It should be close enough that size can be dialed in pretty nicely by swapping to a longer stem if needed.
If you want to sell it you might take a small hit depending on your local market. It has older Sora with thumb buttons on shifters which is less desirable then newer entry level shifters so that might hurt resale a little but I would think you should easily get $400-450 if you sold at the beginning of summer.