Last week a co worker told me an associate of his wanted to sell a Peugeot Black Rock MTB for $75. After seeing photos I agreed to buy the bike thinking it would make a nice little commuter. The bike appeared to be in good shape and came with front and rear racks. So I gave my co worker the $75 , and he picked the bike up for me. I took possession of the bike today and while looking it over initially my impression was the same as when I saw the photos. This evening I discovered upon closer inspection that the rear pannier was mounted not at the braze ons but rather through two crudely drilled holes in the seat stays near the seat tube.

After seeing the rather large holes that had been hogged out in the stays I do not feel the bike frame is structurally sound. However the $75 did get me some experience and I learned a lesson to not trust another person's assessment of what type of condition the bike is in or photos . From now on I will always view a bike in person or I will not buy it no matter how good a deal it appears to be.