Originally Posted by
veganbikes
If you can get me the Serial Number I can take a looky-loo for you but probably as Seau said by the seashore it is probably early 2000s. Mine was a 2007 (and still is even with the crack) and had the Messenger cranks by that time as well as slightly better brake levers.
It looks almost exactly like that 2005.. Thanks guys. How about the price? The blue book says $95 for excellent condition, but the seller is asking $275, for what looks like a stock bike. How good are the blue book prices? I'm trying to compare this to a Specialized Langster SF:
https://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/b...694384854.html
I will probably have to go see these both in person to see their actual condition, but wanted to get an idea too of whether there are any major differences between the two. Looks like the SF has a different shaped top tube, and different paint job. It also has a carbon fork, but the regular langster doesn't say what fork it has (aluminum?) Are there any major differences between these two to justify the SF?
On a side note, what if the bikes are stolen? Of course I don't want to buy one of those, is there a way to know for sure? The only thing I can think of doing is to ask for the original purchase receipt, what else could be done?
Dave