Originally Posted by
delbiker1
Anyone with knowledge on this bike and could point out good and the bad, opinion on fair value? Just asking for opinions.
$475 is way too high. If it were an earlier XO-1 and hadn't had all the parts swapped out for mediocre "retro-style" ones, then maybe. You don't even get the Brooks!
Here's the story on 1994 XOs from the Retrogrouch blog:
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In 1994, the XO-1 was dropped from the lineup. The only XO bikes in the catalog were the XO-3, 4, and 5. The 3 model had a lugged frame somewhat like the much nicer XO-1, as well as the original mustache bar, but other details of the frame (such as the lovely fork crown - now gone), along with the component choices, marked it as a lower-cost entry. "