Originally Posted by
steph746
How do you think the bike is now "as is". Is $800 a fair price? I'm 52 years old and my current bike is a Specialized Hard Rock. I'm fine with that, but it needs work and I'd like to replace it. Down the road I'm concerned about being too hunched over, but ok for now. That's why I was thinking about changing out the handlebars at some point. The stem and saddle you recommended should be done now do you think?
'Simply Red' (seen below) new in 2017 did not cost $800. She is a hell of a lot more bike than that Surly. Half that would still be on the high side. I wouldn't do it. Especially when it doesn't tick ALL your boxes. If you have the equivalent of $800 USD to spend on a bike you can get either a new one or a pretty amazing used one. One of the Trek FX?'s should do you quite nicely, I would think. Get it a year out of season. That's how I got 'SR' for 50% off. Bought an overstock that they couldn't get rid of. It is one size too big. Like ̶y̶o̶u̶r̶ the Surly. Easily fixed with a shorter stem. This is a racebike through. The FX?'s are hybrids. Flat bar. Very nice. Go have a look.
