And the saga continues . . .
This is unbelievable, I called the seller this morning to tell him I was on my way and he told me he has decided to take the bike to a lbs and have them do a tune up and clean it up (glad I called first). This is a good thing; however, he said to call him back in about three or four weeks - darn it. My gut instinct tells me that he's either going to be firm on his $175 price or he's going to raise the price once the bike is tuned up, lubed and clean. I wonder if he is a poster here on the Bike Forum or if he has a friend on here who linked him to the thread. Or maybe I'm being paranoid. Although, I did post this question in three different forums on here - hmmmm. Nah, I'm being paranoid.
Maybe I'll find a better deal between now whenever this guy decides to sell his bike.