I love Fujis. I have three of them and think that Fuji made some great bikes. $300 is.... a bit spendy, as they say around here. I've bought two Fujis in the last year, both 12-speed Supremes for less than $100US each. In both cases all I needed to do was put on new tires/tubes/brake pads. It would have to be an unusually special bike for me to shell out $300 Canadian. For not much more you can buy a brand-new bike with Sora components that will probably work for a couple of years with no trouble. A bike that old might need a new chain or freewheel or BB and you might discover this on your trip. Personally, I wouldn't spend more that $120 for that and at that price it would have to be ready to ride.