If I offer half for that, the seller will probably just hang up haha. I think the seller deals a lot in the buying/selling of older bikes on craigslist because they have characteristics in their descriptions that match. I think offering like 200-225 and seeing from their might work.

The original wheels aren't there, and neither is the original RD which are two of the 'better' parts on the original bike. Plus the seller gives the bike a 7/10 for condition.

I used to ride a 56 bikesdirect motobecane, which felt fine even on 30+ mile rides, so I'm really hoping this fits. Ironically, my cannondale starts to hurt after an hour of riding because I'm just not used to the huge drop slash need to get the fit modified.