^ Where exactly did you see it for that price? Which bike shop? I ask because I scoured so many sites and the highest fx i came across for sale (used) was a 7.5... i have not seen any others being sold (7.7 or 7.9) used....
i have contacted a few bike shops and asked if they had and used 7.9's but i had no luck on my search.
you're right - i would not be commuting with it nor do i have a bike locker. in nyc, any NEW BIKE (crappy or high-end) is suseptible to being stolen so i dont even bother. i take my bike out on weekends only, for a nice 2-4 hour ride per day, that's all. i have heard about $1k bikes being stolen and $200 bikes being stripped for parts, so the last thing i would ever do is even leave my 7.2 locked up somewhere - dont even mention the 7.9! lol