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10-31-17, 07:36 AM
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Fuji
Local sale for $130 Canadian or $100 US
All it says is:
"A Fuji Racing Bike in great condition is for sale. Barely used.
$130 OBO.
XL Frame"
I hate seeing bikes sized as "L, or XL" because that is open to so much interpretation and I prefer numbers like 25 inches of 62cm.
.Looks like a nice bike to go look at, any thoughts?
All it says is:
"A Fuji Racing Bike in great condition is for sale. Barely used.
$130 OBO.
XL Frame"
I hate seeing bikes sized as "L, or XL" because that is open to so much interpretation and I prefer numbers like 25 inches of 62cm.
.Looks like a nice bike to go look at, any thoughts?
10-31-17, 09:25 AM
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Looks to be a very good deal on a basic modern raodbike. For a modern bike it is in the big side so you would likely need to be 6'2" or so to comfortably ride it.
10-31-17, 09:28 AM
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Do you know model and components? I am 6'2" so if my ALAN sells on this forum I might just have a new ride...........................
10-31-17, 10:00 AM
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The derailleurs and brifters appear to be Shimano Sora.
10-31-17, 04:22 PM
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I would be all over that. I ride 25 inch frames and I do agree with you that it would be nice if the sellers could list that. A novice would not know how to measure a frame. So if they think it is for a big person they put large as a throw away description. I usually can tell now in pictures if a frame is 25 inch versus 23 or even 27. There was a time I did not and I had the audacity once to ask a seller of a LeTour what the size was cause I did not want to drive 80 miles round trip to find out it was too small. I gave him simple instructions how to measure it. He came back with a snotty. "You need a bike shop buddy!". Needless to say I did not buy from that wonderful man....
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10-31-17, 05:20 PM
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Go over it thoroughly for major defects. That is a really, really great price if the bike is in decent shape. Probably $225 or $250 at least in most markets.
11-01-17, 10:46 AM
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I wouldn't be too hard on the seller over the sizing. As C&V enthusiasts, we're used to frame sizes being specified in centimetres or inches. However, this a relatively modern model from this century and many manufacturers have decreased the size offerings and now spec them as S, M, L & XL. The seller may simply be reiterating what was stated in the literature or what is stated on the frame.
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