https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/d...242934041.html

Looks nice to me, and should be right about my size (I'm 5'9, current bike is a touch big at 56cm). He's listed all the components, but I'm not familiar with the manufacturers - is this a good deal?

I'm currently riding an old fixed gear conversion, but am going to start commuting farther (~6 miles) soon. I was thinking of getting an IRO Mark V, but have been keeping an eye on the local craigslist postings. What do you guys think of this bike?

Thanks a lot for any advice!

The Aurora is Jamis's touring model, and its a great bike that I use for commuting and light touring. However, the specs are bull****. Do those look like cantilever brakes? If this is an Aurora, its an older model, and the guy has switched a lot of the components on it (sidepull brakes, clipless pedals). The listing smells of stolen bike.

ouch! those definately look like u-brakes to me, maybe he just ripped the specs from another place? sounds fishy, thanks for the tip.

Looks like a 2002 Jamis Aurora. Agreed that some of the components have been switched. The price is also high for a 6 year old bike that probably cost ~$600 new.
Here's the spec list from bikepedia.com.
https://www.bikepedia.com/QuickBike/B...6923&Type=bike

will avoid, thanks much. i think i'm gona go with the IRO and keep it fixed

Oh weird, in the pic of the bike on bikepedia, it had sidepull brakes! Its the text that is wrong. I think the guy's bike is pretty much stock, and the guy was just lazy and cut and pasted without bothing to read the list. I take back what I said about it being stolen.

For some odd reason that one year they went with sidepull brakes?