SDRider

With R550 wheels & Ultegra derailleurs. What should I expect to pay for this bike used. A guy at work is selling his, I think he used the bike for training rides but the components and wheels are brand new.

The bike would be for my wife since I already have 2 nice road bikes.

dekalbSTEEL

Do you know what year the bike originally was?

tekhna

Well, if it is 10 speed 105, very new. Unless it is an old frame with new parts.

dekalbSTEEL

"I think he used the bike for training rides but the components and wheels are brand new."

SDRider

Beats me. The frame is painted a matte black. It's a small and the geometry is very compact and it is stiff as hell.

tekhna

No computer, platform pedals and a wierd as hell seat angle-Who knows? Doesn't look like it was used much.
Might be able to match the paintjob up with a make on Giant's page.

Ryleeryno

Those pedals just kill the bike.

SDRider

I put those pedals on there so I could get my wife to ride it. It had no pedals on it when he gave it to me to try out. I figure if she decides she wants it I'll try to get her into clipless after that.

BTW-This is a woman who never rides and when she does she goes out and rides 60 miles with a friend of hers. She is very fit and runs 3-4 half marathons a year. I've been married to this woman for 14 years and she still weighs 125lbs even after having our son a few years ago. She clings to this heavy $250 Trek mtb though and refuses to try a road bike...I'm trying though.

dekalbSTEEL

looks like a 2003, which originally came equipped with bullhorns and aerobars.
https://www.roadbikereview.com/mfr/gi...0_4338crx.aspx

So he has made a lot of changes to it, or maybe bought the frameset NOS from a LBS and built it up himself(or someone else did) I would say $800 or so?

SDRider

That's what I was thinking. He's asking $1000 but I think that's a bit high even though the groupset and wheels alone are "worth" that new. It's a moot point though unless I can sway my wife on it.

SDRider

The frame was. The guy is a Cat1 racer and he has 4 or 5 road bikes. He was using this frame for training rides. I don't know where he got the group/wheels, it was my impression that they came on another bike but he never used them. He used to ride for Giant and he has a T-Mobile team bike for sale also but that's out of our price range.

dekalbSTEEL

Maybe if you "un-flipped it" and got her a nice comfortable saddle for a more upright riding position she would take to it better.

SDRider

Well, the weekend is almost over and I still haven't gotten my wife on this bike yet. Oh well, looks like it's going back to the owner tomorrow.