Don‘t. Just don‘t, if you‘re not a vintage bike collector who knows what he‘s doing.
Instead get a more modern used bike. More value, less money, much less hassle.
Freelander4x4 on
I’d be patient and not buy a damaged one.
Why pay for worry?
ironduckie on
There is no way of knowing via a picture, but unless you really want an old school ti bike, there are much better deals to be had.
Rdmonster870 on
The bare frame alone (other than being dated and only taking narrow tires) is cool AF and easily worth about $500. Slap a new fork on it and its a good deal for $800 IMO
Severe_Key4374 on
I wouldn’t buy that. Look around and you can probably find a much better deal on Marketplace.
mardan65 on
It’s old carbon, I wouldn’t want it even if it looked perfect. And $800 is too much in my opinion.
owlpellet on
This is a $600 frame and some wheels. Fork is replacable, but it’s a project bike.
wirerc on
It’s probably cosmetic, but you never know, and if you don’t know, you can’t trust it to go downhill at 40mph on. 90s carbon is sketch to begin with, though Look is about as reputable of a carbon bike maker as there is, along with Time.
seabiscut88 on
I hate to ask but is this in Tulsa? I have a friend selling a Lightspeed in Tulsa and looks similar.
tandidecovex on
800 fair, is that a joke? If you’re a collector and wan’t something like this ok, but I would only use it as a shitty city bike and wouldn’t pay more than 150 bucks for it. You can get plenty of more bike, and much more modern ones, for 800$…
dg_zano on
Honestly the frame looks nice with support for modern group sets. Titanium is always nice to work with cause of how comfy it can be, but you gotta know what you’re doing with vintage frames like that.
Kalsifur on
I would snatch that up (after some haggling) because it’s titanium but this isn’t really a bike for a first time road bike buyer, it’s for someone who loves old bikes.
That said if you want it buy it, I don’t think that damage is much to worry about, it’s cosmetic by the look.
Adventurous_Fact8418 on
I wouldn’t ride a carbon fork that old, regardless of appearance. The price is a little steep but I’d you like vintage bikes, it’s awesome.
DR133 on
You’re probably better off getting a lugged steel 80’s road bike for $100 or even less. I once got a beautiful lugged black and gold Nishiki in great condition for $50. Some people have some gems sitting in their garage.
svenbreakfast on
I don’t trust that fork.
Dwangeroo on
It’s easily worth twice that munch. No seriously, you should just give him 3 grand and call it a day.
justaddmetal on
I would see if you could get him down $100 to $200 and then use that money to buy a 1in threadless Chris King headset, stem, and one of these https://www.columbus1919.com/en/portfolio/minimal-en/. I have this exact combo on a Litespeed ultimate and it’s awesome!
WillBottomForBanana on
$500 with the understanding of the work it will need in the long run.
$800 will get you a better (not Ti) bike with modern components in my area.
$300 will get you a 10 year old bike plenty good enough to get into road biking with no worries and no work.
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1999 Litespeed Tuscany Titanium carbon fork ultegra components
[Good thing the picture fills the screen, makes it easy to evaluate the damage.](https://i.imgur.com/vyvnG2I.png)
Worth about $250
Don‘t. Just don‘t, if you‘re not a vintage bike collector who knows what he‘s doing.
Instead get a more modern used bike. More value, less money, much less hassle.
I’d be patient and not buy a damaged one.
Why pay for worry?
There is no way of knowing via a picture, but unless you really want an old school ti bike, there are much better deals to be had.
The bare frame alone (other than being dated and only taking narrow tires) is cool AF and easily worth about $500. Slap a new fork on it and its a good deal for $800 IMO
I wouldn’t buy that. Look around and you can probably find a much better deal on Marketplace.
It’s old carbon, I wouldn’t want it even if it looked perfect. And $800 is too much in my opinion.
This is a $600 frame and some wheels. Fork is replacable, but it’s a project bike.
It’s probably cosmetic, but you never know, and if you don’t know, you can’t trust it to go downhill at 40mph on. 90s carbon is sketch to begin with, though Look is about as reputable of a carbon bike maker as there is, along with Time.
I hate to ask but is this in Tulsa? I have a friend selling a Lightspeed in Tulsa and looks similar.
800 fair, is that a joke? If you’re a collector and wan’t something like this ok, but I would only use it as a shitty city bike and wouldn’t pay more than 150 bucks for it. You can get plenty of more bike, and much more modern ones, for 800$…
Honestly the frame looks nice with support for modern group sets. Titanium is always nice to work with cause of how comfy it can be, but you gotta know what you’re doing with vintage frames like that.
I would snatch that up (after some haggling) because it’s titanium but this isn’t really a bike for a first time road bike buyer, it’s for someone who loves old bikes.
That said if you want it buy it, I don’t think that damage is much to worry about, it’s cosmetic by the look.
I wouldn’t ride a carbon fork that old, regardless of appearance. The price is a little steep but I’d you like vintage bikes, it’s awesome.
You’re probably better off getting a lugged steel 80’s road bike for $100 or even less. I once got a beautiful lugged black and gold Nishiki in great condition for $50. Some people have some gems sitting in their garage.
I don’t trust that fork.
It’s easily worth twice that munch. No seriously, you should just give him 3 grand and call it a day.
I would see if you could get him down $100 to $200 and then use that money to buy a 1in threadless Chris King headset, stem, and one of these https://www.columbus1919.com/en/portfolio/minimal-en/. I have this exact combo on a Litespeed ultimate and it’s awesome!
$500 with the understanding of the work it will need in the long run.
$800 will get you a better (not Ti) bike with modern components in my area.
$300 will get you a 10 year old bike plenty good enough to get into road biking with no worries and no work.