18-year-old repaired carbon frame, rim brakes and limited tire clearance (25mm tires are NOT anything close to “gravel” tires). 2×10-speed from the 5600/6600-generation. That bike is worth $250 at best.
r0botdevil on
Not even close unless bikes are damn near impossible to get in Alaska.
Also I’ve used those wheels and am not a fan. They ride well, but the proprietary spokes are pretty fragile and difficult/expensive to buy these days.
chockobumlick on
No
SCOTTGIANT on
Not at all! I recently sold a Fuji Team United full carbon pristine condition with Ritchey components and Dura Ace for $500 in the contiguous.
ready2grumble on
No way. Honestly, I’d hold off til PDF and hit a sale or buy used from someone upgrading at that time
ResponsibleRatio on
Hilarious that the seller is calling 25 mm tires “beefed up” and “handling gravel”. Those are skinnier than the tires on most new road bikes, or those ridden in the Tour de France.
OtisburgCA on
$250. It’s very dated. I’d use it as a trainer bike.
Wolfy35 on
Seller can ask whatever they want, doesn’t mean it’s worth it and in this case it’s not worth anywhere near
Flying-Bulldog on
$7.50
SocialAnchovy on
They messed up the decimal. It should be $75. Give them a break
DurasVircondelet on
How is that stem considered adjustable?
Hot-Explorer-7500 on
Hard pass
Ill_Initiative8574 on
Absolutely not.
shicjs on
“Handles every form of Alaska road” but “has a carbon patch.” Assuming riding in Alaska cracked the frame.
Lanterne-Rouge on
I used to have one of those back in the day. Was actually a fairly nice bike but I don’t recall paying much more than 1,500 for it when it was new. But I’d pay 300 tops for that now and that’s only for an undamaged one. That one – hard pass.
danwiz418 on
NOPE But if you do. id also check the wheels. Those Ksyrium wheels had the reputation of the rims cracking at the spoke hole in the rim. Less spokes= higher tension. And just from use and abuse. I worked 6 years at a bike shop that sold numerous complete bikes and mavic wheelsets. Many would come back for service. The wheels were inspected and often times the rims had small outward cracks in the aluminum. If you find one. Just one. DO NOT BUY DO NOT BUY EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MariachiArchery on
$200 bucks tops, in any market.
A near two decade old carbon frame that has been repaired is just not worth it. Resin and glue technology has improved dramatically, so much so, that we really can’t class old carbon bikes the same as we do new ones. Old carbon bikes like this, from this era, didn’t fail because the carbon was bad, they failed because the glue was bad. Same goes for this repair, and the odds of that repair failing again are high.
You should pass on this bike. And, if you want (or can only afford) something old, go with a steel bike.
Either way though, $800-1200 should get you something newish and modern.
For $600 more than this seller is asking, you can get this bike, with 12 speed Shimano 105 and hydraulic disc brakes. Free shipping too. Brand new. Warranty and all.
$1000 in this used market can go a really long way if you know where to look. Use [searchtempest.com](http://searchtempest.com) to search nation wide on craiglist and facebook market place. You can find something much, much better than this. Or fuck, just buy that Canyon and don’t worry about a new bike for another 20 years.
DJSlaz on
No. If it fits and works properly, and doesn’t need anything replaced, $250-$400 max. But. Beware “carbon patch.” “Professionally applied” by whom and where on the bike is it?
I’d pass. At $750 asking, a very hard pass.
iinaytanii on
I sold that bike when it was new and it kind of sucked then. Fuji were light and cheap but they felt like absolute garbage. You’d feel every pebble in the road. I’m sure it hasn’t aged to be any better
i470sailor on
What part of the bike in the picture is “setup for Alaskan riding?”
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18-year-old repaired carbon frame, rim brakes and limited tire clearance (25mm tires are NOT anything close to “gravel” tires). 2×10-speed from the 5600/6600-generation. That bike is worth $250 at best.
Not even close unless bikes are damn near impossible to get in Alaska.
Also I’ve used those wheels and am not a fan. They ride well, but the proprietary spokes are pretty fragile and difficult/expensive to buy these days.
No
Not at all! I recently sold a Fuji Team United full carbon pristine condition with Ritchey components and Dura Ace for $500 in the contiguous.
No way. Honestly, I’d hold off til PDF and hit a sale or buy used from someone upgrading at that time
Hilarious that the seller is calling 25 mm tires “beefed up” and “handling gravel”. Those are skinnier than the tires on most new road bikes, or those ridden in the Tour de France.
$250. It’s very dated. I’d use it as a trainer bike.
Seller can ask whatever they want, doesn’t mean it’s worth it and in this case it’s not worth anywhere near
$7.50
They messed up the decimal. It should be $75. Give them a break
How is that stem considered adjustable?
Hard pass
Absolutely not.
“Handles every form of Alaska road” but “has a carbon patch.” Assuming riding in Alaska cracked the frame.
I used to have one of those back in the day. Was actually a fairly nice bike but I don’t recall paying much more than 1,500 for it when it was new. But I’d pay 300 tops for that now and that’s only for an undamaged one. That one – hard pass.
NOPE But if you do. id also check the wheels. Those Ksyrium wheels had the reputation of the rims cracking at the spoke hole in the rim. Less spokes= higher tension. And just from use and abuse. I worked 6 years at a bike shop that sold numerous complete bikes and mavic wheelsets. Many would come back for service. The wheels were inspected and often times the rims had small outward cracks in the aluminum. If you find one. Just one. DO NOT BUY DO NOT BUY EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
$200 bucks tops, in any market.
A near two decade old carbon frame that has been repaired is just not worth it. Resin and glue technology has improved dramatically, so much so, that we really can’t class old carbon bikes the same as we do new ones. Old carbon bikes like this, from this era, didn’t fail because the carbon was bad, they failed because the glue was bad. Same goes for this repair, and the odds of that repair failing again are high.
You should pass on this bike. And, if you want (or can only afford) something old, go with a steel bike.
Either way though, $800-1200 should get you something newish and modern.
Look at this: [https://www.canyon.com/en-us/road-bikes/endurance-bikes/endurace/al/endurace-7/3705.html?dwvar_3705_pv_rahmenfarbe=R074_P06](https://www.canyon.com/en-us/road-bikes/endurance-bikes/endurace/al/endurace-7/3705.html?dwvar_3705_pv_rahmenfarbe=R074_P06)
For $600 more than this seller is asking, you can get this bike, with 12 speed Shimano 105 and hydraulic disc brakes. Free shipping too. Brand new. Warranty and all.
$1000 in this used market can go a really long way if you know where to look. Use [searchtempest.com](http://searchtempest.com) to search nation wide on craiglist and facebook market place. You can find something much, much better than this. Or fuck, just buy that Canyon and don’t worry about a new bike for another 20 years.
No. If it fits and works properly, and doesn’t need anything replaced, $250-$400 max. But. Beware “carbon patch.” “Professionally applied” by whom and where on the bike is it?
I’d pass. At $750 asking, a very hard pass.
I sold that bike when it was new and it kind of sucked then. Fuji were light and cheap but they felt like absolute garbage. You’d feel every pebble in the road. I’m sure it hasn’t aged to be any better
What part of the bike in the picture is “setup for Alaskan riding?”