I’m not too familiar with the bike but I don’t think so.
sharkamino on
2012 Cannondale Trail SL5
$300 max if in rather good condition, $200 to $250 fair value average condition, since it’s the base model with the most basic entry level components.
MSRP was around $750.
It does have mountain bike tires. They have narrower numerous knobs for hard pack trials and gravel instead of fewer wider knobs for softer conditions.
metmerc on
No. It has dated geometry, a 3x drivetrain, and mechanical disc brakes. The problem isn’t that this is no longer worthy of trails, because it was fine 10+ years ago and it’s fine now.
However, technology trickles down and you can get an Ozark Trail Ridge 29er at Walmart for $398 that has equivalent brakes, an equivalent (if not better) fork, a better drivetrain, and better geometry.
$400 is too high an asking price for that bike and $375 isn’t enough off. That’s worth closer to $200 and you’d grow out of it pretty quickly for mountain biking.
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I’m not too familiar with the bike but I don’t think so.
2012 Cannondale Trail SL5
$300 max if in rather good condition, $200 to $250 fair value average condition, since it’s the base model with the most basic entry level components.
MSRP was around $750.
It does have mountain bike tires. They have narrower numerous knobs for hard pack trials and gravel instead of fewer wider knobs for softer conditions.
No. It has dated geometry, a 3x drivetrain, and mechanical disc brakes. The problem isn’t that this is no longer worthy of trails, because it was fine 10+ years ago and it’s fine now.
However, technology trickles down and you can get an Ozark Trail Ridge 29er at Walmart for $398 that has equivalent brakes, an equivalent (if not better) fork, a better drivetrain, and better geometry.
$400 is too high an asking price for that bike and $375 isn’t enough off. That’s worth closer to $200 and you’d grow out of it pretty quickly for mountain biking.