Saw this bike on fb and wasn’t sure if it is worth the price. Looks old and not sure if it would be good for long rides. Any thoughts?
by TheOneAndOnly_G
Saw this bike on fb and wasn’t sure if it is worth the price. Looks old and not sure if it would be good for long rides. Any thoughts?
by TheOneAndOnly_G
3 Comments
No. It’s an outdated bike, I don’t trust carbon from that era to still be up to handling my weight, and I have no sentimental attachment to that bike.
No no no. These old carbon frames are simple carbon tubes that are glued into aluminum lugs. Unfortunately carbon and aluminum, in close proximity experience “galvanic corrosion”, causing the carbon tubes and glue to break down. These bikes are known for falling apart.
The parts are decent though, but considering the frame could at any moment break apart like poorly assembled Legos, it’s maybe only worth $150 (or at least that’s the price I’ve seen then sitting around.)
Here’s an example:
https://www.reddit.com/r/bikewrench/s/wDR0XecB18
I had one of those, loved that bike.