Used State Bicycle Co. 4130 Road – Good Price?

That’s got static shifters – you will have to use one free hand to reach down and swap gears every time you decide to go up or down.

I had a Panasonic road bike for many years and while I loved the static shifters, and they were almost like a manual transmission on a car, my much more modern Trek has hood based shifters and I have to say I’m not sure how happy I would be to go back.

For $300 it’s not a bad buy, but keep in mind that if you want to upgrade anything it can be expensive, especially if you aren’t doing the work yourself.

Maybe see if you can try riding the bike first and make sure you understand how static shifters operate before you decide to purchase it just based on price.

That saddle is the one that bike comes with. It’s a $30 saddle at best, and if you find it uncomfortable, or you find out the stem is too short or long, or the bars are too wide, you find out your $300 bike turns into a $500 or $600 bike pretty fast by the time you get it set up for your body.

I have a Trek ALR 4 road bike that I got for $900 from Facebook Marketplace – while it was a good price up front, I’ve replaced the bars to a different width and reach, tape, tires and tubes, shorter stem and the saddle which has obviously been a pretty increased cost.

I love the bike now, but these are all potential costs you might not be fully considering.

I’m not trying to talk you out of this – I just wanted to chime in and maybe give you some food for thought!

It’s a good deal for $200 or less. I’d rather buy the old road bike that it’s built to resemble.