Told me he’ll take $170 and I know very little about road bikes but am wanting to try out and see if I enjoy it. I believe it is a full carbon trek just an old one. Also, from what I’ve found online, I think this would be the correct size for me or at least close enough to learn on. For the price, would this be worth purchasing?
I know I’ll have to spend at least $150 at my LBS getting it sorted out and have that factored into the cost.
by Altruistic_Discount4
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This thing is about as old as carbon gets, 20+ years, I’d say. The gear shifters are a very old style which will probably get annoying.
I wouldn’t buy this, especially as you’re looking to gain entry into cycling and this could leave you with an unnecessarily bad taste in your mouth. Especially after you’ve doubled your cost in lbs work.
now a great beginner bike, it’s super super old (shifting on it will be a pita) and too aero for a beginner too
You definitely do NOT want downtube shifters for a first bike. This bike is approaching 30 years old.
The price is so cheap that you could think of it as a good deal on a frame. Then you’d want to build it out with a new drivetrain. These Trek oclv frames are pretty good, but some definitely had bottom bracket problems. I would avoid for that reason.
I have a 1998 oclv that isn’t much heavier than a current road bike. Maybe a bit worse in designed compliance and stiffness. If this frame for sure didn’t have a bb problem, it would be a decent base to build up if you didn’t want to invest in disc brakes.