My new $100 Aluminum/Carbon Trek

[Bezor]

[Ultra]

Nice.

Around here a mountain bike is more suitable for the inevitable dirt trails.

[Allemano]

How did you get this for $100 only? 

[MG]

Allemano raises a good question. Your thread title titillates, but the body provides no answers.  Inquiring minds want to know.   

[DeAutogids.nl]

100 dollar. I would buy one for that kinda money

[Bezor]

My very reliable friend is a hard-core bike rider.  He bought this with the intention of reselling it (no it's not stolen).  Retail on this '08 Trek is around $800.  I sold my Centurion Lemans road bike to a collector in S.F. for $200 and had a difficult time letting it go as I'd had it since new in '88.  I would have held on to it until I found the right buyer because Centurion Tange2 frames are usually turned into single-speed fixies. Given the condition that I keep my stuff in, I'd have waited it out for the "right" buyer.  Meh, what can I say?  Mark to market is one thing, but I'm sentimental too.   The deal for the Trek was $400.  Selling the Centurion brought that down to $200.  The guy also has a Merc that he wanted detailed which we agreed at $100 for an exterior detail.   

What the bike still needs:  I bought new Look Keo pedals as my old ones went with the Centurion.  They were original to when I bought them and the tension for their release was ridiculously weak, the cleats needed replacement anyway.   So, I'm out the cost of new Look Keo pedals and the ones I bought are the low rent series.  The saddle will probably need replacement, as this one is clearly supplied at a price point.  The brakes are adequate but I might upgrade the pads.  Since this is a triple, the cross-chaining is bad and for some reason I get the feeling the derailers will need fiddling.  I'm not so sure I won't upgrade to a Shimano 105 group set.

Hence, a well bought bike.

The mark up on bikes is stunning.  Buying new is worse than buying a new car given the depreciation.  Down economies can be good for some things after all.

[Paul Jaray]

Today I was supposed to go out with my bike (nothing fancy, just a mountan bike) but it's raining!
Another benefit to live in Tuscany is that you can ride your bike for 725Km in one month (like I did this month) without dodging cars and risking your life...and you can decide for mountain or seaside as well!

[Allemano]

I have a 20 year old Faggin "classic racer" with Cinelli equipment which I got on Ebay for 30 (!) Euros.
Last year I made a 190 km day trip from the river head of the Ruhr back to my home town Essen.
After that I had to stay in bed for three days...

[Paul Jaray]

This place is just 45km away from my home and you can reach it only after 4km of dirty roads, so it's not that crowed.
I often go there with my bike, spent the day snorkeling and get back...90km or real pleasure...(actually 500km of this month's mileage were spent for that destination...)

[Allemano]

what a beautiful place!

[Bezor]

This place is just 45km away from my home and you can reach it only after 4km of dirty roads, so it's not that crowed.
I often go there with my bike, spent the day snorkeling and get back...90km or real pleasure...(actually 500km of this month's mileage were spent for that destination...)

Those pictures are stunning. 

[Bezor]

I have a 20 year old Faggin "classic racer" with Cinelli equipment which I got on Ebay for 30 (!) Euros.
Last year I made a 190 km day trip from the river head of the Ruhr back to my home town Essen.
After that I had to stay in bed for three days...

That is a beautiful bike.  I'm doing more research on Faggin. 

[Amsterdam]

Now that is a nice bike to have!......unfortunately not when you live in Amsterdam!
This is why I can not have a nice bike like that

[knightfan26917]

VERY nice purchase, Bezor!

And, Paul ... that is an awesome place.

Hmph ... I can't remember the last time I rode my bicycle.  But, when I was a "youngster", I rode that thing EVERYWHERE.  It was hard to keep me off it.



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[Ultra]

I haven't rode the bike in about 5 years.