pcrequest
Warming-Up
- Mar 4, 2012
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I'm considering buying a friend of a friend's bike he's selling as part of a Sayonara sale. I'm visiting Tokyo for 2 more months and I want a used bike to get some riding in before I get back home, so I'll be selling it before I leave, and want to make sure I don't overpay.
Www.tokyobike.com - It is the "sport" model.
58000 JPY is if the bike is new. Seller is asking 38,000 (includes floor pump and cateye front and rear lights). It is 3 years old and he used it as a daily comuter. I inspected the bike the other day. Negatives: brake pads are nearly finished. Brake cables seem to stretch a lot. I'm used to better stopping power. Surface rust on every hex nut. Rust on chainring that looks like it won't come off. Marring on frame about 2 square inches total. Positives: I fit the bike. No play in any hub or bearings (steering, wheel hubs, bottom bracket). Wheels are true. Runs through gears fine.
Fair price? What do you think I could sell this for, in the same condition?
Thanks!
Www.tokyobike.com - It is the "sport" model.
58000 JPY is if the bike is new. Seller is asking 38,000 (includes floor pump and cateye front and rear lights). It is 3 years old and he used it as a daily comuter. I inspected the bike the other day. Negatives: brake pads are nearly finished. Brake cables seem to stretch a lot. I'm used to better stopping power. Surface rust on every hex nut. Rust on chainring that looks like it won't come off. Marring on frame about 2 square inches total. Positives: I fit the bike. No play in any hub or bearings (steering, wheel hubs, bottom bracket). Wheels are true. Runs through gears fine.
Fair price? What do you think I could sell this for, in the same condition?
Thanks!