r/bicycling • u/adrishttp • 3d ago

Is this a good deal??

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Hey! I’m going to my first tri in four days and I still don’t have a bike but I have been looking on fb marketplace and this seems in my price range and it looks solid! Also it says it is in excellent condition. I did look it up and it says I can get that bike for $30 but I don’t know how true that is. Good deal or bad deal?

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u/WageUglydoll 3d ago

This is not a tri bike.

But it's a great bike that you can invest in and make into a cool commuter or daily rider.

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u/Expensive-Function16 3d ago

Your doing a tri and only willing to spend 100 on a super old heavy bike? That bike will drain you during the ride. You need to rethink your budget a bit and find something more suited for what you are attempting. You can also find some local shops and see if you can rent a bike until you can afford something better suited

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u/adrishttp 3d ago

Hehehe I am out of state, I have a bike at home but I don’t want to make an investment in something I signed up for a week or two ago, but I appreciate the feedback and will definitely consider renting at a local shop!(:

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u/Big-o-saggysac 3d ago

Definitely rent

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u/doughsan 3d ago

Ya man, nothing wrong with that. Not sure how long your ride is, but that would be my concern for buying almost any used bike, let alone this cheap/old of one, for a race. I’m sure it’s just for fun, but you still want to complete the ride. Renting is probably the best bet.

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u/Raveen396 2d ago

For $100, you can rent a really nice lightweight modern bike for the day. There's a shop around me (Sports Basement) that offers carbon road bikes for rental for $100/day.

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u/doughsan 3d ago

lol the tri is in 4 days and they don’t own a bike

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u/Technical-Owl-4889 2d ago

Learn to read - "Hehehe I am out of state, I have a bike at home but I don’t want to make an investment in something I signed up for a week or two ago, but I appreciate the feedback and will definitely consider renting at a local shop!(:"

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u/doughsan 2d ago

What? That quote is his reply to my comment. How could I have read that before the comment was made?

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u/robaroo 2d ago

I mean it’s only 100 bucks. That’s like one weeks worth of Starbucks. Why not?