I have been shopping for a mountain bike on and off for a few months now. I finally found a great deal on an older bike on Craigslist. Its a full-suspension XC bike with upgraded parts all over it and is in immaculate condition. The bike is 4 years old and has been kept up perfectly. Even though it is that old, it hasn't been rode in probably 2 full years. I have been riding it just to get the feel for the suspension, adjust the shocks, and get a feel for the right tire pressure. They are tubeless, so I ride them with much lower pressure than normal and the ride is much different from what I am used to. Hopefully the bike will hold up well. This bike brand new with all the upgraded parts would probably be over $3000. She was asking $880 and I bought it for $600. I am going out riding this morning...if it stops raining. Go figure, this is only the 2nd time I have seen steady rain in months.
Weather is finally breaking. We haven't seen over 100 degrees for probably the last week. It has been beautiful. We are going to our first Diamondbacks game tonight against LA. Should be good. The Diamondbacks are in first place right now...maybe an Indians/Diamondbacks World Series would be nice!
Here are some pictures of the bike:
High end Shimano components and disc brakes:
Fox front and rear shocks. The front shock is one of their top of the line shock. This guy probably paid upwards of $500 for this part alone. Its a fully adjustable coil shock with no air and lockout. The rear shock is the same, but its an air shock. They both seem to be in fully working order.
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