Road Bike.......is it worth $150?

[lovethatdirtywater]

Fuji Royale (not sure on the year, early 90s)

Suntour componets that came originally on the bike. Non-index shifters on the down-tube - 12spd.

Aluminum frame, approx 27lbs

The bike was sitting at some old lady's house for 15+ years and she sold it at a garage sale to a bike shop owner for $25. He fixed it up by doing the/adding the following:

Tune up ..........$37
New 27" QR Alloy rear wheel ..........$40
SRAM PC850 Chain ..........$15
Pair of brake pads ..........$4
Profile Black Cork handlebar tape ..........$13
Alloy silver water bottle cage ..........$5
used pedals w/toe clips ..........$10


Now hes selling for $200, he'll sell it to me for $150 because I spend loads of $$ at his shop and he knows I will accessorize my next bike solely through his store.

Not looking for a carbon fiber, lighter than my toothbrush-racer. Just want something that will last me the summer. In Oct 09 I am buying a full-CF FELT ($5k+ new) for $1,200 so I dont want to spend alot right now.

Its either THIS or the Kent GMC Denali at Walmart. What do you think??

 

[Nick]

Don't buy the Denali - go with the Schwinn 700 at Walmart and have it shipped to the store to save shipping costs. Here's the link:
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4698938 - I bought it a few weeks ago and have more than 200 miles on it. It's great. I did the 35 mile Tour de Tucson and did 15 miles to and from work today.

I don't know the details on the Fuji - I would do some searches on ebay, etc to try to price comparison it out. The only thing I can add is with either bike, make sure it fits you properly so you get the most out of it.