Selling my newish Fuji for an older Bianchi - help...

DarrenP

I bought my first road bike last year - a Fuji Roubaix Pro 09. Although I hadn't heard of Fuji the spec was good (105 group set) for the price £825 and it's proved pretty good - I have comfortably rode a few sportives. Now a friend is offering to sell his Bianchi 1885 veloce 08 bike to me and I'm wondering if it's worth bothering with. He's only clocked up 100 miles so the bike is brand new and he only wants £500 for it but it would mean selling the Fuji. What is concerning me though is that the Fuji is a 54cm frame (I'm 5'6) but the bianchi is a 51cm frame (despite my friend being slightly taller). Just wondering if the 2 makes have slightly different sizing? If a 51cm frame on the Bianchi isn't a show stopper then this feels like a good deal to me but hoping someone can advise me as I'm unfamiliar with Bianchi and am still a bit of a novice about road bikes...

skyd0g

I'd suggest you take it for a test run.
Your existing 54cm frame sounds on the large side for you at 5'6 - a 51cm frame would probably be a better fit.