Is this a good deal?

JayEpp
JayEpp Posts: 2
edited June 2015 in Road buying advice
So I'm honestly brand new to cycling, and I've been looking for a beginner road bike to buy. Ive been looking at local classified ad's online to buy a bike that won't hurt my wallet too much, and I came across 2 different bikes that seem to be around my size ( im 6'1, so i figured a 58 cm size was about right, let me know if im wrong haha). Anyway, here are the two ads that ive found, and I was hoping I could get some advice... Thank you so much for anyone who helps me out. I greatly appreciate it!

2012 Cannondale SYNAPSE 6 Compact - 500$ (contacted the seller. firm on the price)
https://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=218&c ... d=34323120

2006 or 2007 Masi Nuova Strada - 450$ (price is flexible for negotiation)
https://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=218&c ... d=34767562

Thanks again for the help.

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  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 17,151
    most here are uk based so hard to know how that pricing is for the local market in usa where i assume you are

    both are aluminium frames, i'd go for the cannondale every time...

    6 years less wear and tear
    steerer tube hasn't been cut
    looks very clean, the ad says it hasn't been ridden that much, i'd agree

    cannondale's sizimg chart is here...

    http://www.evanscycles.com/product_docu ... -chart.pdf

    ...check both height and inside leg, i think you'll be ok with the 58cm
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
  • passout
    passout Posts: 4,425
    The Dale looks good to me too.
    'Happiness serves hardly any other purpose than to make unhappiness possible' Marcel Proust.

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