Good deal? Gary Fisher Cobia 29-er Mountain Bike $400 15yr old but unridden.
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Gary Fisher Cobia 29-er Mountain Bike $400 15yr old but unridden. $1,000 new, owner says he's $2,000 into it.
29" wheels
RockShox Tora
"really strong wheel/spoke set that cost $500-ish"
computer, head light, tail light,
Owner spent about $2k total with seat, wheel upgrade, not sure if shocks were stock, or how he got that figure yet.
He's only ridden it for 15 miles somehow.
If these are air shocks, do they need new seals or something after that time? I looked up Tora and haven't figured out if they are air yet.
I'm looking for a good all around bike, I don't do a ton of riding since I'm a 7 days/week business owner so I don't need super tight handling (29" wheels).
Owner bought it but was too busy with his business to use it. Unless a 15yr old bike is a poor investment, it's obviously a fairly good deal or better I would think.
It got a 3.5/5 stars on bikeradar review but the review was most all positive. Trek Cobia 29er review
Thanks!
Gary Fisher Cobia 29-er Mountain Bike $400 15yr old but unridden. $1,000 new, owner says he's $2,000 into it.
29" wheels
RockShox Tora
"really strong wheel/spoke set that cost $500-ish"
computer, head light, tail light,
Owner spent about $2k total with seat, wheel upgrade, not sure if shocks were stock, or how he got that figure yet.
He's only ridden it for 15 miles somehow.
If these are air shocks, do they need new seals or something after that time? I looked up Tora and haven't figured out if they are air yet.
I'm looking for a good all around bike, I don't do a ton of riding since I'm a 7 days/week business owner so I don't need super tight handling (29" wheels).
Owner bought it but was too busy with his business to use it. Unless a 15yr old bike is a poor investment, it's obviously a fairly good deal or better I would think.
It got a 3.5/5 stars on bikeradar review but the review was most all positive. Trek Cobia 29er review
Thanks!
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should mention that $400 is on the higher end for an inexpensive used MTN bike that I'm looking for. It looks like these are from 2011-2013 so only 10yrs old I think.
Here's the review https://www.bikeradar.com/reviews/bikes/mountain-bikes/trek-cobia-29er-review/ Haven't seen it yet but if it is as described, I'll consider it as being sold at a base level value that shouldn't deteriorate significantly if it's not thrashed. $300 for any decent mountain bike with little use is extremely inexpensive, so we'll see about everything else.0 -
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