Does it matter that it is a 2005?

[Aggie_Ama]

Regina- Unfortunately it would be the blue bike. I love the purple and the pink looked really good in person (last year when I saw one). The blue is pretty too. Heck, all Orbeas are pretty to me. Even the orange sherbert colored one and I don't like orange!

I am going to inquire about a compact double swap. My DH still thinks the Synapse might be a better bike. If the rain doesn't come this weekend I plan to go test ride!

I have the car mentality that one should sit on the lot that long. I needed to reason that a 2005 bike is still a good bike.

[Triskeliongirl]

I have the car mentality that one should sit on the lot that long. I needed to reason that a 2005 bike is still a good bike.

When it comes to bikes, new is not necesarially better than New Old Stock. In some cases, as in the terry isis example above, new was better but too expensive to continue producing. I have seen that in trek madonnes too, where older models actually had better fraemes and components, but in trying to increase profit margins cut back in the newer models. If you can find a new old stock bike that fits you and is what you are looking for, you can often save big bucks, and/or get a whole lot more bike for the money if you are on a strict budget. Let us know what you end up with.