a used ocr 3 great for an intro rider?

[TxDoc]

I have located a giant ocr 3 (46cm wheel base) for roughly $500 cdn from a private seller.

Sounds a bit too expensive to me. Unless it's the C (carbon) one.
I would shop around and find something else. You can probably find some very nice used bikes in the $500-600 range.
Good luck

[thach8]

Thanks for the replies everyone! The suggestions are all very helpful.
I thought I had posted a reply with pictures of the bike, but for some reason the posting didn't show up

Anyways, here's the link:

http://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/410723/

I responded to the person to purchase the bike for $350. I'm not sure if they'll respond back with an answer.

for some odd reason I'm finding it very tough to find a used bike for a petite gal in ontario. There are no bike shops who are selling used road bikes.

I'm not sure if this bike is the carbon one or not, but I'm leaning towards not