Help me buy my first road bike

[mama2tri]

Any thoughts on an older Serotta road bike?

I've found a 1991 Serotta Colorado II. Great bike when it was new, fairly low miles, not sure yet if it fits well. He is asking $700, which seems a little high. I'm thinking closer to $450-500 would be fair given the age and condition. It has Shimano Dura-Ace components and slightly newer STI shifters. Frame is pretty, but very early 90's - orange fade to hot pink. Which is actually kind of cool.

[ilima]

Any thoughts on an older Serotta road bike?

I've found a 1991 Serotta Colorado II. Great bike when it was new, fairly low miles, not sure yet if it fits well. He is asking $700, which seems a little high. I'm thinking closer to $450-500 would be fair given the age and condition. It has Shimano Dura-Ace components and slightly newer STI shifters. Frame is pretty, but very early 90's - orange fade to hot pink. Which is actually kind of cool.

Skip it. Get something with newer components. Although the funky paint job probably makes it tempting.

Frame is probably very nice, although you would want to check on the geometry and ensure it's not some super-custom with weird measurements. As a newbie to road biking, I think you'd be better off with a bike with new components vs. buying what might turn out to be headache after headache.

[papaver]

It's a lot of money for an old bike.