Price Inquiry 07 Specialized Ruby Expert

[OakLeaf]

I'd have a LBS inspect the frame.

And have a general idea whether it will fit your wife. (hint: this has as much or more to do with her reach/top tube length than it does with her inseam/seat tube length).

[eric99gt]

They're asking $1100. So maybe a bit too high. As far as fit goes she took a quick little spin on this style of bike at the store (newer model) and seemed to fit her well. It would be her first road bike so I'm not sure she would even know if one fit extremely better than the next and if it makes any difference it will mainly be for fun. She's not extremly competitive but likes to do some tri's and bike races and was getting tired of doing it on the old mountain bike. I was thinking around $800 as one poster mentioned above. I'll look in to having it inspected. Thanks for the advice so far.

[batsheva]

i would snap up an 07 ruby expert for that price..just 2 or 3 years old and a $3K bike... whats your wife's height - do you have a good sense that that it the right size for her?

[eric99gt]

She's 5'2". Looking around the sites regarding sizing 48cm seems about right. It may be a bit off but I'm assuming we can change some things out if necessary. Also given that this is her first road bike I'm sure anything will be an upgrade over the mountain bike. I understand exact sizing is quite important for those doing a ton of riding but I couldn't see her using this more than for a few tri's and short bike runs (26 miles or so). So I'm assuming this would work working off of the fact that she's 5'2" and that she has sat on a newer model of this same bike and seemed to be fine with the fit.