Decisions!

[Catrin]

While I don't know much about either bike, it looks to me like you already know which one feels the best Whatever you decide, we are looking forward to the pictures!

[Aggie_Ama]

Although the Superfly is an amazing bike my thought is 2,000 miles is a lot on a mountain bike. Was it raced? Does he have maintenance records? Is it factory fork, has it been rebuilt? I am not opposed to used but mountain bikes take a beating so I am more hesitant about them.

[Becky]

Although the Superfly is an amazing bike my thought is 2,000 miles is a lot on a mountain bike. Was it raced? Does he have maintenance records? Is it factory fork, has it been rebuilt? I am not opposed to used but mountain bikes take a beating so I am more hesitant about them.

This, especially for a carbon frame that's only a year old.

[limewave]

The 2,000 miles was DH's guess, not a fact.

The Superfly is owned by a friend of ours. He buys a lot of bikes. Like more than one a year. He's been racing for a LONG time--he knows how to ride a bike and how to take care of it well. When I looked at the bike today he mentioned replacing some parts with new XTR. I have a feeling this is because he had something higher-end on it that he replaced when it was given to him initially.

He had this bike for 1/2 a season before he got his custom, ultra agressive style new steel frame bike. He let me ride that one around his yard--it was freaky! Way too agressive for me. But the Superfly felt nice.

I'm going to take it for a follow-up ride on some gravel roads next week before the big decision . . . . . . .

[Aggie_Ama]

If you know the person well and their maintenance tendencies that is a different story. loved my Fisher but most of the people I know that have had a carbon one have had it replaced because of warranty. Again we ride super rocky trails but I have known 5 people who had the frame crack. May want to make sure the warranty is transferable. And I would want to have the frame checked by a shop just in case. Again it is what you are comfortable with in a used bike.

[Roadtrip]

AFAIK the frame warranty from Trek is original owner only. May not be a huge deal if you are friends with this person as if anything "did" happen I'm sure your friend would step up and deal with Trek on warranty, so long as he is original owner.

[limewave]

I'm really nervous about buying a carbon frame without a warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I know 2 people that have had the 2009 Superfly and both said that they would not own a carbon frame without a warranty even though they LOVE their bikes.

I've done a lot of looking, shopping around, test-riding. DH is starting to get upset with me, he thinks I'm jerking people and around. I don't mean to! I just want to make the right decision

It's tough when you can't afford the bike you really want. The bikes in my price range just don't feel right. Sigh.