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Comparing bikes with lemons? Ugh. Assessing value and quality is certainly a concern and a challenge for those who aren't bike geeks. I nearly bought a carbo
by jmspring 12y ago
Comparing bikes with lemons? Ugh.
Assessing value and quality is certainly a concern and a challenge for those who aren't bike geeks. I nearly bought a carbon framed bike from a woman in San Francisco a few years back, but I noticed a problem where the bond between one of the carbon seat stays and the steel dropouts had come loose (visible movement). She didn't even know about it and was bummed, I passed on the bike.
One place to take a first pass at bike prices (for many commercial bikes) is:
http://www.bicyclebluebook.com http://www.bicyclebluebook.com
As for Craigslist, you have to be careful, many stolen bikes end up there.
Edit: CL comment
- ptaipale 12y agoDictionary entry for lemon: 4. Informal. a person or thing that proves to be defective, imperfect, or unsatisfactory; dud: "His car turned out to be a lemon."
- jmspring 12y agoThe thought experiment in the article is certainly an interesting read. That said, I don't see used bikes or the fact that bikes have parts that wear out as being in the same category as lemon laws applied to cars.