It's a horribly executed build on a very very good bike. Do a quick mental inventory of the parts that must be replaced when you see it. If you feel like you'll need to replace lots of stuff, then lower your offer. Plan on doing the equivalent of a rebuild at least. The number I'd keep in mind is that the Ramb frameset seems to go for about $750 these days. If you decide the wheelset and drivetrain are usable, then for sure $1000 makes sense. If everything is usable, then $1200 isn't outrageous.
Of the pictures, the one that concerns me the most is the front wheel sitting WAY offcenter in the fork. Make sure you know how to verify that the fork is not bent. I'm sure others on the list are better than me at this, but when doing a tool-free inspection, my approach would be 1. make sure the front wheel is seated in the tips properly. 2. If its way off center like the picture, spin the wheel 3. if the wheel is reasonably true, take it off and reverse it 4. if the fork is straight, then the wheel is out of dish, and reversing it will make it offcenter the same amount to the OPPOSITE side. If the fork is bent and the wheel is dished correctly, then the wheel will be just as badly offcenter to the same side. If both are bad, then its harder to separate how bad without tools. Hopefully it's just that the seller hasn't put the front wheel in all the way, and there's no problem. On May 20, 10:51 am, Daniel <aframaf...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've been looking at look at this Ram on > Craigslist:http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/bik/2388442830.html > > The cable routing, handlebars and tape are all bugging me, but I'm on > the fence about going to see it anyway. > > What do y'all think? > > Daniel -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
