Take a look at the crankset teeth (from both sides) and the cassette cogs for wear. Drivetrains can be expensive to replace. Check that the derailer is not bent. Make sure seatpost and stem are movable in their respective tubes and not frozen. Though I doubt they would be on a year old bike. Ask if it has been crashed before, and get assurance that the frame is in alignment.
On Tuesday, July 17, 2012 2:54:57 AM UTC-4, Ozonation wrote: > Hi... new here, but was advised over in Bike Forums to check this user > group! I've been seriously considering a Rivendell, and have settled in a > Sam Hillborne. I just came across a 2011 SH model going for about $1600 to > $1700 - supposedly it has low mileage. *Does this price sound reasonable? > Too good to be true?* Even better, the seller is not too far away. If I > manage to check it out, any key things I should be looking for on a used > Rivendell bike to see if its in good shape as claimed? Thanks a lot. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/cgCRhyJEhAwJ. 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.
