Skeletor916

Hiiii, everybody! /Dr. Nick

Was looking around for an upgrade bike (upgrade from a $60 1990's Specialized Hard Rock) now that I find myself riding more and more. Found a guy with a 2017 Trek FX 2 with a 22.5" frame. He says it wasn't used much except for his kid to ride back and forth to school.

It checks a lot of the boxes I wanted in an upgrade (700c, more gears, better shifters, price range) but weight of the bike + my weight puts me right at the weight limit for this bike (300lbs). Is that going to be a problem?

Also, is it a good bike/upgrade? I read up on it as quickly as I could while clearing out my garden for the summer, and it seems to be reviewed favorably, but most of that stuff isn't considering guys like me.

Any thoughts? All thoughts appreciated. Thanks.

bigbiker1

Unless there is something wrong with it that sounds like a steal for that nice and new of a bike! Aahzz
rides one and speaks highly of it, I would hit him up with questions. He is heavier than you btw, the weight limit should not be an issue.

Skeletor916

Great, thanks. I saw Aahzz's posts when I searched this forum, and he certainly seems to like it. It does seem like a really good price... which is why my suspicious face is on right now. Either way, I'm going to go check it out soon. Guy sent a picture. Looks like it might be a bit dirty, hopefully not scuffed.

RonnieR

Three weeks ago my wife and I got a couple of FX2s while they were on end of year sale for $399. We both like them. I'm 295 lbs. No problems so far. I'd do it again.

Aahzz

That's a dang good price. I'd give it a good once over to make sure everything's OK, but that's a lot of bike for $200. I've done over 350 miles on mine, I'm 360 by myself, and I have had only one issue, a broken spoke, and that was after having to hop a steep curb, which I wouldn't advise but found unavoidable at the time.

katsup

Occasionally, I see prices like that for this model Trek. Just last night I saw a guy selling a 2015 7.2 for $100, it was a far drive and someone beat me to it. He had the original receipt from when he purchased it new, but had to sell fast due to moving.

If you are worried about the bike, have him meet you at a bike shop and have them look it over before buying. I did this when I purchased my mountain bike.

prq9218

Sounds like a good deal, I'd jump on it if everything checks out.

rumrunn6

are you tall? that's a big frame

FYI everyone in our family has an FX & we like them a lot