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Originally Posted by MRM
I ended up getting a 2001 Bianchi Talledega from Craig's List for $750. It has a steel frame and full Ultegra components. It's a well enough known bike that others are for sale on other cities' Craig's Lists, so I know I paid ful value. I didn't get a great deal but I got what I paid for. It's very nice and I've put more dings in it in the 60 miles I've ridden it that the PO did on his claimed 600 miles (from the looks of him it was probably closer to 6 miles).
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Saw a Talladega at L.A. City Hall Thursday. So did a few other people who literally stopped to do a double-take at the bike - it's that beautiful.
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Originally Posted by MRM
Question for the peanut gallery: does my Bianchi have the lugged frame?
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Nope. The one I saw Thursday didn't have lugs.
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Originally Posted by MRM
The screaming deal of the year that I saw of Craig's List was a year old Trek Madone (a $3,000 bike) for sale for $1,000 because the seller got injured some how and couldn't bike anymore. It lasted almost 24 hours on Craig's List. It was too small for me and I already had my bike, or I would have bought it over the phone.
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Meh! Your Talladega is twice the bike of any carbon Madone, if in ride quality alone. Talledegas are rare - Treks are a dime a dozen. If I had $700 burning my pocket when I saw that Talladega on Thursday, I would have offered it to rider - the bike was my size.
Also, a Talledega is a Panzer tank compared to a Trek Madone. All you need to know is a dent can be fixed on a steel Talladega. As little as a scratch, in some cases, is a death sentence to a carbon Madone. I've heard of cases where high-end carbon frames have broken in half after falling over on their sides.
BTW: $750 for a full Ultegra Talledega - particularly if it's nine speed, is a steal these days.