I'm looking for a good source to find a nice well cared for pre-owned (used) road bike, other than craigslist(which is full of huffy listings), anyone have good places to look. thanks
Pre-Owned Road Bikes
Admittedly, it's a pretty mixed bag on craigslist. However, with a little patience the right bike will come to you (assuming you have the time). If you go to craigslist, look under bikes, and scroll back to May 10, you'll find a Litespeed Vortex (Dura Ace/Ultegra), Cannondale CAAD4 (Campy Record), Litespeed Tuscany (Ultegra), Trek 5200 Carbon (Ultega), another Litespeed Vortex (Campy Record), and a Cannondale CAAD5 (Campy Record) listed. That's some pretty powerful stuff and some of it may still be available. Incredibly, it was all listed on the same day.
If you're going to try Ebay, you may consider narrowing your search to bikes in the NY/NJ area. Often the seller will let you come by for a test ride.
Good Luck!
Ben
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Recycle-a-Bicycle Manhattan
75 Avenue C (between 5th & 6th Streets)
212-475-1655
Recycle-a-Bicycle Brooklyn
55 Washington Street (between Front & Water Streets)
718-858-2972
www.bikecult.com/works
Bike Works NYC
106 Ridge St., NYC 10002
212-388-1077
www.bikesnyc.com
Spokes&Strings
140 Havemeyer St, Brooklyn,NY 11211
718.599.2409
Emey's Bike Shop
141 E 17 St
212-475-7409"