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This bicycle has been sold and is no longer available. Thank you for your interest.

Backstory

Back in Grad school (fall 2001), I bought this bike for $380 and rode it every day to and from my office. (I then spent some money on the upgrades of lights, etc. — see specs below.) It served me well, but I neglected it somewhat when I got my job after I graduated. When I moved up to Ithaca, I bought a new bike that suited me a little better, and so I'm looking to make some space by getting rid of this one.

Specs

The bike is an aluminum framed mountain bike (a GT Timberline) which measures 18" from the center of the crank to the center of the top bar. I believe that this means that it corresponds to a "size 18" in some sizing systems. For reference, I'm 6' (183cm) tall and it felt just the slightest bit short on me — but I like to ride with my legs very extended. It has shimano gear shifters, though unfortunately they're grip-shifters, with 3 gears on the crank and 7 on the wheel for 21 speeds. The headlight on it works, though I can't swear to how well the rechargeable NiMHs in it will hold a charge. It's got a rear LED red tail-light (with 3 modes — full on, flash, and pulse) with reasonable fresh batteries in it. It's got a rear mud-flap and a mount-point for a front mud-flap (the original broke). The tires are very heavily treaded for use in off-road conditions (I used them to ride pretty comfortably when it was snowing out), but if you'd want to use the bike for mostly on-road activities, I would suggest changing the tires as these are a bit bumpy and would slow you down. The rear wheel has a double-thickness inner tube because I broke the original single-thickness inner tube going off of a hard curb (the front is still the original inner tube). The pedals have pretty good clipless straps on them that, while rusted, are pretty durable. Oh, yeah, it's got a kick-stand too.

Condition

It probably needs a tune-up, but I got it tuned up and rode it a bit at the end of last summer before I got my new bike. It spent the winter in-doors, so it should still be ridable now. In previous years it spent a lot of time out doors, so it has a little rust, but nothing structural (since the frame is aluminum, there's not much that could rust structurally) and I believe it doesn't mar the appearance much either.

When I last road it it road well — the wheels have zero wobble and the gear selectors would go all gears, though do have to push slightly hard to go to the largest gear on the crank. I believe that the cable is just improperly tightened. It's not a big deal in that the selector works every time, it just annoys me that it's not as perfectly smooth as when I bought it.

I haven't ridden it over the winter or spring, but since it spent the winter in my apartment (and thus wasn't subjected to excess humidity or to temperature swings), I expect that it should be in the same condition as when I last road it.

Asking Price

I'm asking $150 or best offer for the bike. Please use the contact page if you're interested.

Pictures

Here are some pictures which should give you a pretty good idea of what the bike is like. Click on each picture to see the full size image.