BIKES!!!
Bikes are hard to find right now! I'm a teacher, and I had no time to ride at all over the last 10 weeks, but school ended, and I want to ride now. I cannot find a bike to buy!
I've called local bike shops, searched online. I used to have a Trek Multitrack bike that my DS left in the woods when he was in high school. I loved that bike. I've been looking for a Trek FX 7.whatever in my size for 3 weeks now. I've bid on a few on ebay that will ship, and but I lost. I've been searching Craig's List, Let Go, FB Marketplace. I've seen a couple 10 day listings on Craig's List, but the sellers never got back to me, so I think they got sold before I saw them.
I saw one post yesterday and contacted the seller within an hour of the posting. I'm supposed to go look at it this afternoon. It is exactly the model and size I want - FX 7.1, 17.5 inch frame. But it's a 2011. The seller says it hasn't been ridden in 3 years, so if that's true, it only has 6 years of use. The price is a little high at $275. The 2014 and 2016 I missed out on earlier were $150. I checked bicycle blue book, and they priced it at around $150. I'd be willing to go up to $200 due to bike scarcity/supply and demand. I figure I can negotiate better in person with cash in hand. Wish me luck!