looking to get a 2nd bike for homies to ride since I have a few wanting to visit me before I leave CA. this single speed caught my attention and would be fun to ride around in flat as fuck Houston. Is this bike worth buying? seller says hardly been used and it has new tires/brakes
the way i would approach this is like so: a well kept single speed that i don't have to put any time into setting up or fixing is easily worth 100 to me personally. add in new brakes and and tires and think about what they would cost you to buy them(brakes often need to be replaced, you will end up buying new tires anyway and starting with new ones gives you more initial mileage). if you want to be sure the most important parts on this bike are fresh, then 42 bucks extra for them is an alright deal. a set of new tires could cost you as much. brakes can be had cheap, but then add in the comfort tax for getting them shipped installed. i'd check the bike out in person, ride it a bit to see if the wheels are reasonably straight, brakes work correctly, feel out the bottom bracket. basically check if you might need any post purchase maintenance that cost more.
it's not supercheap by any means, i'd say around 150 is reasonable if the seller is truthful about the state of the bike. maybe you can make them go down to a 130? the frame is really nice. i could see some people just pay this much for that maybe. also i just convert dollars one to one to euros, but i guess that mostly checks out nowadays. and our prices for bikes, skateboards, shoes, are pretty similar. i'm actually surprised to see a bianchi priced so low, but it's a single speed, so ... not much to charge for except the frame basically.