Best way to find a used bike?

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gitarjunky · Thu Mar 02, 2006 7:40 am

Anyone know of a good place to find used bikes in the Orange County/L.A. area? I've been checking craigslist.com and cycletrader.com regularly, but I was just wondering if there are any other websites out there. I want to spend 3000 or less (already have helmet, jacket, boots and gloves).

Shiv · #2 Unread post by **Shiv** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:38 am

I don't think so. Maybe socalriders.com but that's south Carolina, not sure where LA is in comparison.

Classifieds in the newspaper. Americanclassifieds.com might work.

Uhm...you can pick up a hard copy at like supermarkets and stuff.

What else...dealerships will sometimes sell used bikes (one near me does) but not often.

Motofiend · Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:35 pm

#4 Unread post by **Skier** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 2:50 pm

You don't know how good it is to be in such a large area with so many bikes for sale. Craigslist should be all you need, but word of mouth can lead you to great bargains, as well.

flynrider · #5 Unread post by **flynrider** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 8:14 pm

I was trying to find a bike for a friend last year and it seemed to me that Craigslist and Cycle Trader were the best bets for finding something in your local area.

I found dozens of "bikes for sale" websites, but most of them were a waste of time. If you want to buy a bike, you've got to go where the sellers go, and that's the two sites above.