Aushiker wrote: It is a 2007 or 2008 model he thinks and is pretty much the current ATT specification .... Thoughts on the price?
My Giro20 is the same model (bought Feb09) but doesn't have the external bearing crankset or updated frame clamp for the seat which Bacchetta changed specs to a couple of years ago. Then again he could have upgraded since purchase. The seat bag was also the older style and the rack stopped being sold in 2010 but Ian at FF might have had old stock available. So I'm still guessing that the bike has only been owned for 3-4 years. This would mean not too much wear and tear on the parts perhaps. It isn't a Giro ATT, it'd be aluminium instead of steel if so. Pity some of the bike bits clearly aren't ali, you can see rust along the chain, on the chainring bolts, grenade pins, bidon bolts, brake levers, pedals. Most of that can be scrubbed out or simply you replace with stainless steel bolts, this might be part of why the price is quite low.
If you look at the grips at the end of the handlebars you'll notice that both have been nearly pulled off the ends of the handlebar. This is a sign of either bad bike set up or a rider inexperienced with a recumbent. You tend not to pull hard on the handlebar grips once you learn to relax on the SWB and don't try to handle it like a DF. Note also that the seat is very upright, as like a beginner would have it. The Bacchetta website has a good page about setting up your bike for seat and bars, Hope Grip Doctor bar end plugs will help in the meantime with the grips. So the other reason for the bike's price might be that it just didn't work with this rider.
But then you'll need to look for faults in person, don't take my word. I've taken my Giro touring around Capel and nearby and suffered rust problems inside a week, replaced most bolts with stainless first chance I got. So that amount of rust is not unexpected and it doesn't look very deep. Stock Alex wheels and Kenda tyres, you can improve performance quite easily here. Looks to be Avid BB7 brakes. Don't like the GripShift but easily changed. If I was making changes I'll get the grenade pins on the seat stays changed to Velogenesis clamps, change to a Ventisit seat pad and add an underseat rack, not too many chnages and besides a bit of a cleanup this bike looks to be a good price at $1200.
And if you don't like that rear rack I'll take it.