Opinions? anyone? Fix it, repair it, how do I do it, what's the best part to use, and now: how do I get there?

[fourfingersdown]

I'm looking at buying a friends steel frame Lemond Croix de Fer. It's a mix between ultegra and 105 and has only a few hundred miles on it, if that. He's asking for around $800. Anyone ever ridden one of these? I don't know much about Lemonds.
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[derrickito]

just doing prelim research on the internet, id try and talk him down. they sold for about 1000 retail it looks like. im assuming it's a 2005? 2006? shit economy, most people not buying expensive toys like this, and the fact that it's a couple years old.

haggle!

[lantius]

tell him you're borrowing some of the money to pay for it from you pastor.

[derrickito]

that's been known to work.

[fourfingersdown]

And the dude just got laid off too! Hello opportunist.

[Eric_s]

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[AndrewW]

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[jimmythefly]

[AndrewW]

[Eric_s]