I am in the market for a new bike. My son is 14 and commandeered mine for his uses and i don't think im getting it back lol. I am not a serious rider, nor do I intend to be one but I was thinking of upping my budget for the simple fact because I feel like it. I was thinking for spending 2500ish for a full suspension model (my previous was a specialized rockhopper expert).
While I was looking around FB market place, a "2017 Pivot Mach 6 Team Edition Full Carbon" popped up. Dude is asking $2800, states msrp was $10,595 and supposedly "New, just been sitting in my garage"... For 7 years
![Thinking face :thinking: 🤔](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f914.png)
???
Is there a serial number on these that I can call Pivot on Monday and make sure it's not stolen?
If this thing does check out, do carbon frames deteriorate over time?
Why do these have 27.5 wheels, when most everyone else has 29?
My intended use is just light trails, small jumps, a bit of road riding here and there chasing the kids around.
EDIT TO AD:
I intend this to be my last bike purchase so this thing has to last 20+ years as I'm in my mid 40s. Which now that I think about it, difficulty of repairs, replacement parts, does this have to go to a service center or can anyone work on it?
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