Well I found a bike that fits me, used, at a local pawn shop.
I have found the recall and will check the VIN to see if it is effected.
So learn me Trek 7300
Well I found a bike that fits me, used, at a local pawn shop.
I have found the recall and will check the VIN to see if it is effected.
So learn me Trek 7300
geek bike (people who ride comfort bikes not cool looking)
Dayum, you're a tall son of a gun aintcha? 
What kind of riding do you want to do? Light urban, trails, distance on the road?
This bike is a hybrid, and would be suitable for light urban and gravel road riding. Not really a good bike for off-road trails with roots and climbing or distance riding on the road. The biggest issue (recall aside) would be wear and tear on the drivetrain. Ask the shop if it has had a tuneup, and if it hasn't you may be able to use that to negotiate the price down. What is the asking price?
6' 4 1/2" soooooo yeah!
Actually I was looking at the $99 fixie at Walmart, but ran across this which obviously fits me better. Light urban/weekend rides with the kids/rail trail type rides. Hopefully get in a little better shape. Not looking for a mountain bike. Not in the shape for them even if I was.
This thing is still under pawn. I got them down to $200 from $275, not sure how much more there is in wiggle room, but I am guessing a few bucks.
Ice storm today so I didn't ride it but it was in decent shape and looked to be in order.
bikerbenz wrote: geek bike (people who ride comfort bikes not cool looking)
I am a tall white guy that is an engineer with a wife and two kids, I gave up on cool a long time ago. 
My biggest concern would be wear on the drive train: chain, chain rings and rear cluster. Wear on these items can be hard to see, but it is common with used bikes to need new chains or cassettes. Ask about their return policy, that way you can take it to a bike shop and have them measure the chain wear and advise you on what it may need. Tires, brake pads and chains are all considered to be wear items. A good shop will look at it for free.
One other concern is that it might be stolen. Good pawn shops clear bike serial numbers with the local po-po, but not all do. Get the serial off the bottom and check for yourself if that is a concern.
It's definitely a better choice than a walmart bike, even if it needs some things. Offer them $180 in cash and they will probably take it. Not too many bike sales when it's cold out. 
...and not many people able to straddle a 25" main seat post either. 
a good tell for drivetrain ware is chain stretch... just takes a ruler and a few seconds... http://sheldonbrown.com/chains.html
it being such a large frame makes it more difficult to sell and therefore worth less (except to just the right person)... I overspent a bit on a 31 year old trek road frame because it was quality steel and 25.5" and fits me perfectly... when you are tall that fit thing gets difficult... on the other hand if it doesn't fit you overpaid no matter how cheap you get it for...
best of luck man, spring is coming and that looks like a great bike to get putzing around on... toss a rear rack and folding basket on it and it would be perfect to run to the store and pick up some groceries :)
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