Off the top of my head I believe that's a Soloist, also the frame is not carbon, but rather aluminum, fork is likely carbon. I could be wrong on the model, but not the frame material.

That looks like a Cervelo Dual, which was their entry level try bike in the early 2000s.

this is a Dual, proabably circa 2000-2001
Steerer is aluminum (hence the alloweance for 60mm of spacers under the stem)
http://www.bikesportmichigan.com/reviews/soloist.shtml

known issues were corrosion at/around the cable guides

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Yeah, that’s a Dual from about ‘04 or ‘05 timeframe.

that bike sucks. and is worth about 150 dollars

Looks like a 2005-ish Cervelo Dual. Definitely an aluminum frame, but, at that age, I'd trust aluminum more than carbon.

IMHO, $700 is about twice what that bike is worth. I might go $400 if everything was in tip-top cosmetic and mechanical shape.

As for whether it would be a good intermediate "trial" step between an endurance road bike with clip-ons and a newer, more expensive triathlon-specific bike? Absolutely. 80% of the aero drag come from the lump of meat that rides on top of the bike. This would almost certainly allow you to get in a more aerodynamic position that what you're riding on now, making you faster. That position should translate to a newer triathlon bike should you upgrade. If anything, the stack-and-reach on this is a tad more aggressive than most current bikes, although there appears to be plenty of steerer tube length remaining to make adjustments.

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"They're made of latex, not nitroglycerin"

Yep, I would pay around $150 for that bike, so offer $100 and see what happens.

Just my opinion, I wouldn't but it, better bikes will come up in your price range.

Ok folks, sound like most people recommend a big old no. I don't need a tri bike immediately. I'm doing LP 70.3 in w few weeks, and then I'm done for the season, so rather than drop $100 on this bike, I'll just form a plan for a better bike for next season.

THANKS hivemind.

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Formerly GiantNewb, but not such a newb anymore.

It's a Dual.

I loved mine, still have it as a road bike.

First grown up Tri bike I owned, still haven't beaten the best IM bike time done on it.