I’m willing. But I was almost fooled into a bad bike deal before ST saved me. 300 for a used HED disc… If it is worth it, please don’t steal this from me, ST!
I’m not super worried about looking cool or even looking modern. I just want to go fast and have enough cash leftover to pay for races.
This is his reply to my question about age and braking surface:
‘I think I bought it new in 2007-2008 braking surface is aluminum and is fine, I used the brakes as little as possible in TT’s : )’
His use of emoticons makes me a bit suspicious… $300 for a disc sounds pretty appealing. If you’re super concerned about budget, a wheelbuilder cover is 1/3 the cost of that guy’s item and allows for pretty similar aerodynamic gains. But, if you don’t have a PTap wheel or really a wheel set you’d like to keep on the bike, I’d try to see the disc in person, verify the age/trueness/etc, offer a bit lower, and see what you can work out!
I have a pre-Jet disc from HED. I paid a similar cost. I don’t regret it. If you are concerned about the year it was made — just look in the rim track— there will be an engraved number on it (for example mine says 1104-005). I believe the first four numbers are the month and year of manufacture.
Of course depending on which wheel you can lose those a couple of watts. Back to the actual question, it doesn’t strike me as a scam. Its not particularly new, not one of the sexiest wheels around. 300 seems lowish, but theres times I’ve just wanted to get rid of stuff I’m not using will take a bit less than ebay prices just to avoid ebay hassles.