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A mate of mine asked if I knew of any deals about on a road bike. It'll to help fitness and budget is pretty tight. Anyone know of any bargains out there at the moment?
Second hand. You can get a very nice carbon or top end alloy for that.
That's more or less what I said to him. Of course there is the next problem then... that he knows nothing about bikes. doh.
You can't go far wrong with a top end alloy or carbon; Giant, Spesh,terk, 'dale or Planet x.
Make sure it's a decent frame, for that sort of money you'd be looking at American design Taiwanese produced. Got a good shimano, campag or sram group set some decent factory wheels and fits correctly.
Something along those lines.
that sort of thing will do him perfectly I'd imagine. thanks.
Got a medium Planet X Superlight Alu frame and Deda Carbon forks for sale. Email in profile if interested.
Trek 1.2C if you can find one. Very good value for money, 2 of the guys in the shop have them.
21lbs, full 9spd Sora, Bontrager wheels and kit. Carbon fork too.
Alternatively my girlfriend has a Giant Avail 3 which has been flawless and gets a nicer frame- the Defy 3 is the equivalent. It's really nice but looks a bit shit.
I wouldn't buy s/h if they're new to it- shop back up and warranty can be really helpful.
Got a new [url= 
]2009 spesh allez[/url] for not much more recently, very pleased with it. Had never ridden a road bike before but am doing 30 mile Sunday rides no probs.
I scoured ebay but the prices for second hand are way high, reckon everyone's looking for a bargain.
Parts on the Allez are a little entry level (Sora) but perform fine and the frame is worth upgrading on. Only regret is I wish I'd got a triple for the big hills.