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bigJIMMY
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 Posted: Sun 10/Aug/08 9:08pm Post subject: So, If You Only Had A Budget Of $1500 For A Road Bike....... |
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What would you buy?
been out of road racing for about 6 years now, looking to get back into it.
only got 1500 bucks max.....
what is there? or stick it out and save to $??? for a proper bike?
been mainly looking at avanti......
any help appreciated from those in the know.....
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musket
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Second hand. Or alternately keep on saving till you've got a little more.
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Fergie
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Merida.
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happybaboon
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dratme, or Buy/Sell on Vorb might have some bargains - Good bikes for low low prices.
Also many bike stores regularly do interest-free finance deals of a year or so, so you could get a nicer bike and pay $1500 up front and then pay the rest off at your (comparative) leisure. I've bought a couple of bikes this way.
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musket
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lol.
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Fergie
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901, good alloy frame, carbon fork, full shimano inc hubs, brakes and cranks. $1599. Can do for $1399.
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bigJIMMY
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| Posted: Sun 10/Aug/08 9:23pm Post subject: |
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where are you from fergie?
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bigJIMMY
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| Posted: Sun 10/Aug/08 9:23pm Post subject: |
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| musket wrote: | | Second hand. Or alternately keep on saving till you've got a little more. |
what do you class as a little more?
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musket
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$2200-2500.
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Fergie
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Bike HQ Road in Christchurch.
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musket
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Are you kicking up a percentage to Tama Ferg?
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bigJIMMY
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when i was riding everyone wanted a cannondale.... now there are so many bike names i don't know where to start....
Merida?
only heard bad things. (highly likely ill informed)
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Fergie
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Looks pretty good to me.
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jeremyb
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| bigJIMMY wrote: | when i was riding everyone wanted a cannondale.... now there are so many bike names i don't know where to start....
Merida?
only heard bad things. (highly likely ill informed) |
An alloy road frame is an alloy road frame its almost impossible to go wrong with, all you're buying thats different is the paint and stickers.
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Joel
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i had a Merida BMX in the 80's as my training BMX. could not kill it.
HTH
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