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| Thread ID: 140683 | 2015-11-25 21:54:00 | Question for our cycling gurus | Nick G (16709) | PC World Chat |
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| 1411982 | 2015-11-26 18:23:00 | You don't really get much choice for components as you get what you pay for. Most bikes in that price range will have similar basic componentry. You won't have a chance of electronic gear changing for that price or disk brakes (which are not common on road bikes at present). You might want to consider a secondhand bike from Trademe as there are a lot of good bikes being sold which have very little use. You might pick up a carbon frame bike with Ultegra componentry for a similar price if it is a few years old. Even an older bike like this would be a much nicer ride. I still ride a 7 year old bike for commuting to work and it would be a good buy for less than $2000 (Durace groupset, Al frame). Yes I rode my Campagnolo equipped Reynolds 653 steel frame from new in 1991 until early last year when I finally decided to buy a new bike and bought my Merida. To replace my old bike with somthing of similar spec would have been $4000 yet I sold it for only $400 to a collector on Trademe, there was nothing wrong with it, it still rode perfectly. |
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| 1411983 | 2015-11-27 02:20:00 | I've considered second hand, but I'm fairly tall, and I haven't really been able to find any in a suitable size, hence why I'm looking at new. | Nick G (16709) | ||
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