Where to buy cheapest XL compact frame bike decked out with Tiagra flight deck?
 

Team,

Need your hunting skills. Where to buy cheapest XL compact frame bike
decked out with Tiagra flight deck?

Order of priority...

1.) At minimum Tiagra flight deck.
2.) XL Compact Frame Size
3.) 8-speed

Thanks,

Randolf

Where to buy cheapest XL compact frame bike decked out with Tiagra flight deck?
 

wrote:
Team,

Need your hunting skills. Where to buy cheapest XL compact frame bike
decked out with Tiagra flight deck?

Order of priority...

1.) At minimum Tiagra flight deck.
2.) XL Compact Frame Size

Why the need for 'compact' if it is a XL?

3.) 8-speed

Tiagra hasn't been 8s for a while....

Thanks,

Randolf

Where to buy cheapest XL compact frame bike decked out with Tiagra flight deck?
 

I have a small inseam and a gorilla torso. Need long top bar and
relatively short stand over. I'm fine with 9-speed. I don't want/need
expensive components, but would like the functionality of at least
Tiagra shifters...make sense?

Randolf

Where to buy cheapest XL compact frame bike decked out with Tiagra flight deck?
 

Need your hunting skills. Where to buy cheapest XL compact frame bike
decked out with Tiagra flight deck?

Order of priority...

1.) At minimum Tiagra flight deck.
2.) XL Compact Frame Size
3.) 8-speed

Thanks,

Randolf

Randolf: There are many companies that specialize in putting nice components
on el-cheapo framesets and wheels. But that doesn't get you the best bike
for the money, it just gets you something with a really cheap frameset and
wheels, possibly with a ride not to your liking. The frame and wheels are
the only things (apart from choosing correctly-sized stem, bars, & seat
position... along with proper assembly) that determine how a bike actually
*rides*. Fit & feel. And that varies greatly from manufacturer to
manufacturer.

You should check out this article on our website-
www.ChainReaction.com/roadbiketestrides.htm, for an idea of what to look for
when test-riding a bike. It's one of the few pieces on our website that's
brand & material neutral, so it's helpful no matter what bike you're looking
at. It will also help you to figure out if the dealer is setting things up
as they should.

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com

Where to buy cheapest XL compact frame bike decked out with Tiagra flight deck?
 

I'm not interested in marketing. Need a functional bike. Like a user
friendly flight deck and some hill climbing gears, but not a pussy
(granny) wheel. My dream bike would be fully Tiagra so when I fly by
those Dura-Ace guys I can laugh that much harder.

Randolf

Where to buy cheapest XL compact frame bike decked out with Tiagra flight deck?
 

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Team,

Need your hunting skills. Where to buy cheapest XL compact frame bike
decked out with Tiagra flight deck?

Order of priority...

1.) At minimum Tiagra flight deck.
2.) XL Compact Frame Size
3.) 8-speed

Try www.chucksbikes.com . condition 1 & 3 are mutually exclusive. Tiagra
is 9spd.
----------------
Alex

Where to buy cheapest XL compact frame bike decked out with Tiagra flight deck?
 

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Team,

Need your hunting skills. Where to buy cheapest XL compact frame bike
decked out with Tiagra flight deck?

Order of priority...

1.) At minimum Tiagra flight deck.
2.) XL Compact Frame Size
3.) 8-speed

Thanks,

Randolf


Sorry I don't have an answer but what is so important about the flight deck
compared to other devices?

Where to buy cheapest XL compact frame bike decked out with Tiagra flight deck?
 

wrote:
Team,

Need your hunting skills. Where to buy cheapest XL compact frame bike
decked out with Tiagra flight deck?

Order of priority...

1.) At minimum Tiagra flight deck.
2.) XL Compact Frame Size
3.) 8-speed

Thanks,

Randolf

http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/...ier_aquila.htm

Don't worry about compact, just get a frame with the right top
tube/stem length. The seatpost will make up the difference for your
legs. If needed, you can just go get a 140mm or 150mm stem later on.

If I were you though, I'd find a used 105 bike on Craiglist or similar,
depending on where you live.

Where to buy cheapest XL compact frame bike decked out with Tiagra flight deck?
 

wrote:
I'm not interested in marketing. Need a functional bike. Like a user
friendly flight deck and some hill climbing gears, but not a pussy
(granny) wheel. My dream bike would be fully Tiagra so when I fly by
those Dura-Ace guys I can laugh that much harder.

Note that flying by anybody is meaningless unless all parties involve
are actually entered into and participating in a bike race, and at a
point of contention (prem or finish line).

While there are a lot of poseurs out there, some people who have
dura-ace are actually fast. In a race, if you want to fly by me,
someone's going to have to drop you out of a helicopter ;)

-Mike

Where to buy cheapest XL compact frame bike decked out with Tiagra flight deck?
 

I wasn't trying to sound smug. Just have this neighbor who spent a
small fortune on a titanium & carbon bike. Now he thinks he can start
training for the Tour de France. He rides like once a month. I ride
minimum five days a week if I can help it and ride a very old
bike...88' Trek 400 with a 55.3 top tube. I'm 6'1" with an inseam of
32" while wearing shoes. My helmet is about dead center over the front
axle.

Been ready to cut loose on a bike that actually fits. Rode neighbor's
old LeMond which is a 58.5 TT, 120 bar-stem with the seat all the way
back on an 1" offset stem and seat height at 41.5 inches. Couldn't
believe the time I could make with a larger bike. Was like riding a
Cadillac. Never got tired and could just GO! Wasn't for the thing
creaking and poor tuning I'd have bought it for $700.

Randolf