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searching for first road bike
Just looking for some advice.
I am a 24yo female, looking to purchase my first road bike. Price range up to $2,000. What do you recommend? Where to search in Brisbane or Gold Coast? Thanks Jac |
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I am a 24yo female, looking to purchase my first road bike. Price range up
to $2,000. What do you recommend? Where to search in Brisbane or Gold Coast? Try "Cycleogical" in Montague St. West End in Brisbane, I see they are advertising a new shipment of "Women's Only" bikes made by Alchemy, i can't vouch if they are good or bad, but could be worth checking out. See http://www.cycleogical.com.au/asp/index.asp |
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"JH" wrote in message ... I am a 24yo female, looking to purchase my first road bike. Price range up to $2,000. What do you recommend? Where to search in Brisbane or Gold Coast? Try "Cycleogical" in Montague St. West End in Brisbane, I see they are advertising a new shipment of "Women's Only" bikes made by Alchemy, i can't vouch if they are good or bad, but could be worth checking out. See http://www.cycleogical.com.au/asp/index.asp And then once you've found a bike you like, call around and see who will give you a good price. Cycleogical = mega expensive. They're good people but they didn't want to drop below RRP last time I called. They might give Triathlon Australia discount. Strathpine cycles decided to outdo my previous best offer and offered an Avanti Giro for $1450. RRP is $1799 I think. When my mate went to buy one he talked them into the bike, shoes, helmet and some other accessories, along with a service plan, for $1620. They were very upfront, I told them exactly what I wanted and told them to name a price and they were more than happy to do that. That being said, the chaps over at Triathlete's World Cyclery at Albion are awesome. They always give me a deal, and they didn't even laugh at me when I took my bike back the day after a service because I'd banged the gears out again. For the $2000, you'll be guaranteed to get an alu frame, carbon forks, and shimano 105 components. If you do well, you'll get partial or full upgrade to ultegra and more carbon - seat post and maybe seat stay. Get a friend who has a bike to go in with you because I had a lot of trouble with places like SuperCycles who were just preying on the fact I didn't know much. Turns out I knew enough. A very very important thing to check is the warranty on the bike, and ask around if they honour it. Some bikes only give you a short warranty but it covers everything, some bikes give you a long one but it doesn't cover much, most of them don't transfer to later owners. My coach returned his busted Trek frame a while ago and they sent him a brand new one - his had been about 10 years old! But you'll pay an extra $100 for the same bike just because it's got Trek written on it. T |
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For the $2000, you'll be guaranteed to get an alu frame, carbon forks, and shimano 105 components. If you do well, you'll get partial or full upgrade Do carbon forks on an alu frame make much of a difference? I've got an alu frame/forks and on some rough bitumen roads I feel like I'm using a jackhammer. If it was going to make a big difference I was thinking about carbon forks, but if it's not much difference I'll just keep saving for a new bike and put up with it. DaveB |
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Daveb wrote:
For the $2000, you'll be guaranteed to get an alu frame, carbon forks, and shimano 105 components. If you do well, you'll get partial or full upgrade Do carbon forks on an alu frame make much of a difference? I've got an alu frame/forks and on some rough bitumen roads I feel like I'm using a jackhammer. If it was going to make a big difference I was thinking about carbon forks, but if it's not much difference I'll just keep saving for a new bike and put up with it. DaveB I used to have an alu frame/forks, and that felt very jackhammerish just as you mention. Admittedly it was a very stiff frame. I upgraded t a completely new bike, different wheels, tyres, frame, etc. so it's ver hard to be completely objective. To be completely certain of th difference in something, one would need to keep everything the sam except for the forks- whats that, and Independent Variable or something Knew I should have paid more attention in Psychology class... ; In terms of ride quality, the bike *feels* a lot smoother, and absorb more of the bumps. I would say that carbon forks do make a bi difference, but I can't be completely 100% sure that that isn' different tyres or whatever Sorry if that was completely useless. : - |
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Try Blair Stockwell at lifecycle.net.au. Great Service! Great Prices
I've bought my last two bikes from him - |
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Etxy wrote:
Daveb wrote: For the $2000, you'll be guaranteed to get an alu frame, carbon forks, and shimano 105 components. If you do well, you'll get partial or full upgrade Do carbon forks on an alu frame make much of a difference? I've got an alu frame/forks and on some rough bitumen roads I feel like I'm using a jackhammer. If it was going to make a big difference I was thinking about carbon forks, but if it's not much difference I'll just keep saving for a new bike and put up with it. DaveB I used to have an alu frame/forks, and that felt very jackhammerish, just as you mention. Admittedly it was a very stiff frame. I upgraded to a completely new bike, different wheels, tyres, frame, etc. so it's very hard to be completely objective. To be completely certain of the difference in something, one would need to keep everything the same except for the forks- whats that, and Independent Variable or something? Knew I should have paid more attention in Psychology class... In terms of ride quality, the bike *feels* a lot smoother, and absorbs more of the bumps. I would say that carbon forks do make a big difference, but I can't be completely 100% sure that that isn't different tyres or whatever. Sorry if that was completely useless. No I kind of suspected there would be more to it than just changing the forks. Given the cost of all the parts I'd need to replace inc forks I think I'm better off waiting for a new bike. DaveB |
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Etxy wrote:
Daveb wrote: For the $2000, you'll be guaranteed to get an alu frame, carbon forks, and shimano 105 components. If you do well, you'll get partial or full upgrade Do carbon forks on an alu frame make much of a difference? I've got an alu frame/forks and on some rough bitumen roads I feel like I'm using a jackhammer. If it was going to make a big difference I was thinking about carbon forks, but if it's not much difference I'll just keep saving for a new bike and put up with it. DaveB I used to have an alu frame/forks, and that felt very jackhammerish, just as you mention. Admittedly it was a very stiff frame. I upgraded to a completely new bike, different wheels, tyres, frame, etc. so it's very hard to be completely objective. To be completely certain of the difference in something, one would need to keep everything the same except for the forks- whats that, and Independent Variable or something? Knew I should have paid more attention in Psychology class... In terms of ride quality, the bike *feels* a lot smoother, and absorbs more of the bumps. I would say that carbon forks do make a big difference, but I can't be completely 100% sure that that isn't different tyres or whatever. Sorry if that was completely useless. Yeah I was out on my bike one Sunday feeling very very sore after the 5 hrs on the bike the day before. The guy next to me, who races track, grins and says "you look sore, you should get a bike like mine" and I think to myself, sure if I could afford another bike... but instead I ask "what's yours do?" He's proud to inform me that it's steel. He's still got the carbon forks, but his bike is more shock absorbing. Never thought of that. I guess if I could afford more bikes I might have... T |
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Originally posted by Daveb:
Do carbon forks on an alu frame make much of a difference Only by virtue of making your wallet lighter Much more difference would be felt by going to wider tyres, and no pumping them up quite as hard Not that I'm against carbon forks (or other carbon bits), just that accept that the differences are almost entirely cosmetic Regards Suz - |
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suzyj wrote:
Originally posted by Daveb: Do carbon forks on an alu frame make much of a difference? Only by virtue of making your wallet lighter. Much more difference would be felt by going to wider tyres, and not pumping them up quite as hard. Not that I'm against carbon forks (or other carbon bits), just that I accept that the differences are almost entirely cosmetic. Regards, Suzy I'd have to disagree with that one. well, kind I recently upgraded my 853steel roady (which had 531 forks) to carbo forks (Alu steerer) and the difference was HUGE comfort and bump absorption was noticeable, however (i suspect fro being lighter?) they were 'skittier' when you sit u I can only presume that the change from Alu to Carbon would be eve greater due to Alu's stiffness (but not weight vs 531 Having said all that, bang for buck, running 25s or 28s would be fa cheaper and running your tyres at 10-20psi lower even cheaper - |
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