Buddy wants a road bike...
I've got a friend that wants to start riding. He's already a runner, so he's in pretty good shape. He said he would be willing to spend around 1500.00. Any suggestions on a good road bike?
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I've got a friend that wants to start riding. He's already a runner, so he's in pretty good shape. He said he would be willing to spend around 1500.00. Any suggestions on a good road bike?
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As far as stuff you can buy at the bike shop, find the best frame you can get with a 105 or Rival build, and go for it. Hard to go wrong with any of the major brands.
Aluminum.
Specialized Allez
or
Cannondale Caad.
Really can't go wrong. Can get a nice APEX build for the price too.
I have a good friend who rents high-end bikes in Santa Barbara. He gets all of his stock from Ebay. If you're patient you can get a great bike for less than half of what you'd pay new. Just sayin'...
+1 on what Rich said...
I've bought or helped people buy ~8 bikes in the last yr on eBay and got a good deal on every one with a little patience. Every one was in very good condition. You can get a sweet 2-3yr old Carbon Fiber bike from any of 10+ brands with any combination of SRAM or Shimano components for $1,500... Less likely to get an off market price on a Cervelo, but can find others if you search by multiple different strings and hope to find one that wasn't listed properly...