Claud butler?

[CommuterBen]

How much should I be looking to pay for a 2011 Claud butler echelon?! Would be my first bike and just want to make sure I'm not paying over the odds.

Claud Butler Echelon road bike, 16 gears, Carbon Fork, aluminium frame. Very light use since purchase, really good condition. Frame size 23", I'm 5'10 and its right for me Light use since purchase a year ago.

Any help welcomed Ben

 

[CommuterBen]

Actually might be older than 2011 thinking about it!

 

[vickster]

Looks like it sold? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Claud-Butler-Echelon-Road-Bike-/271137693738

£200 I'd say but I am certainly no expert and don't know what groupset it has, when it was last serviced etc

 

[CommuterBen]

Didn't sell just ended. He had it up at £300 which seemed a little steep! I looked and bikeapdia and couldn't find anything but found this

http://www.bikes2udirect.com/B2454.html

And they seem almost identical other than paint scheme.

Ben.

 

[vickster]

I am not sure what Shimano 2200 gears are - they are normally 2300?

Is he local, go look at it and then make an offer if it is right for you

 

[CommuterBen]

It's About an hour away and going to view tomorrow night! Might be a silly question but how will I know if its right for me? I've never ridden a road bike!

 

[CommuterBen]

http://m.evanscycles.com/products/claud-butler/echelon-2011-road-bike-ec027609

Better advert there says shimono 2300 there as well not 2200! Is it a good spec? I don't mind having to service it if I got it for £250ish

 

[Andrew_Culture]

I might as well say this first, as I'm sure others will say the same thing, but why not squeeze the budget upwards a little bit and get a nice shiny new Triban 3? http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/tech/bikes/129441/2/bike-test-do-you-get-what-you-pay-for.html

 

[CommuterBen]

Haha your not the first to state this trust me! I'm just trying to exhaust all my options before moving onto it as I don't really have the extra £50 to spend at this moment in time

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Haha your not the first to state this trust me! I'm just trying to exhaust all my options before moving onto it as I don't really have the extra £50 to spend at this moment in time

How about a used Triban 3? Then you'd have some cash left over to buy a nice fish supper.

 

[CommuterBen]

There aren't any otherwise I would have one. Seems they are that good people hardly sell them on!

 

[Andrew_Culture]

There aren't any otherwise I would have one. Seems they are that good people hardly sell them on!

This might be one of those rare instances where the world needs more ungrateful kids who have been bought nice bikes as gifts

 

[Rob3rt]

2200 is just old 2300, Shimano increment the number when the new version comes along. So basically, that bike has the old bottom of the line kit. The Triban has the current bottom of the line kit (unless there is now a 2400, although it seems Sora and DA got the biggest overhauls this year, paddle shift for Sora was a big step, 11 spd for DA was a big change).

 

[CommuterBen]

2200 is just old 2300, Shimano increment the number when the new version comes along. So basically, that bike has the old bottom of the line kit. The Triban has the current bottom of the line kit (unless there is now a 2400, although it seems Sora and DA got the biggest overhauls this year, paddle shift for Sora was a big step, 11 spd for DA was a big change).

So what would you say the bike is worth roughly?

 

[Rob3rt]

£150-200.

I would not pay more than £200 in light of the Triban 3 personally.