Deal or no deal?

[Mike5537]

Hi all.

I've been scouring the lbs and the net trying to find a god deal for a new bike, I've looked at Ribble, Trek, Boardmans etc. I've just come from another lbs who have offered me a new Scott S55, with pedals and shoes and fitting on the bike for £789. What do you think of that, should I snap his hand off our can I do better? Cheers

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[DCLane]

Hmm. Pedals & shoes could add extra, but the cheapest I've found it is for £560 :
http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/products.php?plid=m7b8s6p3202&rs=gb&vid=11339

It's the old 8-speed Sora system if I'm correct, which is the same as the new Shimano 2300.

Not the best value IMHO. They'd have to be really good pedals & shoes!

 

[Mike5537]

Nice find, I'll see if my lbs will price match, I do like the Scott bikes. Do you think its an ok price from the website you found?

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[DCLane]

Personally, I'd not go for it at nearly £800. For example, a full carbon Mekk with Tiagra/105 is just £880:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271010167910?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

OK, you'd have to buy budget pedals/shoes - for me that's still a decent deal.

 

[Nearly there]

You could buy the bike from pauls cycles get some good shoes and pedals and still save cash.

 

[cyberknight]

get a sora equipped bike from decathlon for less than £500 , theLBS will have more overheads but hes taking you for a ride.

 

[Garz]

Lets be reasonable they have to make some trade, however I would try haggle them with the info you have got and drum it below the £700 mark.

The fit alone is beneficial and being able to try on the shoes is better than trial & error from online order. If they wont budge then say you will have a think about it and continue looking for a better deal!