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Wanted: Amazing spec Road Bike for £1000 and under!!! ;)
- Thread starter Powely
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Might even pop up to Preston for a look.Want more than I can afford or wish to pay.... Anyone know of a new road bike (pref full carbon) with an amazing all over spec; groupset, wheels, tyres, seat, seatpost, stem, brakes etc for around a £1000...NO, what a surprise.Trust me to want more for less!
Planet X Pro Carbon Rival £999.99
vickster
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boybiker
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Agreed I have one and love it!
swee'pea99
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If you're willing to do a bit of homework and not in too much of a hurry, you can get some absolute steals at that kind of price on ebay. I recently watched a Trek Madone 5.2 with 100 miles on the clock go for a bit over £700. You're looking at £2-3,000 bikes bought by middle aged bankers/corporate lawyers who decide to get back into cycling, buy a 'money's no object' machine, then find it's harder than they remember, lose interest, leave it in the hall for six months, then resign themselves to reality and put it on ebay.
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Powely
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Hey, thanks everyone. I have decided not to rush and make do with the Carrera for now. I am now thinking about a good alloy frame after reading a few things about the cheaper end carbon frames cracking (probably scaremongering I know, but I'll get more for my money with alloy anyway) or saving up and investing in a decent brand/spec carbon. I was tempted by the Mekk from Costco, just for the price £700 inc VAT I've been told but the Giant Defy 1 seems to get great reviews and I've rode my mates Defy 3 and that's much smoother to ride than my Carrera without being as high spec as the Defy 1. I would be interested in a second hand bike which hadn't done many miles but it would have to be a bargain to consider second hand, even with low miles. Cheers again for all the advice.
Ethan
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He's very right, but jesus the wait hurts. I had my hands on a beautiful focus cayo 105 until i was outbid at the last minute (nothing I could have done - was at work
). In the end it went for £750 including postage! Brilliant deal imo.I'm playing the waiting game, but I've got a slightly smaller budget - I still can't make my mind up about going second hand and getting bang for my buck or buying a new rose/canyon and getting a nice shiny bike with a warranty
Ethan
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Any chance of a link for that? I fancy a gander my self
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Powely
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He's very right, but jesus the wait hurts. I had my hands on a beautiful focus cayo 105 until i was outbid at the last minute (nothing I could have done - was at work
I'm playing the waiting game, but I've got a slightly smaller budget - I still can't make my mind up about going second hand and getting bang for my buck or buying a new rose/canyon and getting a nice shiny bike with a warranty
I know, it's so hard to know what to do for the best isn't it? Hopefully I won't go too far wrong when I finally make my final decision!
I don't think they advertise their current offers online, you would need an account with them, or know someone with an account. But I saw the £700 on the Mekk Facebook page. Excellent VFM @ £700 I thought.
swee'pea99
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Re 'outbid at the last minute', checkout auctionstealer. Just enter your maximum bid, then leave it. It bids on your behalf, 10 secs from the close: you either lose, or you win with the minimum possible bid necessary to beat the next highest bidder.
