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  1. 07-20-2005, 01:00 PM #1
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    Advice for buying bike

    Hey gals! I am buying my first road bike for racing in January. How much would you suggest saving for a good bike with good parts on it that wont kill the bank. Any ideas would be awesome!
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    tough question. what do you want on/in the bike? type of frame? your budget? I"m figuring on buying my first new road bike maybe next year (I ride vintage right now) and I"m hoping I can get away with finding a good one for $1500. You can easily spend 2x to 3x that amount depending on what you want.
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    I bought a lemond zurich this year and love it. It cost me $2300. Worth every penny. Not sure if that's in your price range or not. If so, I can tell you more about it.
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  4. 07-21-2005, 12:36 PM #4
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    Kill the bank!!!

    Kill the bank!!!

    Who needs food, warmth or other basic essentials...

    I want this... *drools*... I want this...

    (2005 carbon from de Rosa)

    LOL - if I get it... I won't be able to afford to eat and that will assist in my hill-climbing efforts! Always a silver lining, gals...

    Ohhhh. I sooooo want this...
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    I have a Trek5000 which I think normally retail for about 2300 but got it for 1800. I tried the Womens specific but the 5000 felt better for me. I love it. Im new to all this but I assume when they bring out new models the older ones get reduced so this might be an option for you if you want to keep the price down.
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  6. 07-21-2005, 09:59 PM #6
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    Roadraven, OOOOOH, that's a puhrty bike.

    Isn't the de Rosa the one with a rider weight limit? You have to be under 130 lbs or something to ride it?

    If so it would be a good thing that I could not afford to eat.
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