Where to get a nice road bike?

[sygyzy]

Originally posted by: FordLorider
No, we all pass 2 feet from the biker when they don't use the sidewalk that is always 10 feet from them, instead they go on their way slowing traffic. Hopefully it's only a matter of time before there are laws against that.

Are you even old enough to drive?

 

[astralnaut]

Colorado Cyclist, locally based here in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Other than that, pawn shops and local bike exchanges

 

[Thegonagle]

Originally posted by: Don_Vito

Originally posted by: FordLorider
No, we all pass 2 feet from the biker when they don't use the sidewalk that is always 10 feet from them, instead they go on their way slowing traffic. Hopefully it's only a matter of time before there are laws against that.

Ahem - it is illegal to ride on the sidewalk in most places, and dangerous everywhere. I can easily maintain 20 MPH on my bike - do you think it would be wise for me to ride where there are pedestrians? Cars have to share the roads with cyclists by law - get used to it!

Not to mention, dangerous because few drivers are watching for 3 MPH pedestrians when coming out of driveways, alleys, and intersections, let alone a cyclist cruising at 20+ MPH.

The sidewalk is not safe at all.

 

[CanisEstInVia]

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
Actually you could build a new bike fairly cheap. Look on eBay for a frame. There are many 'Leader' frames out there, they look OK.
Then pick up a Shimano 105 group which is good quality parts.

Is it cheaper to buy parts separately and build it up yourself? I want a trek 5200, but $2500 is too much. I have the Park Tools AK32 advanced toolset kit...is that enough to be building up a bike?

sorry for offtopicness

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: CanisEstInVia

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
Actually you could build a new bike fairly cheap. Look on eBay for a frame. There are many 'Leader' frames out there, they look OK.
Then pick up a Shimano 105 group which is good quality parts.

Is it cheaper to buy parts separately and build it up yourself? I want a trek 5200, but $2500 is too much. I have the Park Tools AK32 advanced toolset kit...is that enough to be building up a bike?

sorry for offtopicness

It usually ends up more expensive... thats what i wanted to do at first but you'll have to eat up the markup on the components. If you can get them at discount prices then I would think it's worth it... just for the fact that you'll have a bike that no one else has.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: CanisEstInVia

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
Actually you could build a new bike fairly cheap. Look on eBay for a frame. There are many 'Leader' frames out there, they look OK.
Then pick up a Shimano 105 group which is good quality parts.

Is it cheaper to buy parts separately and build it up yourself? I want a trek 5200, but $2500 is too much. I have the Park Tools AK32 advanced toolset kit...is that enough to be building up a bike?

sorry for offtopicness

It is almost always more expensive to build a bike yourself. All of my current bikes are pro-level bikes by small builders, and only available as framesets, so I built them all myself, but something like a Trek will almost certainly be cheaper as a complete bike. The thing is, a huge company the size of Trek can buy parts kits in huge volumes, and so they can afford to build, say, a 5200 with Ultegra parts kit cheaper than a retailer could afford to sell the frame and kit separately.

 

[cavemanmoron]

road bike? you want a Real road bike,ok 2 choices today.

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[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: CanisEstInVia

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
Actually you could build a new bike fairly cheap. Look on eBay for a frame. There are many 'Leader' frames out there, they look OK.
Then pick up a Shimano 105 group which is good quality parts.

Is it cheaper to buy parts separately and build it up yourself? I want a trek 5200, but $2500 is too much. I have the Park Tools AK32 advanced toolset kit...is that enough to be building up a bike?

sorry for offtopicness

More than enough. I don't even have half of them and I build bikes.
You need metric allen keys and some other random metric tools.