I am a complete novice and am looking to buy a road bike so that i may get into doing triathlons etc. I don't know much about the make-up of bikes with regards to components etc. and therefore am not sure what is good value for money. I have been trying to look for a second hand bike to start out on but am struggling with two things. Firstly budget contraints and secondly I am 194cm and have an inside leg of 95cm. I have been told that I would need a bike that has a frame size of 61cm/62cm. I recently found out about Solomons Cycles and the Fuji bikes they sell. I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on the following bike: Fuji Newest 2.0 2012 SIZES XS/S (42cm), S/M (46cm), M (50cm), M/L (54cm), L/XL (58cm) COLOR(S) Gray/Red MAIN FRAME A1-SL compact alloy w/ hydroformed top tube & down tube, double water bottle mounts REAR TRIANGLE A1-SL alloy tapered seat stays/chainstays w/ rack mount, forged road dropout w/ one eyelet and replaceable derailleur hanger FORK FC-770 carbon integrated w/1 1/8" alloy steerer CRANKSET Fuji forged alloy, 30/39/50T BOTTOM BRACKET Sealed cartridge bearing FRONT DERAILLEUR Shimano Sora, band type 31.8mm REAR DERAILLEUR Shimano Sora, 9-speed SHIFTERS Shimano Sora shifter/brake, 27-speed Flight Deck compatible CASSETTE Shimano Tiagra, 11-25T 9-speed CHAIN KMC Z-99, 9-speed WHEELSET Fuji alloy 32H hubs w/ Fuji alloy CNC sidewalls TIRES Kenda K-152, 700x25c BRAKE SET Fuji alloy dual pivot BRAKE LEVERS Shimano Sora STI HEADSET Fuji 1 1/8" steel ball bearings w/ alloy top cover HANDLEBAR Fuji CGC alloy w/ shallow drops STEM Fuji CGC alloy road, 31.8mm TAPE/GRIP Fuji custom suede wrap SADDLE Fuji Road-sport anatomical SEAT POST Fuji CGC Alloy, 350x27.2mm WEIGHT 10.80 / 23.90 or Fuji Newest 3.0 2012 SIZES XS/S (42cm), S/M (46cm), M (50cm), M/L (54cm), L/XL (58cm) COLOR(S) Sage/Green MAIN FRAME A1-SL compact alloy w/ hydroformed top tube & down tube, double water bottle mounts REAR TRIANGLE A1-SL alloy tapered seat stays/chainstays w/ rack mount, forged road dropout w/ one eyelet and replaceable derailleur hanger FORK FC-770 carbon integrated w/1 1/8" alloy steerer CRANKSET Fuji forged alloy, 30/39/50T BOTTOM BRACKET Sealed cartridge bearing FRONT DERAILLEUR Shimano 2303, band type 31.8mm REAR DERAILLEUR Shimano Sora SHIFTERS Shimano 2303 Dual Control shifter/brake, 24-speed CASSETTE Shimano HG-50, 12-25T 8-speed CHAIN KMC Z-72, 8-speed WHEELSET Fuji alloy 32H hubs w/ Fuji alloy CNC sidewalls TIRES Kenda K-152, 700x25c BRAKE SET Fuji alloy dual pivot BRAKE LEVERS Shimano 2303 Dual Control HEADSET Fuji 1 1/8" steel ball bearings w/ alloy top cover HANDLEBAR Fuji CGC alloy w/ shallow drops STEM Fuji CGC alloy road, 31.8mm TAPE/GRIP Fuji custom suede wrap SADDLE Fuji Road-sport anatomical SEAT POST Fuji CGC Alloy, 350x27.2mm WEIGHT 10.90 / 24.10 Sorry for the jargon and the long winded post but I really am a complete novice and just needed to be pointed in the right direction. Looking for all the help I can get!!!! Thanks!! Reply MultiQuote Edit
