Road Bike at 5k

[heed0]

Best Road Bike to buy new at 5K... its for a friend

[Cav']

Go Second hand , might be lucky and get a bike with 105's or maybe ultegra depending on year model.

new - Solomons has a Eddy Merckx with tiagra for R6500

Hope it helps

[TNT1]

Second hand

 

For example, there's a Colnago for R3500 in the classifieds. Instance respect and street cred for your friend

Edited July 25, 2011 by TNT1

[mtb_Josh]

you wont get a new bike for 5k. I tried a while ago, eventually went for a 2nd hand bike with 10spd ultegra for R6,5 I think.

[doris]

RC3000 raleigh way under R5K and great value for money

[Chum]

RC3000 raleigh way under R5K and great value for money

New? What year model?

[G17]

Go Second hand , might be lucky and get a bike with 105's or maybe ultegra depending on year model.

new - Solomons has a Eddy Merckx with tiagra for R6500

Hope it helps

 

Eish, not again!! Google can be a pain sometimes.

Solomons only has one Merckx AMX1 available, and it has a 42cm sloped frame, hence the special price. It is also only available in Pretoria.

 

The Eddy Merckx AMX1 is a brilliant bike for its price range and target market, but it does not ordinarily retail for R6500!!

Edited July 26, 2011 by G17

[Longbarn Killer]

It is an industry norm that most manufacturers launch their new products on 1 September. That means most bike shops will be offering lots of specials on their outgoing 2011 models to make space for the 2012 models.

 

For R5 000 your friend may be able to get a brand new Tiagra specced bike. He must shop around a bit from shop to shop. The cheaper, but good quality brands to check for are Silverback, Merida and Raleigh.

 

There are some great bikes going second hand at some really good prices, but there is also junk going that is over priced. If you know what you are looking for, then second hand is the way to go.

[heed0]

thanks guys for the suggestions but my buddy went for a mtb rather, he felt like doing trails and a little road cycling