Building a bike....

[Jigghead]

I have only been riding since January and have limited it to MTB.

 

I am now toying with dipping my toe into the road.

 

I've looked around and have a budget of R25K max. Absolute max.

 

Should I look to buy a bike or would it be better/more cost effective/more fun to build a bike?

[kosmonooit]

Certainly not cost-effective to build your own, but more fun!

[The Drongo]

I have only been riding since January and have limited it to MTB.

 

I am now toying with dipping my toe into the road. I take it you do not mean literally?

 

I've looked around and have a budget of R25K max. Absolute max.

 

Should I look to buy a bike or would it be better/more cost effective/more fun to build a bike?

[Tiny K]

Buy what you can get pre-built. It is definitely the cheapest way to go.

 

BUT, if you can get a good deal on parts, then by all means, go buy each specific part as you like it.

 

I am building my own bike with the parts I have already bought. I have the wheels already from my current bike but all in all it has cost me R12K excl wheels and saddle (which I also have). Might look into getting a new saddle sometime soon, but for now, it's just the bike build.

[Juba2]

Build your own. May be little bir more expensive but a lot more fun and you can get parts that you like and prefer.

[gummibear]

At the end of the day it is more rewarding building a bike but it's more expensive....sometimes.

There are some very good deals in the classifieds on wheels and group sets.

[Soggy]

For a newb on the road, rather buy a great second hand Merida for about R9000. You can get a brilliant one for that price.