zee Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 im in the process of investing in a road bike but am confused on which bike too buy.so far my choices are between the cervelo soloist team or the giant tcr carbon.is it a wise move or must i look at other choices.
AndreZA Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 Just remember, there's never been recalls on Giants. Â
TarmacPro Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 ZeeeBoth is good bikes. You have to ride them before you make your final choice. I prefer my Specialized, others love Bianchi. Â It all comes down to how you feel on the bike. Get a demo bike from your LBS. Â
Reg Lizard Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 Before BMC fan jumps on you, may I suggest SPECIALIZED- for special people off course
Dr. Seuss Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008  ? https://www.bikehub.co.za/forum_posts.asp?TID=21240&KW=   Â
Big JD Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 Zeee, I'm riding a Giant TCR C1 and absolutely love it. No complaints. Cervelo a great bike but IMO the Giant much better value for money.
AndreZA Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 Zee, how competative are you? Will you be able to tell the difference between a Bianchi and a Solis (except for the stickers offcourse)? Â
scotty Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 To gauge what bikes are in your price range, have a look at bicycling website. http://www.bicycling.co.za/Â Pic of bike taken with couch afterwards would be nice. Â Â
Prince Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 Read all the advice, think hard, then buy the one you thinks looks the best. If it's ugly, you won't ride it!
Brakkies Sport Fotos Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 zee, al I can say, R25K is a lot of money. Go to a "big" shop and look at their 28-29k range and start to deal.   You want a R30K bike for your R25K.. You got the money, they want it.And if they dont want to drop the price, they have to add a free pair of carbon sole shoes or Bell sweep helmet ...    Good luck. Important, its not the brand name, but what you like. How it looks play a big role.
scotty Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 You can also use this site to see if the bike you are intersted in is listed and what others sayhttp://www.roadbikereview.com/reviewscrx.aspx
Iven Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 Zeee, I've been riding the Soloist Team for close on 3 years and am very happy with it. Just remember that it is an alu frame which transmits all road unevenness / noise to you. Thus on a longer ride I'm guessing that a full carbon bike could be less tiring.The best advice I've read in this thread must however be that you must like the look of the bike beyond all else.
zee Posted January 25, 2008 Author Posted January 25, 2008 just started cycling about a month ago.i dont want too make a bad investment.
javadude Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008  just started cycling about a month ago.i dont want too make a bad investment. In terms of investment, unless you buy a Colnago Ferrari you will lose 50% of the bikes value the second you push it out the shops door.Â
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