Advice on Buying a road bike

[Shivek Singh]

Hey guys, Im looking to buy a new road bike but i dont know which one to settle on. I currently have in mind the Merida Scultura 5000 and the Merida Reacto 5000. Can someone help me decide or reccomend other bikes in this Category that I should look at.

[Duane_Bosch]

Giant TCR and Giant Propel. Same pricing and spec ranges. If you look around and ask nicely you might be able to pick up a 2016 or 2017 model at a bargain price.

 

I'm guessing your budget is around 30k? You should get a Giant or Merida Carbon bike with Shimano 105 (Or Ultegra if you are lucky) for that. Retail on the Giant TCR Disc is +-27k. It's got discs but has a sort of hybrid system that allows you to run the regular 105 brake hoods.

 

BTW. Everyone else is going to tell you to scour the classifieds and buy 2nd hand and try to convince you that a 2011 Trek Madone with 10 speed ultegra is somehow better than a brand new Giant or Merida.

Edited December 10, 2018 by Duane_Bosch

[Shivek Singh]

Giant TCR and Giant Propel. Same pricing and spec ranges. If you look around and ask nicely you might be able to pick up a 2016 or 2017 model at a bargain price.

 

I'm guessing your budget is around 30k? You should get a Giant or Merida Carbon bike with Shimano 105 (Or Ultegra if you are lucky) for that. Retail on the Giant TCR Disc is +-27k. It's got discs but has a sort of hybrid system that allows you to run the regular 105 brake hoods.

 

BTW. Everyone else is going to tell you to scour the classifieds and buy 2nd hand and try to convince you that a 2011 Trek Madone with 10 speed ultegra is somehow better than a brand new Giant or Merida.

Thank You for your advice Duane, I will definitely look at the Giant TCR.The Merida bicycles I have mentioned both come with Ultegera and are full carbon so and other bicycles at this price point come with Shimano 105. I will look at the bicycles you have mentioned and will take them into cosideration.

Edited December 10, 2018 by Shivek Singh

[Duane_Bosch]

The Merida bicycles I have mentioned both come with Ultegera and are full carbon so and other bicycles at this price point come with Shimano 105. 

Nice! Out of the 2 I'd get the Reacto. Just coz it looks cooler. The Scultura is pretty plain jane in the looks dept IMO.

[Mongoose!]

 

 

BTW. Everyone else is going to tell you to scour the classifieds and buy 2nd hand and try to convince you that a 2011 Trek Madone with 10 speed ultegra is somehow better than a brand new Giant or Merida.

 

Typical example for not to believe everything said on the Hub   

[Zorro5614]

The Scultura is maybe a lighter climber bike

 

The Reacto is more for flats if you can average about 35km/h

[Wayne pudding Mol]

Buy a decent 2nd hand colnago with campy bits - Thank me later for the 10k saving now and the 10k you make when your bike appreciates

And that's just the financial side of things........

Edited December 10, 2018 by Waynemol

[eddy]

BTW. Everyone else is going to tell you to scour the classifieds and buy 2nd hand and try to convince you that a 2011 Trek Madone with 10 speed ultegra is somehow better than a brand new Giant or Merida.

No, I'm going to tell him to buy a 'Dale Caad 12