What is the Toyota Fortuner of Road Cycling to do a sub-3hr CTCT?

[Stretch]

I don't think you can buy such a thing as a mommy bike for cycling from home to school and back

[Kranswurm]

Isn't the Fortuner over priced?

Will probably get stolen

[Breezer]

Someone mentioned Merida, but my personal experience ans is that their entry level carbon bikes weigh as much as other brands in alu.

 

Giant Tcr is exellent and you can pick one up second hand from R15000. Upgrade the wheels and you have a skyline gtr.

[DJR]

Cannondale Caad. Light, sharp, aluminium, simple, goes like the clappers and love eating carbon bikes twice its price.

[Breezer]

Cannondale Caad. Light, sharp, aluminium, simple, goes like the clappers and love eating carbon bikes twice its price.

Yes, I forgot about the caad. They are also lighter than most entry level carbon frames.

[Wannabe]

Look no further. Inside your budget. Silverback Sirelli 2

 

https://silverbacklab.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/my19_sirelli_2_1_web-1024x683.jpg

 

Available at Sportopia Cycles in Briar str, Salt River.

[Wannabe]

https://silverbacklab.com/

[Dadbod Racing]

Spend 20k on a bike that looks pretty and the 10k on druks, as you finish you go straight home so nobody gets a chance to test your piss. 

 

 

 

You're welcome...

[lechatnoir]

judging by Fortuners that seem to be universally driven by dwisses, you're best off getting a brand that starts with an 'S'

 

(oh look!! it's Friday! ALL day!)

[Wannabe]

judging by Fortuners that seem to be universally driven by dwisses, you're best off getting a brand that starts with an 'S'

 

(oh look!! it's Friday! ALL day!)

 

 

Hey, leave Silverback out of this.....

[DJR]

Santa Cruz? Schwinn? Silverback? Surly? Scott? Somec? Swift? Quite a choice before it becomes stereotypical!   

[Jewbacca]

What is 'sub 3 standard'?

 

Guys were riding sub 3 on steel 7 speed dinosaurs. You can get one of those for a few grand.

 

I rode an old dented single speed to a 3:09 a few years ago.... pretty sure any road bike with gears will get you there if you have the legs.

 

Rather just say 'I have 30k to spend on a road bike, go......'

[andreas17777]

I've never heard fortuner and road bike in the same sentence. Maybe foruner & e-bike or fortuner and specialized. Just a quick question, how do parents find their fortuner at a school event between the other 500 fortuner's in the parking lot?

[NickGM]

Ahh great stuff! These comments are really helpful!! Thank you 

Will definitely check out the Giant TCR

Any others worth taking a look at?

 

Liked Joss Turner's comments … definitely functionality over bling

Really? I guess you successfully manage to navigate your way through all the sarcasm. You'll fit in here. 

 

Honestly though, there isn't a definite "go-to" bike. But the giant TCR, cannondale supersix and specialized tarmac crop up very often. 

 

That doesn't make them any better or worse than a whole host of other brands. For me the decision to buy a bike is really based on 3 things:

1. Will I get good aftersales service? eg: Who will fulfill the warranty if things go wrong? Local bike shop?
2. Are there any "known faults"? Every now and then you hear of a bike that consistently breaks in the same place. Try to rule that out. BikeHub is a good place to ask. A recent example of this is the canyon aeroad, which doesn't take to well to have people sitting on the toptube.     
3. Does it look awesome/sexy/beautiful? If it does, you want to go riding more often. 

If I were in your shoes I'd get an entry level brand new carbon bike. 

[Allrounder]

If spending that money, make sure to buy something with disc brakes. 

[thisismyotherbike]

If spending that money, make sure to buy something with disc brakes. 

 

Absolutely, that's what you'll likely miss from trying to spend R15k in the classifieds.

 

The OP has stated he has R30k to spend on a fast bike.  If I was in the same boat right now I wouldn't settle for anything that isn't (hydraulic!) disc.