Bike for Development rider - buy, swap, or sell?

[Kimikaze]

I look after the Development and Community portfolio for the Wine Lands Cycling Club. One of our Development riders from Nomzamo has a road bike which is too big for him. Size 56, and he is a 50 or 52. It's a Marida Ride with 9 speed Shimano Sora groupset (pics attached). He is hoping to swap it for a smaller bike, or sell it for R3000 and buy a smaller bike. Anyone want to (a) buy this one, or (b) swap, or (c) have a size 50/52 bike you're willing to sell for R3000? 😁

He is super passionate about cycling, and dedicated to his training (rides 3-4 times per week). He was struggling a bit at school so is now taking extra classes. A healthy kid 

 

Edited February 7, 2023 by Kimikaze

[Spinnekop]

Chuck it in the adds and see what happens.  Aim a little higher - R5k.
Maybe someone takes it and he is clear to get a good fit bike.

[Ryinc]

I think the best would be to get a 2nd frame and move the parts across. I will sponsor R500 towards that replacement frame. Whatsapp me on 0*7*2 4*3*7*1*2*5*5 to arrange.

[swingTOpeddle]

Out of pure (ignorance on my part) interest. What would a (semi competitive) bike cost to buy for a rider in this type of situation?

[Kimikaze]

4 hours ago, Ryinc said:

I think the best would be to get a 2nd frame and move the parts across. I will sponsor R500 towards that replacement frame. Whatsapp me on 0*7*2 4*3*7*1*2*5*5 to arrange.

 Great idea! I'll get someone to check the groupset and see if it works to do that. Thank you for your generosity! Will be in touch

[Mamil]

1 hour ago, Kimikaze said:

 Great idea! I'll get someone to check the groupset and see if it works to do that. Thank you for your generosity! Will be in touch

 

6 hours ago, Ryinc said:

I think the best would be to get a 2nd frame and move the parts across. I will sponsor R500 towards that replacement frame. Whatsapp me on 0*7*2 4*3*7*1*2*5*5 to arrange.

I'll match that donation

[RobertWhitehead]

Will this not be a good interim solution for him: 
https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/road-bike-frames/619669/triandrun-aluminum-road-frame 

I actually think he'll be able to get that for his frame and fork

 

This will also be an excellent option: 

https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/road-bikes/620650/eddy-merckx 

Edited February 13, 2023 by RobertWhitehead
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[dasilvarsa]

Looking Purely At that Saddle Height I would say that the Frame is not too Large.

 

[Spinnekop]

39 minutes ago, dasilvarsa said:

Looking Purely At that Saddle Height I would say that the Frame is not too Large.

 

Dude.......no........it's too large.
Racing setup asks for a 10-15mm drop from top of seat to bars.
The pic shows they are level.

He can go smaller.
Smaller is better = more stiff.

Secondly.
It's a Merida.  So anything else will immediately become better for him for racing, big or small.

 

Edited February 13, 2023 by Spinnekop

[Kimikaze]

23 hours ago, swingTOpeddle said:

Out of pure (ignorance on my part) interest. What would a (semi competitive) bike cost to buy for a rider in this type of situation?

Hard to say... The guys generally take whatever is available at the time. Sometimes great bikes are donated, but most often it's very old bikes, or they go to the likes of Cash Converters and see what they can find. A challenge we're having is that their bikes are very old, with very old groupsets, and so it's becoming impossible to maintain them as we can't find replacement parts (new or second hand).

[Kimikaze]

17 hours ago, Mamil said:

 

I'll match that donation

Amazing! Thank you! Will chat to my development rider and get an update, then will be in touch

[NeverNotRolling]

Off topic-ish. Where can I donate cycling apparel for development riders?

[Kimikaze]

1 hour ago, NeverNotRolling said:

Off topic-ish. Where can I donate cycling apparel for development riders?

Most bike shops have a "bin" for donations of kit, spares etc. Try your LBS  Let me know if you don't have any luck with your LBS.

 

[Kimikaze]

7 hours ago, RobertWhitehead said:

Will this not be a good interim solution for him: 
https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/road-bike-frames/619669/triandrun-aluminum-road-frame 

I actually think he'll be able to get that for his frame and fork

 

This will also be an excellent option: 

https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/road-bikes/620650/eddy-merckx 

Thank you! I'm just waiting for Regan to get back to me about his current bike status. His Dad bought him this bike a couple of weeks ago but didn't know about sizes. He's been trying to make a plan on his side too. Will update when I hear back from him.

[dasilvarsa]

3 hours ago, Spinnekop said:

Dude.......no........it's too large.
Racing setup asks for a 10-15mm drop from top of seat to bars.
The pic shows they are level.

He can go smaller.
Smaller is better = more stiff.

Secondly.
It's a Merida.  So anything else will immediately become better for him for racing, big or small.

 

Racing setup asks for a 10-15mm drop from top of seat to bars.

Sometimes but not Always

Merida Has been winning quite a bit of shi* lately.

 

[swingTOpeddle]

On 2/12/2023 at 8:45 PM, Mamil said:

 

I'll match that donation

Me too. Let’s get the lighty going.