Ncayi Posted April 25 Posted April 25 (edited) Are the following options any decent and what else could I get at a similar price point. Token C45 Resolute: weight 1555g They are listed R25k at Evobikes but I can get them for R12k at Merlin Cycles (excluding shipping and vat). Weight limit of 100kg might also be to close for my liking. SRT C55: weigh of 1621g Black Marlin 50mm: Winspace Lun Hyper 2023 45/50mm: They retail for R29k Are there any better options? Edited May 20 by Ncayi
wattnow Posted April 26 Posted April 26 My 2c... being a rim brake bike fan. For 60K you can pick up a top tier, top spec bike from roughly 2018 - 2020. (Just before rim brake bikes started dying). You see Sworks SL6 rim brake, Bianchi Oltre XR4 and XR3 as examples going for that sort of budget. They will have top tear mecahnical groupsets and some even with electronic. Some VERY VERY good deals around if you look and wait fot the right one. Bikes mentioned above that would have retailed between 150k - 200k new back then, for between 60k - 80k currently. Yes its "old tech" but damn they are good racing bikes. Personally would rather have a top tier bike from a few years back than a mid tier current bike. Enjoy the shopping. _David_, Prince Albert Cycles and Mook 1 2
Ncayi Posted April 26 Author Posted April 26 8 minutes ago, wattnow said: being a rim brake bike fan. For 60K you can pick up a top tier, top spec bike from roughly 2018 - 2020. That was my plan and in all honestly thats still my first preference. But I have had no luck searching online.
CARANXCycleMobile Posted April 26 Posted April 26 And if a brake disc bike comes along that's a good deal, would you go for it ? 32 minutes ago, Ncayi said: That was my plan and in all honestly thats still my first preference. But I have had no luck searching online.
Ncayi Posted April 26 Author Posted April 26 (edited) 19 minutes ago, CARANXCycleMobile said: And if a brake disc bike comes along that's a good deal, would you go for it ? Yes, I am willing to consider disc brakes bikes as well. I can always upgrade my current rim brake bike later. Edited April 26 by Ncayi
Ncayi Posted May 20 Author Posted May 20 I intially started this thread to request advise on a couple of bikes I was considering buying. I have since opted to build a rim break race bike using a Giant TCR Advanced as a canvas. The bike is almost complete and I am just trying to decide on which wheels to buy. I would appreciate any input.
Wannabe Posted May 21 Posted May 21 21 hours ago, Ncayi said: I intially started this thread to request advise on a couple of bikes I was considering buying. I have since opted to build a rim break race bike using a Giant TCR Advanced as a canvas. The bike is almost complete and I am just trying to decide on which wheels to buy. I would appreciate any input. Look at the Salt Carbon range. "Affordable", excellent quality and full back up service. Contact Reon @Sportopia Cycles for the best advice and service. Andro and Ncayi 2
splat Posted May 21 Posted May 21 21 hours ago, Ncayi said: I intially started this thread to request advise on a couple of bikes I was considering buying. I have since opted to build a rim break race bike using a Giant TCR Advanced as a canvas. The bike is almost complete and I am just trying to decide on which wheels to buy. I would appreciate any input. What are you looking to spend on wheels ? The range is very wide...
Ncayi Posted May 21 Author Posted May 21 (edited) 10 minutes ago, splat said: What are you looking to spend on wheels ? The range is very wide... Im not prepared to spend more than 30k. If i can get good quality wheels cheaper that leaves room for me to also get a cheaper set for training Edited May 21 by Ncayi
Mongoose! Posted May 21 Posted May 21 Direct mount rim b r a k e s are better because they can accommodate bigger / wider tyres. I would definitely only look at direct mount frames, and also avoid any bike with a rear b r a k e calliper located under the bottom bracket.
Jensie Posted May 21 Posted May 21 One option is the Darkhorse wheels.. Realy great price for what you get and you can get them custom made with ceramic bearings. https://darkhorsewheels.com/product/dh-38-50-ctr-wheelset/
splat Posted May 21 Posted May 21 (edited) 54 minutes ago, Ncayi said: Im not prepared to spend more than 30k. If i can get good quality wheels cheaper that leaves room for me to also get a cheaper set for training That is quite generous. A few good options listed above. Have you looked at Dark Horse wheels? Edit: Jensie beat me to it! Edited May 21 by splat
MORNE1102 Posted May 21 Posted May 21 (edited) Winspace has been good to me thus far from a performance POV. I bought a Hyper 47 pair for the road bike and a 38mm gravel pair for the second bike. Highly recommend you check them out. ceramic bearings, carbon bladed spokes - 25k mark A friendly word of advice, do not go hookless. Do your own research:) Edited May 21 by MORNE1102
nick_the_wheelbuilder Posted May 21 Posted May 21 Obviously I'm going to chime in and remind you that you can have a custom wheelset built with your choice of rims, hubs and spokes. For example, I can build a wheelset with Hope RS4 hubs, Nextie rims and bladed Pillar spokes, for around R24k, delivered nationwide. Just Jacques, cadenceblur and openmind 3
nick_the_wheelbuilder Posted May 21 Posted May 21 1 hour ago, Jensie said: One option is the Darkhorse wheels.. Realy great price for what you get and you can get them custom made with ceramic bearings. https://darkhorsewheels.com/product/dh-38-50-ctr-wheelset/ Ceramic bearings are snake oil and offer no benefit over decent quality steel bearings, at all. Don't waste your money. Rather buy better quality hubs Wannabe, splat, Mongoose! and 2 others 5
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