Gravel: 25k to 30k which bike ?

[MG22]

My Short List fitting my budget of < 29k ? Outer Rora vs Cannondale Topstone AL 2 2024 Model vs Mérida Silex 400. They are all at the Same Price Point. Which one offers best quality for the Price of 25k to 28k? Looking forward to your advice.

[AB]

Giant revolt 1. There's a special on these bikes at Giant for R25k. Bought mine a few weeks ago. Very happy with this 'budget buy'.

[ChrisF]

The Merida comes with cables integrated into bars and headset.

 

CLEAN look ...

 

Expensive when it comes to a basic headset service ....

[ianblack]

57 minutes ago, MG22 said:

My Short List fitting my budget of < 29k ? Outer Rora vs Cannondale Topstone AL 2 2024 Model vs Mérida Silex 400. They are all at the Same Price Point. Which one offers best quality for the Price of 25k to 28k? Looking forward to your advice.

Check out my Ad, Topstone 2 but upgraded all the bits that make it iffy-wheels, crankset and 2x. 
 

[Michael Dewing]

Outer Rora gets my vote.. local and nicely specced bikes 

[guidodg]

Avalanche...at 30k nobrainer

[NovakSA]

I would look in the “For Sale” section. Lately some good specced bikes for reasonable prices. Maybe look at Titans new Gen2 bikes.  

[Mook]

4 hours ago, guidodg said:

Avalanche...at 30k nobrainer

Agree with @guidodg 🤙

The new Carbon Roam is probably the best bang for your buck right now.

[El Duderino]

Giant Revolt is a great Gravel Bike for the price. Love mine. 

[Carlo@]

18 hours ago, MG22 said:

My Short List fitting my budget of < 29k ? Outer Rora vs Cannondale Topstone AL 2 2024 Model vs Mérida Silex 400. They are all at the Same Price Point. Which one offers best quality for the Price of 25k to 28k? Looking forward to your advice.

Have a look on Bike Addicts website.

Titan Racing Switch 2025 Alloy  with carbon frame/Hydraulic brakes at just under R29K delivered to your door+ They will do the tubeless conversion free of charge for you

[RobertWhitehead]

12 hours ago, Carlo@ said:

Have a look on Bike Addicts website.

Titan Racing Switch 2025 Alloy  with carbon frame/Hydraulic brakes at just under R29K delivered to your door+ They will do the tubeless conversion free of charge for you

Do they have stock though.

[Carlo@]

They order in from.the suppliers with a 2 to 4 day waiting period.

Deliveries over R6K are free of charge

[ChrisF]

4 hours ago, Carlo@ said:

They order in from.the suppliers with a 2 to 4 day waiting period.

Deliveries over R6K are free of charge

 

Yes, in an ideal world.

 

Sadly BikeAddict has a solid reputation, built over years, to sell items .... then when the customer follows up they cant get stock ....  many horror stories on the Hub about this.

 

CONFIRM stock, or at the very least that they can actually get stock in a week before paying money over to Bike Addict.

 

 

PS - DONT drive to Malmesbury without checking they have stock "in shop" .... and get the name of the person who confirms the stock .... jip, paid those school fees.

[Carlo@]

Having recently dealt with Bike Addict,they 1st confirmed stock with their suppliers.Payment was only made upon confirmation and only dealt with a certain individual via email correspondence to maintain all records at all times.

[MG22]

Thank you all for great advice. I really do appreciate it. I will definitely check out all your recommendations 😀

[Pieta Swanepoel]

There have been some nice second-hand bikes for sale in that price point recently. Unless you want to buy new