Becoming a roadie!

[cosborne]

That Giant is a MED, so I'm thinking that it should fit you but you'd have to go & have a look.

The trick is the ISP.

 

Bike shops can sometimes get upset but that's their problem.

They shouldn't charge you more than R500 to put the bike together. I had a bike put together the other day and the bike shop charged me R200.

 

My LBS wanted to charge me R500 to put on shifters and RD! Robbery!

[Cyclewizz]

My LBS wanted to charge me R500 to put on shifters and RD! Robbery!

 

I would change bike shops if I was you.

[cosborne]

Went to another one and they charged me R400 with new cables.

[Gasping]

Btw T-girl, welcome to the Roadies! Wise choice if ever there was one!

[T-girl]

Btw T-girl, welcome to the Roadies! Wise choice if ever there was one!

I'm still a mtbier ... Just want to cross to the dark side too!

[Clinton - theCOW]

That Giant is a MED, so I'm thinking that it should fit you but you'd have to go & have a look.

The trick is the ISP.

 

Bike shops can sometimes get upset but that's their problem.

They shouldn't charge you more than R500 to put the bike together. I had a bike put together the other day and the bike shop charged me R200.

 

I'm the same height but it'll also depend on your inseam? I ride a 50-52cm frame but prefer the smaller if i can get it, just handles better.

 

R500 i think is reasonable for a full bike build, considering it takes about 3-4 hrs to build and setup? Bike stores need to become service orientated and take the money they can get without ripping you a new 1? Indigo, u scored there @ R200

 

FYI - you can spec a really good bike if you can find the frame you like.

Integrated Bar/Stem, from Kiwi R1750 (New)

Groupset SRAM Froce from Kiwi R6500 (New)

Wheels Round R5000 would give you decent (else R2500)

Pedals R1000 (Seen Keo Carbon's for R1000)

Saddle R1000

That's R15250 so far (frames, i've seen new Raleigh RC7000C's for R4500 NEW! Else even a used Madone frame for Sub R10k?)

 

I'd say that's a NEW bike spec, sub 9kg's for R20k? Or higher spec frame for Sub R30k, sorry, not sure what you're looking at doing or what you're willing to spend Just know it can be done, how i built my bike and theHub is a great source of info and where to buy what

 

Good luck, welcome to the light :D

[AndreZA]

FYI - you can spec a really good bike if you can find the frame you like. alu frame from Kiwi = R3650

Integrated Bar/Stem, from Kiwi R1750 (New) Intergrated is crap, go seperated unit for R540 for the set

Groupset SRAM Froce from Kiwi R6500 (New)

Wheels Round R5000 would give you decent (else R2500) Kiwi has wheels for R2000

Pedals R1000 (Seen Keo Carbon's for R1000)

Saddle R1000 Kiwi's Planet-X saddles are the best @ R310

That's R15250 so far (frames, i've seen new Raleigh RC7000C's for R4500 NEW! Else even a used Madone frame for Sub R10k?)

 

R14 000 for a very nice alu bike

 

[Clinton - theCOW]

Think if u get it all from Kiwi he'll build it as well

 

Alas, the lad had 0 small frames when i was looking in Jan

 

Mampara - WE NOT SUPPOSE TO PROMOTE KIWI's GOOD PRICING Nice guy, need to go past to show him how the Int Bars setup

[T-girl]

Uuuuuh who is this Kiwi guy? or shop? or place???

[X-Gear]

I'm wanting to buy a road bike soon. B) Not really sure what to go for. Is CRC a good place to buy? Saw this cube bike http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/LargeImage.aspx?ModelID=44405 which has Shimano Ultegra and weighs 8.45kgs. Costs just under 11k.

Seems like a sweet deal to me, am I mistaken?

Road biking too dangerous. Cannot compete with taxis. Stick to MTB.

 

With an extra R11k, you can pimp your MTB B)

[Clinton - theCOW]

Uuuuuh who is this Kiwi guy? or shop? or place???

 

Kiwi is from www.planet-X.co.za they got some well priced parts!

 

Else search for Planet-x, ness or kiwi on theHub

 

Else PM me & I'll send u his info