price hunting - road bike

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hi

has anyone been looking for a cheapish new road bike with Shim 105's on?

I want to know what the best deal on a new alu frame bike and a carbon frame bike both with 105's.

 

Someone has to be looking at the same thing for xmas?

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What size?

 

I have put a few bikes together with new 105 - gear cables to handlebars and Mavic elite wheels with GP4000 and Ritchey accessories from R12 500.00. Not 2 many frames left.

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do you assemble these bikes?

Are they new?

What brand?

 

Do you have shop/import?

 

Im a size 54.

Is this carbon bikes or alu?

Thanks for the reply

[The_Break]

For Alu, try pick up a pre-owned Cervelo Soloist Team or Cervelo S1. I just sold one for R13000 with full Ultegra and you cannot really tell any major difference between the Alu and Carbon bikes. Do some reading up. They are probably one of the most under-rated bikes in the world.

Edited November 21, 2010 by The_Break

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thanks

will def have a look at the Cervelos

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They are were all new the R12 500 were aluminum, Carbon / TI R14 500 and the R19k would be full carbon. When you say you a 54cm is that measured from centre of BB to Centre of top tube or centre of BB to top - standard or compact geometry?