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Is this a decent deal?

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  • 21-10-2008 4:30pm
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    grizzly
    Registered Users Posts: 2,789 ✭✭✭


    An Giant FCR3 '08 for €539 vs €599 for a '09 version?

    Did the 09 make many improvements on the 08?

    Thanks for any advice.


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    veritable
    Registered Users Posts: 308 ✭✭veritable


    what on earth are you talking about!


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    skim
    Registered Users Posts: 38 ✭skim


    usually the only difference is the color plus 08 is old stock thats why its cheaper i would say


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    Morgan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,481 ✭✭✭Morgan


    Completely new frame for '09 and also comes with a carbon fork ('08 is steel). You can compare them directly on the Giant website or http://www.cyclesuperstore.ie .


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    petethedrummer
    Registered Users Posts: 7,604 ✭✭✭petethedrummer


    veritable wrote: »
    what on earth are you talking about!
    bicycles


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    rubadub
    Registered Users Posts: 32,379 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    Type FCR on the search on the middle left
    http://www.winstanleysbikes.co.uk/index.html

    some great deals.

    Also you are talking about spending €600. If you wait till the new year you could get the new work scheme, if in the higher tax bracket then a €1k bike will be around €600, and probably sales on in the new year (or snakes hiking the price because of the scheme!), but they say you can import too, so you could get a really good deal.


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    blorg
    Registered Users Posts: 15,989 ✭✭✭✭blorg


    New frame and carbon fork is worth the extra €60 IMHO. Bike might be a shade lighter as a result and the fork might dampen some road buzz. Otherwise they are pretty much identical, '09 is downgraded in losing the carbon seatpost and a slightly cheaper rear derailleur (2200 vs Sora), to make up for the fork I imagine. If you can take them out for a spin do so and see if you can tell any difference.


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