Wanted: 52cm road bike

Gingaling

Hi, I'm a 5'7 female looking to get my first road bike. Got measured and told 52cm would be the right frame size for me.

Not looking for anything too fancy - needs to be able to come to work with me!

Bikerbhoy

Gingaling wrote: »

Hi, I'm a 5'7 female looking to get my first road bike. Got measured and told 52cm would be the right frame size for me.

Not looking for anything too fancy - needs to be able to come to work with me!

What is your budget ?

Gingaling

To be honest, it kind of depends on what's available - I've signed up to do a 1000k cycle for charity next September, so I'm going to be putting a lot of hours in between now and then!

I've never had a road bike before though, so I'm considering buying something basic enough to start training on now, and then upgrading at a later date, when I have a better idea of what I want and what represents good value.

But equally, if the right bike was around, I could just buy that from the off.

So apologies for the very long-winded answer, but ultimately probably anything from €200 to €750.

bike boy

Beone Blizzard '09 road bike for sale.

Full Ultegra groupset
Ritchey finishing kit
Planet X Wheelset
Excellent condition no marks/scuffs
Size 53 cm

Used this summer
Reason for selling, emigrating overseas.

850 euro

Gingaling

Thanks for thinking of me - but I think you mention in one of your posts that you're 6ft though - if so I imagine the bike would probably be a bit too much of a stretch for me, I'm only 5'7.

Lemag

52cm seattube (although probably a little too big for you by my reckoning) and carbon..

http://adverts.ie/310077

It's groupset is compag whose shifters are generally better suited to riders with small hands so might be something to considering with you being a female and all

gerry mc cabe

Gingaling wrote: »

Hi, I'm a 5'7 female looking to get my first road bike. Got measured and told 52cm would be the right frame size for me.

Not looking for anything too fancy - needs to be able to come to work with me!

hi gerry mc cabe here from dundalk i have a 54cm specialized tarmac pro full duae ace fsa carbon crank 172.5 carbon frame,bars,steam,07 bike bought in 08 bike is very clean and ready to go.sellin as to good for a second bike lookin 1550 euro.thanks Gerry.PS i know you got measured an you are 5 7 i am 5 6 and it fits me grand you can have a look an see for yourself

Gingaling

Hi Lemag and Gerry thanks for your responses. I've decided I'm not ready to spend so much on a bike right now - have realised just how much kit I'm going to need too for cycling in this weather - so I'm going to go with something cheap (c. €200) and servicable now and hopefully upgrade at a later date.

Thanks so much for your time,

Aisling

Lemag

Gingaling wrote: »

Hi Lemag and Gerry thanks for your responses. I've decided I'm not ready to spend so much on a bike right now - have realised just how much kit I'm going to need too for cycling in this weather - so I'm going to go with something cheap (c. €200) and servicable now and hopefully upgrade at a later date.

Thanks so much for your time,

Aisling

Sounds sensible enough but I'd suggest that you up your budget slightly and look for a well looked after secondhand bike. Adverts.ie, gumtree, donedeal, buy & sell, etc. and search online for reviews of the bikes that take your interest. A good site for this is www.bikeradar.com. Try to enlist the help of a knowledgeable friend where possible for the inspection of the bikes' condition. If you can find anything for c. €200 new it'll only end up causing you more heartache than it's worth.