Road Bike Wanted

tommygun99 · 22-12-2011 1:29pm #1

Hey,

I'm looking for a good road bike, I had a Trek 1000 but sold it 2 years ago. Looking for something similar.

Galway area preferred but I'm willing to travel for the right bike.

Let me know what you have. Thanks.

tommygun99 · 22-12-2011 1:51pm

I'm 6ft tall so would need a 55cm + I believe?

bcmf · 22-12-2011 2:02pm

budget?

tommygun99 · 23-12-2011 11:05am

bcmf wrote: »

budget?

Not a whole lot, around €300.

RobFowl · 23-12-2011 1:43pm

tommygun99 wrote: »

I'm looking for a good road bike,.

tommygun99 wrote: »

Not a whole lot, around €300.

Those 2 statements don't mix I'm afraid.

To get something half way decent you need to start at a minimum of €500

tommygun99 · 23-12-2011 1:56pm

RobFowl wrote: »

Those 2 statements don't mix I'm afraid.

To get something half way decent you need to start at a minimum of €500

I'm sure there must be someone selling a decent bike for a good price. I couldn't spend €500 on a bike because I didn't spend that much for my car!

macadam · 23-12-2011 2:34pm

tommygun99 wrote: »

I'm sure there must be someone selling a decent bike for a good price. I couldn't spend €500 on a bike because I didn't spend that much for my car!

Sell the car and buy a good bike, no fuel expenses free exercise fresh air , what more could you ask for..

tommygun99 · 23-12-2011 2:44pm

macadam wrote: »

Sell the car and buy a good bike, no fuel expenses free exercise fresh air , what more could you ask for..

Good idea but I can't bring a woman on a bike

macadam · 23-12-2011 3:23pm

Buy her one as well or maybe a tandem.

tommygun99 · 23-12-2011 4:09pm

macadam wrote: »

Buy her one as well or maybe a tandem.

I'm sick of buying her stuff!

RobFowl · 23-12-2011 4:34pm

tommygun99 wrote: »

I'm sick of buying her stuff!

Thats your problem then!
Just stop and put the extra towards your new bike

macadam · 23-12-2011 8:30pm

tommygun99 wrote: »

I'm sick of buying her stuff!

Get rid of her theirs plenty of bikes out there.

mo_bhicycle · 23-12-2011 11:22pm

tommygun99 wrote: »

Hey,

I'm looking for a good road bike, I had a Trek 1000 but sold it 2 years ago. Looking for something similar.

Galway area preferred but I'm willing to travel for the right bike.

Let me know what you have. Thanks.

Hey Tommy, I've a Trek 1000 that I've been thinking of selling. Some more details here: http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2056312986?page=2#post_73066432

tommygun99 · 28-12-2011 11:52am

mo_bhicycle wrote: »

Hey Tommy, I've a Trek 1000 that I've been thinking of selling. Some more details here: http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2056312986?page=2#post_73066432

Hey man, how much are you looking for?

mo_bhicycle · 28-12-2011 11:46pm

tommygun99 wrote: »

Hey man, how much are you looking for?

It needs a new bottom bracket pretty soon. Factoring that in I'd say €260 with current BB or €290 with a new one.

g0g · 29-12-2011 10:10am

RobFowl wrote: »

Those 2 statements don't mix I'm afraid.

To get something half way decent you need to start at a minimum of €500

Is that definitely the case? I was thinking rcently of looking for a "new" second hand bike to upgrade from a hybrid. I would have thought if someone bought a € 1,000 bike on CTW (assume top rate of tax so only € 490 from their pocket) and decided a few months later that cycling wasn't their thing or they wanted to upgrade then they'd be selling the bike for say 60-70% of what they paid for it?

(sorry for hijacking thread!)

RobFowl · 29-12-2011 10:48am

g0g wrote: »

Is that definitely the case? I was thinking rcently of looking for a "new" second hand bike to upgrade from a hybrid. I would have thought if someone bought a € 1,000 bike on CTW (assume top rate of tax so only € 490 from their pocket) and decided a few months later that cycling wasn't their thing or they wanted to upgrade then they'd be selling the bike for say 60-70% of what they paid for it?

(sorry for hijacking thread!)

Thats the case all right.

These bikes usually come up for sale at abpout the 650-700 mark..

tommygun99 · 29-12-2011 4:45pm

mo_bhicycle wrote: »

It needs a new bottom bracket pretty soon. Factoring that in I'd say €260 with current BB or €290 with a new one.

Whats the bottom bracket? I could be interested man, just need to have a look in the local bike shops when I get a chance.

Also what is the frame size?

paddyduc · 29-12-2011 5:43pm

I have a Giant scr3 large 55.5cm might suit you. €300 serviced.
Like this one.

Plastik · 29-12-2011 5:54pm

I've a 58" 2010 Specialized Allez for sale if the size suits.

g0g · 29-12-2011 10:45pm

paddyduc wrote: »

I have a Giant scr3 large 55.5cm might suit you. €300 serviced.
Like this one.

What size person would that be for?

Plastik wrote: »

I've a 58" 2010 Specialized Allez for sale if the size suits.

Out of curiosity how much would that be?

Plastik · 29-12-2011 11:03pm

g0g wrote: »

Out of curiosity how much would that be?

Slightly above the budget of this thread, I think I would ask €450 for it. It has been sitting unused since I bought a new bike in June. I had planned on using it as a Winter bike but it never happened.

Bartape is practically brand new, the chain and cassette [12-26] have very very little mileage on them, and the brake blocks are as good as new. Standard double chainset and is Shimano 2300. There are a few small marks on the frame - stone chips etc - but it is in other wise perfect condition. Never crashed or dropped. Aluminium frame & carbon front fork. The wheels pictured below are unfortunately not for sale. It would have AlexRims R500's which have very little on them.

g0g · 29-12-2011 11:25pm

Thanks for the reply. Nice bike! I like it but a bit over my budget for the moment.

Plastik wrote: »

Slightly above the budget of this thread, I think I would ask €450 for it. It has been sitting unused since I bought a new bike in June. I had planned on using it as a Winter bike but it never happened.

Bartape is practically brand new, the chain and cassette [12-26] have very very little mileage on them, and the brake blocks are as good as new. Standard double chainset and is Shimano 2300. There are a few small marks on the frame - stone chips etc - but it is in other wise perfect condition. Never crashed or dropped. Aluminium frame & carbon front fork. The wheels pictured below are unfortunately not for sale. It would have AlexRims R500's which have very little on them.

mo_bhicycle · 30-12-2011 10:29am

tommygun99 wrote: »

mo_bhicycle wrote: »

It needs a new bottom bracket pretty soon. Factoring that in I'd say €260 with current BB or €290 with a new one.

Whats the bottom bracket? I could be interested man, just need to have a look in the local bike shops when I get a chance.

Also what is the frame size?

Frame is 58 cm. I'm 6'1 and it's perfect for me.
The bottom bracket is the bit at the bottom of the frame through which the pedal cranks connect to each other. It's not a big job to replace.

tommygun99 · 30-12-2011 11:23am

paddyduc wrote: »

I have a Giant scr3 large 55.5cm might suit you. €300 serviced.
Like this one.

Where are you located?

tommygun99 · 30-12-2011 11:31am

Plastik wrote: »

Slightly above the budget of this thread, I think I would ask €450 for it. It has been sitting unused since I bought a new bike in June. I had planned on using it as a Winter bike but it never happened.

Bartape is practically brand new, the chain and cassette [12-26] have very very little mileage on them, and the brake blocks are as good as new. Standard double chainset and is Shimano 2300. There are a few small marks on the frame - stone chips etc - but it is in other wise perfect condition. Never crashed or dropped. Aluminium frame & carbon front fork. The wheels pictured below are unfortunately not for sale. It would have AlexRims R500's which have very little on them.

That's a lovely looking bike, big too big in terms of size and budget

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