Student budget bike

honyi11
honyi11 Posts: 3
edited September 2011 in Road buying advice
Hi guys,

I worked all over the summer and have some money to spend. So decided to buy a road bike.
My budget is up to 300 pounds.
I was thinking of a second hand one first but found this on ebay:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2011-RALEIGH- ... 975810a161

I would love to have a cannondale caad bike. (some older version)
If you know any that is for sale please share link.

Thanks

Comments

  • gilesjuk
    gilesjuk Posts: 340
    There's often lots of thievery in student bike sheds. I wouldn't get anything that looks too nice.
  • sloppyschleckonds
    sloppyschleckonds Posts: 8,019
    honyi11 wrote:
    Hi guys,

    I worked all over the summer and have some money to spend. So decided to buy a road bike.
    My budget is up to 300 pounds.
    I was thinking of a second hand one first but found this on ebay:

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2011-RALEIGH- ... 975810a161

    I would love to have a cannondale caad bike. (some older version)
    If you know any that is for sale please share link.

    Thanks

    I'd have a word with your employer, there are laws about minimum wage
    I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles
  • honyi11
    honyi11 Posts: 3
    .-)
    I earned more, but had other expenses.
    300 is just the amount that I am willing to pay now for a new one.

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CARRERA-VANQU ... 35b53cb1d8

    What do you think of that one?
  • desweller
    desweller Posts: 5,175
    honyi11 wrote:
    Hi guys,

    I worked all over the summer and have some money to spend. So decided to buy a road bike.
    My budget is up to 300 pounds.
    I was thinking of a second hand one first but found this on ebay:

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2011-RALEIGH- ... 975810a161

    I would love to have a cannondale caad bike. (some older version)
    If you know any that is for sale please share link.

    Thanks

    12kg. Jesus, that's heavier than my utility bike.

    Winter's coming. Keep your powder dry, wait for the right deal to come along; you'll not get much riding in before you've got to stow it away anyway.
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  • minardi
    minardi Posts: 64
    If it was my money I'd wait and go 2nd hand. Bide your time for the right deal. Why not contact your local club see if anyone's selling anything.

    If I felt I must go brand new I'd get this: http://www.decathlon.co.uk/triban-3-id_8167038.html
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    Hi - I know I have posted this elsewhere, but my boring story of blowing 300 on a beautiful bike:

    Go used. be patient. be wary of stolen bikes. prepare to travel out of london to get the best deals.

    ....at least that's what I did anyway, and when I started looking, I had no real idea about bikes.

    With a bit of research on parts, (and some patience) you can get some great deals on eBay. Unless you plan of giving your bike a thrashing, then a well looked after 2nd hand bike can represent fantastic value for money. (obviously no warrenty being the issue)

    I wanted Alu frame, carbon forks, tiagra (or equivalent) gears and a name I recognised (specialised, trek, giant etc). Or a vintage alu/steel racer (some of those older colagnos are just beautiful). I have to say that the more i looked up what the bikes were, the more I learned about what I wanted

    I pretty much added everything in my size (56cm) in MyEbay and was watching everything, removing it once I went over budget. If you aren't sure about it, then you can usually google most modern bikes to get an idea of the retail value anyway.

    I also had posts in the BikeRadar forums on the Road Wanted and kept a close eye on the Road For Sale threads

    I ended up with a 2001 Fasuto Coppi San Remo (I had heard nothing about it, and still no idea if I was ripped off) in showroom - yes, showroom condition - with carbon forks, brand new saddle, cleaned up immactulately (it looked unridden) full Ultegra throughout (and a dura-ace rear cassette), and the guy even threw in the old ultegra cassette and spare stem.

    All for 250 quid (and another 50 to get the train to Nottingham to get it).

    So this was about 10 weeks ago and it has easily done a 90 mile sportive, and a 190 mile sportive+return to london, some laps of richmond park, gonna do another 190 lap of the m25 (on the B roads) then plan on doing 450 miles S->N of Ireland

    My in-the-know friends say I did damn well for that price.

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120754300944? ... 1438.l2649.

    All I had to do was by some pedals!

    was the auction. God I LOVE it!

    Good luck!

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