Cost Of Components After I Buy My Frame?
07-18-08, 09:40 PM
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Cost Of Components After I Buy My Frame?
Hi I was considering purchasing a CAAD9 frame from Cannondale and building up my first bike from there.
My main question is, how much will it cost to buy+install components (Either 105/tiagra or Tiagra primarily) and rims + seat
The frame comes with a fork, seat post, and a stem.
From here, what should i be looking to spend. My LBS told me that the CAAD9 frame is one of the best in the biz. What should I be looking to spend on a fairly good one used?
thanks everyone!
My main question is, how much will it cost to buy+install components (Either 105/tiagra or Tiagra primarily) and rims + seat
The frame comes with a fork, seat post, and a stem.
From here, what should i be looking to spend. My LBS told me that the CAAD9 frame is one of the best in the biz. What should I be looking to spend on a fairly good one used?
thanks everyone!
07-18-08, 10:51 PM
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Somewhere between $500 and $1500 depending on what you buy. Perhaps you should go to a website that sells bike parts, put them in your cart, and see what the total cost of all the parts you want is?
07-18-08, 10:57 PM
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We just had this discussion.
Note my response:
Note my response:
I was just looking at bikesdirect.com. The next time I am building up a frame I will just buy a Mercier Aquila AL and pilfer the parts. Afterwards I can sell the frame.
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Skip the Tiagra and go 105 at least, or better with Ultegra SL from www.probikekit.com
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07-19-08, 06:59 AM
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For lower cost bikes, it is almost always going to be cheaper to buy a complete bike than to build it up from components. For higher cost bikes it may turn out to be a wash, especially as it will be unlikely that you will find a pre-assembled bike with exactly the components you want (and if you are paying $5K-$10K you are going to expect exactly the components you want. As for the cost of assembly, learn to do your own work and then it won't matter.
07-19-08, 08:05 AM
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agreed, buy the whole bike, save some money, make your next upgrade a build project over time so you can afford the more expensive parts.
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Building your own bike is fun, but not really economical, especially at the Tiagra/105 level. As everyone has already said, you're probably better off getting the complete bike.
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I did the same thing with a caad5 frame and kept everyting under 1000. It was a mix of new and used parts ...mainly ultegra/105 parts. A lot of it was craigslist buys...
07-19-08, 09:23 AM
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You can get a full SRAM Rival groupset from gvhbikes.com for $660. Add on $200 for good wheels, and then factor in headset ($20 at the cheapest), seatpost ($20 at the cheapest), stem ($20 cheapest), bars ($45), tape ($10), tires ($40 total cheapest), pedals ($45) and you're there.
Not too bad, really. Of course, you now need a headset press (homemade easily), BB tool, a set of allen wrenches and an open day!
Oh crap, I forgot the seat. That ones up to you, but anywhere from $30 (E3 Form) to $200.
Not too bad, really. Of course, you now need a headset press (homemade easily), BB tool, a set of allen wrenches and an open day!
Oh crap, I forgot the seat. That ones up to you, but anywhere from $30 (E3 Form) to $200.
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