tomarie

Hey everyone,

I am looking to buy my first Road bike In order to adapt gradually into Dualthlon and afterwards Triathlon.
For the past couple of months I have been running 6-7 times per week in order to Achieve a Sub 37 for 10Km. That being said we have great road routes around the Village I live at so I am willing to add 2 Cycling workouts on top of what I mentioned.

My height is 6.0" and I weigh around 148 pounds.
My budget for the bike would be max 1300$. In addition, I live in Israel so prices may probably be more expensive here than in the US.

I am far from knowing exactly what to look for so any guidance will be highly appreciated,

Thanks!
Tom

TheRef

What brands do you have acces to? Are you planning to buy locally or online?
I'd suggest and you find what's available to you first and then come back to use for suggestions.

Inpd

Please search the forum. This question gets asked at least a few times a week but with different upper limits. Typically $400, $750, $1000 and $1500!

TrojanHorse

You may want to pop into the triathlon forum here: Triathlon

You may want a dedicated time trial bike if you're going to be using it predominantly for tris, but for some reason they seem to be ferociously expensive. A more utilitarian option would be to outfit a regular road bike with clip on aerobars.

tomarie

Pretty much every brand out there exists in Israel.
I am planning on buying them locally since prices can soar drastically due to taxes if I prefer on buying online.

tomarie

The second option will likely be the best one for me for 2 reasons:

1. Road cycling as a recreational activity along with Duathlon in the future.
2. Prices are so much different when you want to buy a TT setup.

McBTC

Yes, for example:

jrossbeck

First of, if you are getting close to that sub 37 - many congrats on your hard work. That is good speed.

if I were you, I'd try to see if there are any triathlon clubs you could get in touch with, someone should have good advice, and may know someone with a used bike which could give great value.

tomarie

Thanks a lot! , Recently started my speed workouts, mostly Tempo runs for now 5/6Km @ 3:43Min/Km so I am getting there

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After reading a lot about the differences between leisure (general road cycling) and Triathlon, I definitely tend to stick to Regular structure road bike for some time.

I would like to share with you some bikes which turned out to be relevant for me:

New Bikes:

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MERIDA SCULTURA 400 2015

Trek 1.5

Some other suggestions in that kind of price range. the above models cost up to 1100$ ( converted from Israeli Shekels ).


Used bike:

Colnago CLX 2010 Frame with 105 Shimano system. All I know is its in a super good condition.

shoesquest

yellow jackets down my jersey, $1300!? That's A LOT of bike sir. Although I do see they cost more where you live. I bought my first one used after 1 month of negotiations in the darkness of winter. $550 full 105. That was when the bike companies were pushing aluminum frames with aluminum forks, ouch!

Why not buy used or even a new one with Tiagra? And then spend your money and stress on aftermarket saddles, shoes, stems, pedals, cogs, chain rings, shorts, bibs, glasses, wheels, tools, shoes, saddles, and travel. And shoes and saddles. Just sayin.

Jeremy_S

Congrats on cutting that time down. I used to be a fairly fast runner until a knee injury I didn't have fixed soon enough ended my running and made me take up road cycling.

You can probably pick up a pretty decent ride for 1300 bucks though if you shop around, not sure of the isreali exchange rates as it is one of the few countries in that region I haven't visited and also the only one I really wanted to see haha. Too bad you're not in the states, I could put you on a full carbon full 105 5800 bike for less than that. I'm thinking about buying a Cervelo R3 so I need to get rid of something.

tomarie

Lol seems like my best chances of getting something decent is by coming over to the states with a rare privilege for a cheap flight ticket cause my aunt works for Delta.
Couple of days ago I missed a 2nd hand sale for a Felt Z5 for 1250$ which is a fair deal in comparison to the others I found.

tomarie

I can definitely put my hand on one of the Entry Trek bikes, however, They are fairly expensive for what they offer - at least that's what I head of.. Under my budget, Here in Israel, I can only pick between 1-3 of the their cheapest new models.