Purchasing new road bike

Vortexspoiler said:

Hi All,
I am looking at purchasing a road bike with 105 group set. The Avanti
Giro or the Gitane 1800 are within my price range of AUD$1500.00. Has
anyone have any comments on these brands?
Cheers Vortex Spoiler

Avanti's have always been good bang for buck. Have you checked out FELT
bikes. ridiculously cheap as the importer/distributor/owners are all and
the same so you dont get screwed by a middleman

cant comment on gitane, but havent seen a good french bike in years
(sorry hippy)

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Vortexspoiler said:

Hi All,
I am looking at purchasing a road bike with 105 group set. The Avanti
Giro or the Gitane 1800 are within my price range of AUD$1500.00. Has
anyone have any comments on these brands?
Cheers Vortex Spoiler

G'day

As 'dutch points out, Avanti frames will give you a good bang for you
buck. The 105 gruppo is an excellent set up, reliable & 'race ready'
Spend any additional cash on wheel upgrades

cheers

Hitch

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Quoted message said:

cant comment on gitane, but havent seen a good french bike in years
(sorry hippy)

Hey Dutch

Lapierre seems to be going alright?......or do you put that down to th
boys from OZ? Young Mr Magee has the Oz rights now, so naturally ther
is a 'brad Magee' edition

cheers

Hitch

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I guess Fondriest seem to be the only decent frames about now. Peugot i
owned by someone else now (czech i think?)

About time the next TdF winner was a frog; imagine the hysteria..

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Quoted message said:

I guess Fondriest seem to be the only decent frames about now. Peugot

is

Quoted message said:

owned by someone else now (czech i think?).

About time the next TdF winner was a frog; imagine the hysteria...

I thought they were all made in Taiwan?

You mean I'm riding something European?! urgh!

hippy ;-)

Vortexspoiler said:

Hi All,
I am looking at purchasing a road bike with 105 group set. The Avanti
Giro or the Gitane 1800 are within my price range of AUD$1500.00. Has
anyone have any comments on these brands?
Cheers Vortex Spoiler

I'd be trying to find a way to stretch your budget a bit and have
look at a FELT F60. Nice looking bike, I've seen 'em for around 2k
and for what you get this seems like a top deal. (how my butt woul
love carbon seat stays - mmm...carbon seat stays...ahhggg

~j

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The F60 does look good and you might get one for $1.8k, if you neg.
hard. But your first two choices are sound; make sure both have carbon
forks and full group sets. One proberly doesn't and uses cheaper brakes
or cranks, then go for the other.

powinc

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perhaps checkout the shm shop in burke st for the F60 (near Russell

or take a gander at Lear bikes. many are gonna hate these, but geez, wo
an 'entry' level bike

Full 105, Zonal tubing, decent wheels (the red one has the shimano wire
lookin wheels), carbon forks and pedals in

All for $1499 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Colours Red / Black and Black / Orange Sizes 700C x Sml (48-50cm), Me
(52-54cm) 700C x Lge (56-58cm), XLge (59-61cm) Frame Compact Columbu
Zonal Aluminium Frame with Replace End Fork Carbon Aero straight blad
Brakes Shimano 105 racing brakes Tyres Maxxis Xenith 700 x 23c smoot
racing tyres Spokes Stainless steel Rims Alex RL-2002 double wall CN
alloy rims Hubs Shimano 105 quick release Gear Set Shimano 105 18 spee
Front Derailleur Shimano 105 Rear Derailleur Shimano 105 Freewhee
Shimano 105 12T-23T Shifters Shimano 105 Flightdeck-ready STI Cran
Shimano 105 Chain Shimano HG73 Pedals Wellgo MG9 Bottom Bracket Shiman
BB-5500 Seatpost Ritchey Comp 27.2 x 230L Aero alloy Saddle Sell
Success Cyclops NSAS Pure Gel Stem Ritchey Comp A-head stem Head Slee
A-head Handlebar Ritchey Comp racing handlebar Weight Approximately 8k

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I just purchased the Specialized Allez Comp from Blair Stockwell a
LifeCycle in Brisbane. And I live 5000km away

He also has a 03 Specialized Allez Sport (105) AU$1,299 (black and re
Zebra Stipes look very cool but may not be every ones choice

The Comp (Ultegra + Columbus Frame) was a bargain at AU$2,69

I hope it's OK to post the link (if not my aplogies
http://www.lifecycle.net.au/index.php/2

Contact Blair Stockwell [email hidden]

I highly recommend LifeCycle in Bris

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