Found this on FB marketplace for $720. I need a bike for my first triathlon (not very serious and also need a new daily commuter). It’s a little above my budget but the seller claims it’s tuned and ready, is it a good deal?
by caveman814
Found this on FB marketplace for $720. I need a bike for my first triathlon (not very serious and also need a new daily commuter). It’s a little above my budget but the seller claims it’s tuned and ready, is it a good deal?
by caveman814
3 Comments
This is on the lower end of the used price range and if it’s in ready to ride shape and you like it, I’d say go for it.
Might want to check that set up when you see it though. It’s ready for a T Rex to ride . Wow!
Definitely expensive. Guess they’re trying to cash in on the gravel bike trend, this is a cyclo-cross bike which can fit wide tyres, but it’s a fairly aggressive riding position. You could quite possibly find a new entry level road bike for that sort of money.
I would not get this bike.
It is a cyclocross bike – made to do stupid things in muddy fields in the fall (it’s an amazing sport – like cross country running mixed with a circuit race). That means that the bike is at home making tight turns on kind of rough terrain.
A triathlon bike (especially fitted with aero bars) should be steady in a straight line. This is at odds with cyclocross geometry.
It is also a carbon fiber frame. I would not use this as a commuter unless you have really good bike lockup facilities (like bike lockers).
The components are 10 speed Sram Red, which I absolutely loved. But ask me about what it’s like trying to maintain or replace obsolete, top-of-the-line components.
So for your use case, this bike is probably not good.
It is really cool though.