Asking price is $250. All carbon frame, 54cm. This is first time I'm hearing about this brand. I'm a total newbie – any advice is appreciated.
by lilyellowdot
Asking price is $250. All carbon frame, 54cm. This is first time I'm hearing about this brand. I'm a total newbie – any advice is appreciated.
by lilyellowdot
4 Comments
As a collector interested in this type of thing, perhaps as much as $125. As a potential user hoping to start riding, $25. The more you plan on using it, the less valuable it is.
As a newbie… you almost certainly don’t want a time trial bike. What sort of riding are you looking to do?
There’s one of these for sale near me as well, also for $250. The model is Aegis Aro Svelte, so searching that may give better results.
I don’t personally know anything about it though.
Triathlon / TT bikes with aero bars are just way too dangerous & unstable to ride on roads with auto traffic. The riding position puts a lot of weight over the front wheel and results in a “head down” when in the aero bars. Not ideal for maneuverability and visibility.
Even when I was a competitive age-grouper I only rode my tri-bike on race days and a few times a year for fitment & flexibility check; and only on lonely roads way outside of town.
Aegis was hype back in the early 2000s when carbon tri bikes were fairly rare. I raced an Aegis T2, and still have it in case I ever want to go again.
Used tri bikes are a tremendous value; the modern tech is just not that important; it’s all about rider positioning for aerodynamics. $200-$250 is a reasonable price for this one if you intend to get into triathlon.