Looking to buy a proper road bike for the first time. I have a gravel bike that's excellent for touring, but it's not the best for triathlons. I'm debating either upgrading my existing bike or just buying a dedicated road bike. I'm new to this so any thoughts would be appreciated!
by FilipTheAwesome
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Never trust any ad that says low miles. Other than that… $400 maybe. It won’t be light weight. But a good bike to get around on.
Fantastic starter bike if you can have it for $400 or less. It’s old, but 105 is a solid groupset. This is a great cheap way to dip your toes in and see if you like it. Definitely make sure to keep the pedals… Pedals are probably about $100 in value.
300-350 usd. Good bike in its day, but quite dated now. Still for 300-350 it will serve you well.
It needs new bartape.
needs tires and bar tape, so 250-300. nice bike though. get good tires, then upgrade the wheels after a while if you are having fun.
$300 usd max. Check if it actually has low mileage though, the chain, brake pads, chainrings, cassette… those alone to replace can cost a couple hundred bucks. From what I can tell from the photos though, if those are the original stock mavic wheels, it does look indeed have very low mileage. The brake track on the rims look very smooth and shiny, quite indicative of a set of wheels that weren’t ridden much. Bartape looks like it just yellowed from sitting for so long.