Guys, I need advice regarding gravel bikes.
So i've been trying to grab a used gravel bike for quite some time already.
Used bikes market in my country looks pretty rough, cheaper good options get taken by resellers pretty fast, if ur not on your phone 24/7 to grab a good deal seems impossible:)
At first I thought I want to spend up to 500€ for a bike, while researching different options, groupsets, bike value, etc. I probably would go for more now.
People tend to purchase newer bikes with lesser groupsets, over older bikes with better groupsets.
Most of the Shimano GRX 400 , 2×10 with alluminum frames goes for 650-950€~
Tiagra groupsets with ally frames for 500-600€ approx.
Sora's 450 – 500€~
(Bikes 2021-2025)
Gravel market itself seems inflated due to its popularity at the moment.
I understand that most people don't give af and purchase a newer or new bike, for casual riding not really digging before into the overall value.
To kind of formulate my question, is newer really better? I mean,as long as it was taken care of, its just a bike.
The Rose Xeon Cross is for sale for 850€
Hydraulic sram force brakes, sram force 1×11, carbon frame, fork, saddle post, handlebars, cranks. The bike is from 2018
What do yall think about the price/value of it?
Thanks for insights:)
by gardusvanduo