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Need advice on this secondhand softride roadwing
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I was browsing around my LBS this afternoon, as you do, because I'm in the market for my first road/tri bike, and they have a secondhand softride roadwing for sale. They think it's a small frame size, and I would have to raise the beam near to the top of it's range (I'm 5'10' and told I need a 55-56cm bike). I don't know how old it is, but it's specced out as follows:

Wheels - Winkel Wheel tried and true.
Tyres - specialised Team Turbo 700x23c
Cranks - Synchroniser
Front cogs - Equaliser
Brakes - Shimano Super SLR RX100
Derailier - Front - Shimano RX100, Rear - Shimano 105 (8 speed)
Stem - Bianchi
Fork - Kinesis road-D
Saddle - Specialised BG7

They're asking $750 for it. Can anyone tell me a bit more about the equipment on it, whether it's a reasonable buy, and whether it's a reasonable road/tri bike, as it would be my first.

Many thanks,

J.
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Re: Need advice on this secondhand softride roadwing [Freeflyer] [ In reply to ]
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If the frame is a small - it is to small for you. You would need a Medium / Large frame. Any bike that is not the right size is not a good deal, no matter what price.

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Re: Need advice on this secondhand softride roadwing [Record9ti] [ In reply to ]
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Thanks, I was worried about that. I think I'll be getting a bike built from chucksbikes.com. At least I'll be getting all new components and a frame that's the right size.

Cheers,

J.
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Re: Need advice on this secondhand softride roadwing [Freeflyer] [ In reply to ]
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If they don't know if it's a small frame then they're not experts. Either be an expert or buy from one.
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Re: Need advice on this secondhand softride roadwing [Freeflyer] [ In reply to ]
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Regarding Chucksbikes, I've had really good luck with him. He has good stuff at great prices and stands behind his products.

But make sure you get the right size bike - his medium and large Tsunami tri bikes have 56 cm and 58 cm toptubes. That's pretty long and explains why he is sold out of smalls.
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Getting a bike from Chuck's - was secondhand softride roadwing [ In reply to ]
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Hi, thanks for all the advice. I've made the decision to go with a chuck's bike. The tsunami alu frame ( really can't see the titanium being worth the extra money at this stage ) and have opted to go for a full 105 setup (brakes, cranks, cogs, derailiers etc), with dura ace shifters. Total cost will be $800 shipped.

I figured that by going with the better components all round, I leave myself an upgrade path for wheels etc in the future, or can transfer everything to a better frame with a fairly low upgrade cost. Everything I've seen in the tri bike line with full 105 etc has been oover $1400, so I think it's spanking deal.

I want to put it all together myself (never done that before, but I used to repair my motorbikes), so that I can learn how it's built and be better able to tweak/repair it in the future, so I'll be buying a book and trying to rope in a couple of knowlegable triathletes locally for a beer and build up party.

I'll post something when I'm done.

Cheers,

J.
Last edited by: Freeflyer: Jul 9, 03 19:38
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