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Entry Level Bikes - Advice Please!
JAnders
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I am new to triathlon and I am looking for an entry level bike hopefully under £750 but would be willing to speand a bit more. I have been advised that the Focus Variado is a good bike. Does anybody know if this is so or whether there are any other better buy's around?
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http://forum.220magazine.com/tm.asp?m=14306&mpage=1&key=㸮
have a look at this recent thread
http://forum.220magazine.com/tm.asp?m=19140
and this
http://forum.220magazine.com/tm.asp?m=17568&mpage=1&key=䒣
There are several options when starting off, first of all know what size you need - do a search on bike sizing on this and the Interweb:
1. Stick with an existing run-around MTB/Hybrid bike and get some experience and then decide whether to go down road bike upgrade or tri bike
2. Buy a basic road bike, you can one from Tesco for £150, then of course there is Halfords and a good favourite ebay, get said experience including at some time bolting on some aero bars http://forum.220magazine.com/tm.asp?m=20293&mpage=1&key=佚 and then decide whether to go down road bike upgrade or tri bike
3. Hire a bike, I believe about £100 a year get said experience and then decide whether to go down road bike upgrade or tri bike
4. Go all out and buy a Tri specific bike
5. Stcik with what you have and say 'sod it I'm having fun' - even saw a MTB with aero bars at one event - hey it worked
Whatever you do try to resist the urge to splash out (from someone who has bought 2 bikes in 2 years) if you are looking to buy you may get some end of season bargains.
If you have an Up and Running near you I recommend going there to check out their Cube bikes (I recently bought a Cube TT bike from them and am very pleased with the spec I got for the price). They also give you free bike fit so you'll get the right sized stead.
If you can hook up with a local bike or tri club then you could bike up a tidy bike for that price.