Originally Posted by
RPerkins
Have you been on any of these bikes or heard anything about them (good or bad experiences?)
Alas no. My current tri bike I built up myself for around €200. Thereīs no need to spend $2500 unless you want to, which is fine. Itīs a free country and most importantly of all itīs your money. All have a good rep though. I repeat - go on how the bike fits.
Looks like another excuse to post a picture of my cheapo Canyon build up from last summer:
And here is a sneak picture of my winter build, which is going to be a dual purpose long distance TT/ race machine. The frame was €53 on eBay, most of the other stuff is coming out of the parts bin, just got to find a fork and a headset (the fork pictured is a bit too short up top). Lots of fun putting this together:
In the background you can just about see Mrs Barchettaīs KTM/Trek road bike, again put together very cheaply from Ebay bits on which she absolutely rips, and my cheapy Jan Ullrich road thrashabout bike, another eBay special.