Originally Posted by Jerseysbest
Eh, I guess theres no point wasting the entire summer riding season to save a little bit. I was just looking at the entry level road bikes (trek 1000, giant orc3 etc). I've read people buying the 2005 Trek's for $499 compared to ~$650 when they come out. I'm all for saving money, but oh well...
The shops around me don't seem to have any deals going on, I've been to about 4. F it, I need to ride...
Since you have experience buying used, why not do that? I agree that there's not much sense waiting until fall just to save a bit of money, but you also hate to spend top dollar on something that will be significantly reduced in just a few months. Besides, you'd get a better bike spending $500 on something slightly used than you would if you spent $500 on last year's entry-level model.