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pl8er

03-09-04, 06:45 PM

I'm trying to figure out if buying a pre-built bike is cheaper than putting one together? I know with computers you can get the right website you can assemble a really great pc for 1/3 the price. Is this so with bikes as well? Can anyone give me some ideas of websites to check out for parts. I just got a bike a week ago and have no real plans of changing for awhile, just want to get an idea of what is out there.

Thanks.

Justin

iamlucky13

03-09-04, 08:12 PM

Usually the best deals on low and mid-priced bikes is to go with a pre-built bike. On a high end rig, though, shopping around might allow you to save a few bucks. More importantly in my mind, you can build your bike with the exact specs you want.

Here's a couple of the sites I watch for deals:

http://pricepoint.com/
http://www.supergo.com/index.cfm
http://jensonusa.com/

Finally, this site is spendy, but you can customize a bike online and drool over the specs sheet.

http://wrenchscience.com/WS1/default.asp

pl8er

03-09-04, 09:10 PM

Thanks for the links, I will check those sites out. I guess I should get out and ride my trek and just be happy for a bit ;)

RiPHRaPH

03-13-04, 06:20 AM

building a bike is just as much about the journey as the end result. i built my last bike and would do it again. there is always something, from wheelset to BB to the mixing of parts on the manufacturers end that i'd want to change.
and if you are patient and won't waver on the frameset you can build a bike for a similar price if not cheaper (one or two year old frameset + closeouts on groups)