Originally Posted by
fittybike
Thanks for the advises!
For the road bikes with limited budget, will you choose if they are similar price:
1) Famous brand (GIANT, TREK) with lower level of group set (Mixture of Sora/105).
Or
2) Budget brand (such as Cell, polygon, HASA) with much higher level of group set (Full 105 or ultegra).
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But you are the type they invented local bike shops for. Yes - you will pay more. But you will also get some help by someone that can get a better idea about what you need. Again, like the bottles of wine - there are bad shops.