Originally Posted by
chaadster
It seems highly unlikely you’re going to land anything like a modern gravel bike for sub $1k, and definitely not new. The entry level is around $1.5k.
Agreed an entry level bike is about $1500 - $1800. And right now used bikes are going for almost the same as new. I would def join some FaceBook bike groups that primarily sell stuff (like gravel and cyclocross trader).