Age of used bike
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Age of used bike
I’m curious if a used bike is ever too old. I want to get a new bike this year and I’m on a pretty small budget. If I go new I will probably get a Giant contend 1. Mostly sora components and a carbon fork so a bit better than current bike. The used bikes I’m seeing in my size all seem pretty old. For instance there is a 2011 carbon bike with updated ultegra 11 speed which sounds great. But when I read about used bikes I always read that carbon can hide flaws well and this bike probably has lots of miles. And I always read aluminum can fatigue with lots of miles. So should I stay away from bikes over a certain age? Will the new bike be more reliable even with much lower grade components?
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For a new bike, unless you are going to get a super light carbon bike, don't overlook the new aluminum bikes. Some are under 18.5 pounds and you will be able to get a better component group. Tiagra for certain, maybe even 105. Not an SRAM user, so I don't know if options open for it's component lines.
Old bikes are good. I ride a 27 year old bike and 39 year old bike that I put new components on. It didn't save me much money if any by upgrading them, but I get what I want out of it.
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oh.... never mind, you said "carbon fork", not carbon bike. So half my post definitely does not apply.
Old bikes are good. I ride a 27 year old bike and 39 year old bike that I put new components on. It didn't save me much money if any by upgrading them, but I get what I want out of it.
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oh.... never mind, you said "carbon fork", not carbon bike. So half my post definitely does not apply.
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