Need help buying first road bike
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Need help buying first road bike
I need advice on buying my first road bike so I can stop using my mountain bike on the road and be better equipped to do longer rides (150km<). My budget is $2500 Canadian and I am comfortable with endurance and race geometries but have a preference for race. My options are;
•buy new. I’m currently eyeing the Specialized Allez but I definitely need bike recommendations as I do not really know where to start. I’m torn between going for the base build which comes with the 8-speed Claris groupset and the Axis Sport wheelset while the Elite build comes with a 105 groupset and a better DT460 wheelset with sealed bearings. My thinking is that if I go for the base build, I’d have a pretty good bike but the components can be better (especially the wheelset), hence the dilemma between the base and the higher build level.
•my second option is to buy used as I can have a better frame and better components like Ultegra and even have Di2 within my budget ($2500) if I find the good deals. The downside of this option is that there’s no warranty, seller honesty (crashed bikes), and my wallet would take a bigger hit immediately instead of buying new and having the bike financed over a year.
To summarize, I’m torn between buying the lowest build spec which would still be better than a mountain bike on the road; buying a higher specced build new for the better components and longevity; and buying used and having even better components.
•buy new. I’m currently eyeing the Specialized Allez but I definitely need bike recommendations as I do not really know where to start. I’m torn between going for the base build which comes with the 8-speed Claris groupset and the Axis Sport wheelset while the Elite build comes with a 105 groupset and a better DT460 wheelset with sealed bearings. My thinking is that if I go for the base build, I’d have a pretty good bike but the components can be better (especially the wheelset), hence the dilemma between the base and the higher build level.
•my second option is to buy used as I can have a better frame and better components like Ultegra and even have Di2 within my budget ($2500) if I find the good deals. The downside of this option is that there’s no warranty, seller honesty (crashed bikes), and my wallet would take a bigger hit immediately instead of buying new and having the bike financed over a year.
To summarize, I’m torn between buying the lowest build spec which would still be better than a mountain bike on the road; buying a higher specced build new for the better components and longevity; and buying used and having even better components.
