gstyle2511

I'm looking to get my first real road bike. 05 Felt F80 for $699 is a strong candidate for consideration. Do you think the F80 is worth the price or should I consider other alternatives?

thewalrus

699 for a F80 is a pretty good deal, if it's coming with the nine speed 105 shifters, rear derailleur, front derailleur, and cassette. I believe its MSRP was $950 in early 2005. 699 is normally a price point for bikes with more Tiagra components (one step down from 105).

Maxxer

Wow thats a nice price u got there, here at my LBS, the best deal I found out is a lemond alpe d'huez for 2000$....

ovoleg

WHAT?

That's way too much, what year?

badkarma

That sounds like a good deal for a bike that's 105-equipped. I think you'll enjoy that as your first roadie.

cjbruin

Yep. Buy it. Ride & Enjoy!!!

Phantoj

Don't forget, Maxxer is in Canada.

The price on the Felt seems good.

Have you felt the Felt? How does it fit ya?

bbattle

That's a good deal but don't let it stop you from test riding every bike out there. Test ride stuff way out of your price range so you can appreciate how good a deal your Felt will be.

My wallet said Trek but my body said Orbea and TDF fever said "Do it now!"

LapDog

If it fits....do it!

gstyle2511

Yes I've test ride a few bikes, 05 Trek 1200, 05 Felt F80, 06 Felt F75, and a 05 Giant (don't recall the model since it was in the beginning of my search). Overall I like the Felt a lot. The only issue with the 05 model is there's limited size. The salesman at the LBS suggested that my size is a 52 base on my height and a 52 feels fine. The 05 F80 for $699 only comes in a 50 or a 54. I test ride the 50 and it feels fine as well but the LBS only allow me to ride in the parking lot so I'm not sure how it feels on longer ride. I used the formula that I found on the Internet which is inseam * 2/3 and that equate to 49.xxx for me. Should I listen to the salesman or should I follow the formula?

gstyle2511

It's Tiagra/105 components.

Spec Name Felt Racing F80
Frame 7005 aluminum
Fork Carbon fiber
Rims/Wheels Alex DA-22
Hubs See Rims/Wheels
Spokes See Rims/Wheels
Tires Inertia w/flat protection 700 x 22c
Crankset RPM aluminum
Chainwheel 52/42/30
Front Derailleur Shimano Tiagra
Rear Derailleur Shimano 105
Rear Cogs Shimano 9-speed: 12-25
Shifters Shimano Tiagra
Handlebars 6061 aluminum
Tape/Grips Cork ribbon tape w/gel
Stem 6061 aluminum
Brake Levers Shimano Tiagra w/Tektro top-mount levers
Brakes Tektro 423AG dual pivot
Pedals Aluminum clipless
Saddle Racing Gel
Seat Post Aluminum

Maxxer

Ya, it's incredible here how the prices are high....

It's mostly 2 times the price u can get in the U.S

That's why I'm planning to buy on e-bay from someone in U.S or frome anyone here

Veloduo

Sounds like a good one. Bought my wife a Giant OCR 2, and she LOVES it, but I paid nearly $100 more.

DocRay

Maxxer, prices in Canada match US prices exactly, just a dollar difference.
Buying US means importing to Canada, where you will get charged duties. Don't compare LBS with eBay, there is a cottage industry of scam artists on eBAy, expecially cross-border to Canada, where parts get mysteriously swapped out.

Maxxer

But if you're telling me that pricez are barely the same and the dolar difference is the only difference, how comes I see people talking about full shimano 105 bikes with carbon forks like supergo's scattante for 700 USD when here you can't get one under 1500 CAD?

thewalrus

1) because there's a 13% tax applied by the CCRA to import whole bikes

2) most bike shops and distributors in canada are still calculating pricing based on an exchange rate of 1.40 to 1.52 (from 2.5 to 3 years ago!) rather than the recent range of 1.15 to 1.185

example, my bike, when I bought it, would have cost $1700 canadian + 14% GST and PST. I bought it in the states and the total after WA state sales tax came to $1450 canadian.

Maxxer

So basicaly, I'm right.

Bikes here are more expansive because of the tax on import and wrong calculation or the dollar rate which is reduced if you buy it from the states.