Best road/touring bike under $900 - Page 2 - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

07-09-2003, 09:03 PM

I'd agree with a previous poster who recommended the following:

Fuji Touring, MSRP is $840
Bianchi Volpe MSRP is $850

These would appear to fit your requirements pretty well. Look for
a Cro-Moly framed bicycle, not an aluminum framed bicycle.

The Trek 520 would also be good but it may be more than $900 street
price with an $1100 MSRP. All depends what's on sale and how much
the dealer you go to discounts off the MSRP. I'd think that if there
are a lot of 2003's left over that they'd be priced not higher than
$900 when the 2004's come out. Maybe Mike J. can comment about
model year end pricing.

You may want to consider something used as well. Something like a
well maintained Specialized Sirrus Triple with a lugged chromoloy
frame could probably be purchased for under $400. I have one next to
me in my office right now, but it's not for sale. My next bike will
likely be something like the Rivendell Romulus, but I'll get in
trouble if I spend that much!

"Slavko Vorkapitch" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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>Hi - I am considering a new road/touring bike but don't want to spend
>a lot of mulah. Can anybody point me to some models that won't break
>my bank account ??
>
>Keep riding,
>El Squid

07-10-2003, 09:48 PM

> The Trek 520 would also be good but it may be more than $900 street
> price with an $1100 MSRP. All depends what's on sale and how much
> the dealer you go to discounts off the MSRP. I'd think that if there
> are a lot of 2003's left over that they'd be priced not higher than
> $900 when the 2004's come out. Maybe Mike J. can comment about
> model year end pricing.

The TREK 520 tends to hold its value (and not get closed out really cheap)
because it rarely goes through major changes. Some years it carries over
with no changes at all, others they might change from one dark shade of
green to a very slightly lighter or darker shade. It's anything but a slave
to fashion... as I've said before, it's downright boring! But that's
exactly why it's successful.

--Mike--
Chain Reaction Bicycles
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