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Charger · 10-29-2008, 03:46 PM

I went to a bicycle shop today and all I can say is road bikes are crazy expensive. I went to a place because I had heard they have a decent amount of used bikes. When I go there they said they didn't have any used road bikes under $500, and that I would need to go to a hybrid to get anywhere near my goal of a $300 bike.

I checked out the Fuji Absolute 3.0, for $429 specs here http://www.bikepedia.com/Quick Bike/BikeSpecs.aspx?Year=2008&Brand=Fuji&Model=Absolute+3.0&Type=bike.

I just need something to train with and use for a couple triathlon sprints (about 6 mile ride). I can't bring myself to spend more than $400 on a sport that I'm not even sure I like yet. if I decide I like doing the triathlons I can see myself spending more on a performance road bike.

10-29-2008, 03:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
Charger Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 1,877	I went to a bicycle shop today and all I can say is road bikes are crazy expensive. I went to a place because I had heard they have a decent amount of used bikes. When I go there they said they didn't have any used road bikes under $500, and that I would need to go to a hybrid to get anywhere near my goal of a $300 bike. I checked out the Fuji Absolute 3.0, for $429 specs here http://www.bikepedia.com/Quick Bike/BikeSpecs.aspx?Year=2008&Brand=Fuji&Model=Absolute+3.0&Type=bike. I just need something to train with and use for a couple triathlon sprints (about 6 mile ride). I can't bring myself to spend more than $400 on a sport that I'm not even sure I like yet. if I decide I like doing the triathlons I can see myself spending more on a performance road bike. __________________ "So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable." - Christopher Reeve Check out my triathlon training here http://forums.jpfitness.com/training-log/36135-joe-training-triathlon-log.html