Best road/touring bike under $900

[Slavko Vorkapitch]

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

[David Kerber]

In article >, el_squid_
says...
> 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
>

Fuji Touring or Bianchi Volpe.

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[Mike Jacoubowsky/Chain Reaction Bicycles]

Can you define how you'd like to ride? "Touring" is a pretty wide category.
Do you want something that you can load down with big panniers and carry
tent, sleeping bag & kitchen sink, or would credit-card touring (where you
stay in a hotel os hostel) be more appropriate?

--Mike--
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com

"Slavko Vorkapitch" > wrote in message
om...
> 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

[Cori]

Dave Thompson wrote:
> "Slavko Vorkapitch" > wrote in message
> om...
>
>>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
>
Specialized Sequoia Sport.

Cori

[Tom]

Go for a used one and save maybe half price or at least a fourth. Then you
can buy a $1200 or $1500 bike with ease under $900. Look at
www.sellabike.com I have three bikes listed there. A Diamond Back custom
road bike with all Dura Ace for under $900 and two Trek 300 Navigator's for
$300 each. Plus there are two Trek 2300's there, one for $1000 and another
for $700. There are a lot of good bikes listed there and at other web
sites. You don't have to over pay on ebay.



Tom


"Slavko Vorkapitch" > wrote in message
om...
> 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




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[Slavko Vorkapitch]

"Mike Jacoubowsky/Chain Reaction Bicycles" > wrote in message >...
> Can you define how you'd like to ride? "Touring" is a pretty wide category.
> Do you want something that you can load down with big panniers and carry
> tent, sleeping bag & kitchen sink, or would credit-card touring (where you
> stay in a hotel os hostel) be more appropriate?

Definitely not an off road bike - just a good bike for a Sunday ride
in the country. I'm starting to look at the Raleigh Grand Prix or a
Diamondback - these seem to be reasonably priced..

Slavko
>
> --Mike--
> Chain Reaction Bicycles
> www.ChainReaction.com
>
> "Slavko Vorkapitch" > wrote in message
> om...
> > 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

[Walter Mitty]

(Slavko Vorkapitch) brightened my day with his
incisive wit when in om
he conjectured that:

> 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

For a good tourer with an excellent frame try a Dawes Galaxy.

--
Walter Mitty.

[Mike Jacoubowsky]

> Definitely not an off road bike - just a good bike for a Sunday ride
> in the country. I'm starting to look at the Raleigh Grand Prix or a
> Diamondback - these seem to be reasonably priced..

OK, so by "touring" you meant normal riding, not loading down with
everything and taking off on a cross-country tour? If that's the case, you
might expand your search slightly and include a "Cyclocross" bike, which, if
you change to more normal tires, make excellent all-around road bikes (with
room for fenders if you wish, comfortable ride position, and very sturdy
equipment). In the TREK line that we sell, that would be the XO1, which
runs about $900. If you want something lighter, the TREK 1200, with a
carbon fork and lighter components, runs just a bit less.

But whatever you choose, make sure it's from a dealer that takes the time to
get you properly fit on the bike. A really nice bike that doesn't fit well
isn't going to be as much fun to ride as a lesser bike that's set up just
right for you. One will spend its life looking pretty (under all the dust)
in the garage, the other will be out on the road, every chance you get.

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
http://www.ChainReactionBicycles.com


"Slavko Vorkapitch" > wrote in message
om...
> "Mike Jacoubowsky/Chain Reaction Bicycles" > wrote
in message >...
> > Can you define how you'd like to ride? "Touring" is a pretty wide
category.
> > Do you want something that you can load down with big panniers and carry
> > tent, sleeping bag & kitchen sink, or would credit-card touring (where
you
> > stay in a hotel os hostel) be more appropriate?
>
> Definitely not an off road bike - just a good bike for a Sunday ride
> in the country. I'm starting to look at the Raleigh Grand Prix or a
> Diamondback - these seem to be reasonably priced..
>
> Slavko
> >
> > --Mike--
> > Chain Reaction Bicycles
> > www.ChainReaction.com
> >
> > "Slavko Vorkapitch" > wrote in message
> > om...
> > > 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

[TekBuf]

(Slavko Vorkapitch) wrote in message >...
> 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

I would suggest at least a look at the Gary Fisher Fast City.

[Steven M. Scharf]

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" > wrote in message
om...
>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

[Mike Jacoubowsky/Chain Reaction Bicycles]

> 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
www.ChainReaction.com