yamamancha
Warming-Up
- Mar 31, 2014
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Hello TCC!
I am hoping for some direction from people more experienced that myself.
Looking to buy my first fitted (to the extent possible) road bike. At 6'3" with a suggested fitting of 59-60cm for a road frame, neither Yahoo Auction nor any LBS I've been to have yielded any results. I've become buddies with a manager of an LBS and he promises to do the fitting for any bike I buy elsewhere because he's restricted in the bikes he is allowed to sell through his store.
So, from where do tall riders living in Japan get their bikes?
I know about Wiggle & CRC, and have checked out AliExpress as well.
Even the cheapest new road bike is going to cost at least 70,000 yen on CRC/Wiggle. As such, I am considering expanding my budget and going for a long-term purchase, which is something that will be good for sprint tris and eventually 70.3 Ironman distances. My objective is to participate in triathlons and my budget is around 120,000 yen (but I am open to less/more expensive options).
So can you help with the following questions?
1) Do you know of any sources other than Yahoo Auction for inexpensive used road bikes?
2) Do you know of a trusted vendor on AliExpress?
3) Any local trusted sellers offering the types of rigs and prices on Wiggle/CRC/AliExpress?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
-Charles
I am hoping for some direction from people more experienced that myself.
Looking to buy my first fitted (to the extent possible) road bike. At 6'3" with a suggested fitting of 59-60cm for a road frame, neither Yahoo Auction nor any LBS I've been to have yielded any results. I've become buddies with a manager of an LBS and he promises to do the fitting for any bike I buy elsewhere because he's restricted in the bikes he is allowed to sell through his store.
So, from where do tall riders living in Japan get their bikes?
I know about Wiggle & CRC, and have checked out AliExpress as well.
Even the cheapest new road bike is going to cost at least 70,000 yen on CRC/Wiggle. As such, I am considering expanding my budget and going for a long-term purchase, which is something that will be good for sprint tris and eventually 70.3 Ironman distances. My objective is to participate in triathlons and my budget is around 120,000 yen (but I am open to less/more expensive options).
So can you help with the following questions?
1) Do you know of any sources other than Yahoo Auction for inexpensive used road bikes?
2) Do you know of a trusted vendor on AliExpress?
3) Any local trusted sellers offering the types of rigs and prices on Wiggle/CRC/AliExpress?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
-Charles