kyoazu
Maximum Pace
- Nov 5, 2014
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Road Bike (57/58cm)
Hello, I'm a beginner to cycling looking to buy my first road bike in Japan and thought I'd ask you guys seeing as you're all more experienced than myself!
I'm based in Utsunomiya. I've been making trips around the city and the prefecture (30-60km) and now I'm looking for a good bike to make longer distances with (100km+) and maybe explore some of the nice hills around Nikko and the Tochigi (although this isn't too important) Basically, I'd like something that would be good for a beginner to the sport like the Cannondale CAAD8, Specialized Allez Elite etc. Budgetwise, I'm thinking 80-100,000 yen but I'd be open to more or less expensive options.
I've had a look at Yahoo Auctions but I haven't managed to find anything within my frame size or budget sadly.
Some extra info:
I'm 186cm with an inseam of about 33.5 inches.
I'd like to buy a complete bike if I can; I don't have any experience with building a bike and from what I've seen, it's definitely not as easy and slotting things together in place.
I wouldn't mind paying more for a Tiagra or 105 groupset. I've used Sora on a Giant Defy 3 and while it was fine, I think it would be better to pay more for better shifters.
Any advice would be welcome and appreciated. If there's any extra info that would make it easier to help me please let me know! Thanks
Hello, I'm a beginner to cycling looking to buy my first road bike in Japan and thought I'd ask you guys seeing as you're all more experienced than myself!
I'm based in Utsunomiya. I've been making trips around the city and the prefecture (30-60km) and now I'm looking for a good bike to make longer distances with (100km+) and maybe explore some of the nice hills around Nikko and the Tochigi (although this isn't too important) Basically, I'd like something that would be good for a beginner to the sport like the Cannondale CAAD8, Specialized Allez Elite etc. Budgetwise, I'm thinking 80-100,000 yen but I'd be open to more or less expensive options.
I've had a look at Yahoo Auctions but I haven't managed to find anything within my frame size or budget sadly.
Some extra info:
I'm 186cm with an inseam of about 33.5 inches.
I'd like to buy a complete bike if I can; I don't have any experience with building a bike and from what I've seen, it's definitely not as easy and slotting things together in place.
I wouldn't mind paying more for a Tiagra or 105 groupset. I've used Sora on a Giant Defy 3 and while it was fine, I think it would be better to pay more for better shifters.
Any advice would be welcome and appreciated. If there's any extra info that would make it easier to help me please let me know! Thanks