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Advice on Road Bike for Duathalon

  • 02-10-2011 3:16pm
    #1
    Catalpa32
    Registered Users Posts: 37 ✭


    Hi All,

    I am a keen runner and want to start bike training for a duathalon.
    I need suggestions on a Road Bike - in terms of budget around 300/400 euro but can stretch a little further.

    All and any help is much appreciated!

    Cheers


Comments

  • #2
    blorg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,995 ✭✭✭✭blorg


    Get a secondhand road bike with that budget.


  • #3
    tunney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,584 ✭✭✭✭tunney


    Catalpa32 wrote: »
    Hi All,

    I am a keen runner and want to start bike training for a duathalon.
    I need suggestions on a Road Bike - in terms of budget around 300/400 euro but can stretch a little further.

    All and any help is much appreciated!

    Cheers

    duathlon - no second a :)

    Second hand only at that budget I am afraid, can get a great bike though if you can do some repairs and keep an eye on the club sites.


  • #4
    ratracer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,316 ✭✭✭ratracer


    Plenty of good second hand bikes on adverts.ie, just haggle hard!!


  • #5
    joconnell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 362 ✭✭joconnell


    Bought one of these about three weeks ago since they also have 20% off - http://www.halfords.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_11101_catalogId_15551_productId_786805_langId_-1_categoryId_212536 - great so far, light and fast!


  • #6
    paddie9
    Registered Users Posts: 189 ✭✭paddie9


    For 300 plus, I'd go to Halfords had a Carrera and was happy with it at the time.
    If I'm not mistaken most Duathlons cycles are short so you don't need a top quality bike unless you going for the win. Went in a few Duathlons over the summer and all the competition seemed to be on the runs, cycling was quite poor apart from the top competitors.
    Need to cycle in a low gear to match your running pace or your legs will go numb when you start the second run.


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