bang for your buck $1000-$1200 road bike. - Page 3

I think my new bike qualifies for a good bang for the buck $1000 - $1200 road bike. Just scored a new 2004 Raleigh Supercourse on ebay for $600 + shipping. Not too shabby for a mostly 105/Ritchey bike. I bet they put a Tiagra cassette and bottom bracket on her though. That's where they cut costs and save money - where you can't see what's on the bike! Other than that it looks like a decent bike. Too bad the components are black instead of the brushed aluminum.

Specs here:
http://www.raleighusa.com/items.asp?...temid=198&va=0

Just scored some new SPD-M505 pedals for $10.50 + shipping also. All I need now is another cyclometer and a couple of bottle cages and I'll be set.

Well sitting here in Ireland I can only drool at the prices listed above.
Here, a Specialised Allez Elite retails at the equivalent of $2000 while a Giant OCR3 with Sora and sub-Sora components will set you back about $1000. I've never even seen a Felt, apart from online.
Luckily we have ebay and a number of very good UK-based mail order and internet shops.
I built my new bike from a steel frame which was lying in the corner of my LBS gathering dust and marked down to 30% of the original sticker price and bought all the rest of the components online.
Adding in labour for things like the headset and bottom bracket (for which I didn't have the tools), I have a beautifully painted Olmo, handmade with Columbus tubing, brand new Mirage groupset, Mavic Cosmos wheels, decent tyres, bars, stem and saddle (won't bore you with a full spec) all for the same price as that OCR3 I mentioned.....

do look a Leader bikes on ebay: great gear and frame. These guys make the frames (in Asia) for a bunch of better known names. great value

where's the Trek 1500? it's not full ultegra, but I think it's worth mentioning since it's the best of anything i test rode.

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Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, Champagne in one hand - strawberries in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming WOO HOO - What a Ride!

I have a Fuji Roubaix and love it!!! I paid $859 at a local bike shop for it.

The 1500 is missing, its the best bike in the 1000-1200 price range .

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Ciocc 7005 with Colnago Carbon Fork and Ultegra 10