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  1. The LBS has just started carrying MASI bikes and has them on special.
    They claimed a particular model was "equivalent to" a Trek 1400 as it
    had the same crank and gears. I asked about weight and he said they
    were about the same, he didn't know about flex and handling etc. The
    price however was a lot less than the 1400.

    Does anyone know anything about MASI?

  2. Travis said:

    The LBS has just started carrying MASI bikes and has them on special.
    They claimed a particular model was "equivalent to" a Trek 1400 as it
    had the same crank and gears. I asked about weight and he said they
    were about the same, he didn't know about flex and handling etc. The
    price however was a lot less than the 1400.

    Does anyone know anything about MASI?


    masibikes.comhistory.php

    which LBS?

    SteveA

  3. Travis said:

    The LBS has just started carrying MASI bikes and has them on special.
    They claimed a particular model was "equivalent to" a Trek 1400 as it
    had the same crank and gears. I asked about weight and he said they
    were about the same, he didn't know about flex and handling etc. The
    price however was a lot less than the 1400.

    Did you testride both so you could make a comparison of your own?

    And what's the warranty like?

  4. Bleve said:
    Travis said:

    The LBS has just started carrying MASI bikes and has them on special.
    They claimed a particular model was "equivalent to" a Trek 1400 as it
    had the same crank and gears. I asked about weight and he said they
    were about the same, he didn't know about flex and handling etc. The
    price however was a lot less than the 1400.

    Did you testride both so you could make a comparison of your own?

    No I didn't. One of the problems being that I need a 60/62cm frame
    (189cm/6'3" tall) and the shops would have to order one in specially.
    As I'm not necessarily immediately going to buy, I'd feel a bit bad
    about doing that to the LBS.

    Quoted message said:

    And what's the warranty like?

    Lifetime on the frame, 2y on everything else. Pretty standard.

    Its a typical mid-priced bike, aluminium frame and carbon forks,
    Shimano 105 10sp crank and gears. The MASI was on special though as a
    new brand they wanted to promote, it cost about $700 less than the Trek
    1400 which was supposedly "equivalent".

    The LBS by the way was a Bike Force. In WA at least Bike force are the
    exclusive distributors of Trek, and now they do MASI as well.

    Another bike I looked at today which I really liked the look of (partly
    the lines, and partly because it was a bright yellow colour that I
    really liked) was a Merida Road 904-20. (This was in another shop, not
    a bike force). It also was very competitively priced and cost a lot
    less than the "equivalent" Trek.

    Any opinions on Merida?

  5. Travis said:
    Bleve said:
    Travis said:

    The LBS has just started carrying MASI bikes and has them on special.
    They claimed a particular model was "equivalent to" a Trek 1400 as it
    had the same crank and gears. I asked about weight and he said they
    were about the same, he didn't know about flex and handling etc. The
    price however was a lot less than the 1400.

    Did you testride both so you could make a comparison of your own?

    No I didn't. One of the problems being that I need a 60/62cm frame
    (189cm/6'3" tall) and the shops would have to order one in specially.
    As I'm not necessarily immediately going to buy, I'd feel a bit bad
    about doing that to the LBS.

    That's understandable, but still, I'd strongly suggest that you never
    buy a roady (or any expensive bike) without a testride. If the LBS is
    going to carry these bikes, then they should be prepared to take the
    risk on them. That's why you pay the LBS a premium on what you could
    get the same bike from online, for example. As long as you're upfront
    about it with the shop then they should be ok with it. In WA you may be
    a little limited with your shopping around choices, but still, it's
    their problem, not yours.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    And what's the warranty like?

    Lifetime on the frame, 2y on everything else. Pretty standard.

    For everything except an Italian frame 🙂

    Quoted message said:

    Its a typical mid-priced bike, aluminium frame and carbon forks,
    Shimano 105 10sp crank and gears. The MASI was on special though as a
    new brand they wanted to promote, it cost about $700 less than the Trek
    1400 which was supposedly "equivalent".

    So it's about $1300? That means the frame amd fork is almost free.
    Ie:it's very cheaply made.
    That's not necesarily a problem, but you should be aware of it.
    They're probably carrying this brand to catch the "I want a
    105/Ultegra/D-A bike and don't care about the frame" buyers. There's a
    lot of them around. IMO, that's completely the wrong way to buy a
    bike, but a lot of people buy on groupset. Giant are particularly good
    at this end of the market at the moment (anyone remember Shogun? 🙂 ),
    but stocking Giant sucks as a LBS, because everyone just buys them on
    price and there's always an LBS somewhere trying to dump them, so
    flogging them off cheap. We're doing the cheap but good groupset thing
    by carrying Inexa bikes. We were doing Raceline (apollo), but they got
    too expensive for their quality level, as much as a Trek, but no Trek
    ..... Like Giant, the low end Inexa's are pretty awful (vague handling,
    odd behaviour on descents etc), but the top end ones are ok, and
    they're cheap. The MASI's are probably the same sort of deal.

    What wheels does it have? What other corners have they cut?

    Quoted message said:

    The LBS by the way was a Bike Force. In WA at least Bike force are the
    exclusive distributors of Trek, and now they do MASI as well.

    Another bike I looked at today which I really liked the look of (partly
    the lines, and partly because it was a bright yellow colour that I
    really liked) was a Merida Road 904-20. (This was in another shop, not
    a bike force). It also was very competitively priced and cost a lot
    less than the "equivalent" Trek.

    Any opinions on Merida?

    They've been around for a few years (remember a lifetime warranty isn't
    much use if the company no longer exists!), but I've never ridden one.
    What does your backside say about it? Testride ... testride ...

  6. Bleve said:

    That's understandable, but still, I'd strongly suggest that you never
    buy a roady (or any expensive bike) without a testride. If the LBS is
    going to carry these bikes, then they should be prepared to take the
    risk on them. That's why you pay the LBS a premium on what you could
    get the same bike from online, for example. As long as you're upfront
    about it with the shop then they should be ok with it. In WA you may be
    a little limited with your shopping around choices, but still, it's
    their problem, not yours.

    What Perth bike shops have the best range of road bikes?

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Its a typical mid-priced bike, aluminium frame and carbon forks,
    Shimano 105 10sp crank and gears. The MASI was on special though as a
    new brand they wanted to promote, it cost about $700 less than the Trek
    1400 which was supposedly "equivalent".

    So it's about $1300? That means the frame amd fork is almost free.

    $1,399 actually.

    Its this model: http://www.masibikes.com/cycles/nuova_strada.php

    Quoted message said:

    Ie:it's very cheaply made.

    Is that a given, even if we're comparing an undiscounted Trek at full
    RRP against a new brand which supposedly is being sold at a very
    advantageous price as an introductory special?

    Unless its some tightly guarded secret, what sort of markup is there
    between wholesale and RRP on bikes like this?

    Quoted message said:

    That's not necesarily a problem, but you should be aware of it.
    They're probably carrying this brand to catch the "I want a
    105/Ultegra/D-A bike and don't care about the frame" buyers. There's a
    lot of them around. IMO, that's completely the wrong way to buy a
    bike, but a lot of people buy on groupset. Giant are particularly good
    at this end of the market at the moment (anyone remember Shogun? 🙂 ),
    but stocking Giant sucks as a LBS, because everyone just buys them on
    price and there's always an LBS somewhere trying to dump them, so
    flogging them off cheap. We're doing the cheap but good groupset thing
    by carrying Inexa bikes. We were doing Raceline (apollo), but they got
    too expensive for their quality level, as much as a Trek, but no Trek
    .... Like Giant, the low end Inexa's are pretty awful (vague handling,
    odd behaviour on descents etc), but the top end ones are ok, and
    they're cheap. The MASI's are probably the same sort of deal.

    Which Giants are worth getting?

    Quoted message said:


    What wheels does it have? What other corners have they cut?

    According to the MASI site...

    Hubset / Wheelset Alex DA22 Aero 32h Rims; Formula 32h cassette hubs
    w/ alloy QR; stainless spokes radial front/ X3 rear

    Tires Vittoria Zaffiro 23c wire bead

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    The LBS by the way was a Bike Force. In WA at least Bike force are the
    exclusive distributors of Trek, and now they do MASI as well.

    Another bike I looked at today which I really liked the look of (partly
    the lines, and partly because it was a bright yellow colour that I
    really liked) was a Merida Road 904-20. (This was in another shop, not
    a bike force). It also was very competitively priced and cost a lot
    less than the "equivalent" Trek.

    Any opinions on Merida?

    They've been around for a few years (remember a lifetime warranty isn't
    much use if the company no longer exists!), but I've never ridden one.
    What does your backside say about it? Testride ... testride ...

    And this is the Merida model:
    http://www.merida.com/s0_global/main_control.php?group0=bikes&group1=roadrace&bikeId=63

  7. Masi were a top Italian-made brand who sold out to the bmx company Haro.
    Malvern Star star were talking about importing them a couple of years ago
    so they must have arrived . If the price is right & the bike fits go for it.
    Merida been around since the 70's second biggest quality manufacturer after
    Giant . Own a fair chunk of the 2nd biggest US bike brand.
    Giant market leader need no introduction.
    Shogun are still around made by Merida , we do have a size XL Ninja with a
    full 10 speed 105 groupset here on the floor in WA plus all the other
    sizes.
    Trek will always sell to the Lance wanabees for the extra dosh.
    Steve
    Ideal

  8. If it is the model you linked to there is not much 105 on it , more of a
    Tiagra bike ...if you are more into the comfort racer look at the Giant OCR2
    or pay 300 bucks more for a more aggressive full 105 10speed equipped bike
    like the Ninja .
    Steve
    Ideal

  9. Steve said:

    Shogun are still around made by Merida , we do have a size XL Ninja with a
    full 10 speed 105 groupset here on the floor in WA plus all the other
    sizes.

    I'd like to come in for a look at this. I'm sure everyone will forgive
    the crass commercialism of you answering this question (just this
    once), but where are you?

  10. Steve said:

    If it is the model you linked to there is not much 105 on it , more of a
    Tiagra bike ...if you are more into the comfort racer look at the Giant OCR2
    or pay 300 bucks more for a more aggressive full 105 10speed equipped bike
    like the Ninja .

    Is this just a matter of looks?

    I'm after a good commuting bike, something for going to work on and
    having nice fast rides on some of the interesting bike paths near me.
    (I live in Thornlie, Gosnells has some interesting bike paths which are
    quite hilly and curvey. I want to go through some of these curves at
    speed and the paths can occasionally be a bit iffy with detritus and
    sand, therefore I want a bike with reasonably good handling for
    obstacle avoidance...)

    As a (as I understand it) bike shop guy, what $2K or less bikes would
    you recommend?

  11. Steve said:

    If it is the model you linked to there is not much 105 on it , more of a
    Tiagra bike ...if you are more into the comfort racer look at the Giant OCR2
    or pay 300 bucks more for a more aggressive full 105 10speed equipped bike
    like the Ninja .

    Is this just a matter of looks?

    I'm after a good commuting bike, something for going to work on and
    having nice fast rides on some of the interesting bike paths near me.
    (I live in Thornlie, Gosnells has some interesting bike paths which are
    quite hilly and curvey. I want to go through some of these curves at
    speed and the paths can occasionally be a bit iffy with detritus and
    sand, therefore I want a bike with reasonably good handling for
    obstacle avoidance...)

    As a (as I understand it) bike shop guy, what $2K or less bikes would
    you recommend?

  12. 93377670
    370 South St O'Connor
    halfway 'tween Murdoch & Freo.

    "Travis" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:


    Steve said:

    Shogun are still around made by Merida , we do have a size XL Ninja with
    a
    full 10 speed 105 groupset here on the floor in WA plus all the other
    sizes.

    I'd like to come in for a look at this. I'm sure everyone will forgive
    the crass commercialism of you answering this question (just this
    once), but where are you?

  13. Bleve said:

    They've been around for a few years (remember a lifetime warranty isn't
    much use if the company no longer exists!), but I've never ridden one.
    What does your backside say about it? Testride ... testride ...

    Part of my problem with a testride, apart from the fact that nobody has
    bikes in my size, is that I'm used to riding a cheap bike, a Repco
    Superlight. Which for the record is made entirely out of depleted
    uranium (including the tires) and as a consequence weighs a bit more
    than any of the bikes I'm now looking at. Anything I ride will feel
    terrific, hence I wouldn't know how to appreciate the difference
    between a good bike and a great bike, especially not if I'm just going
    to take it for a lap around the carpark where I won't really be able to
    test out the handling (not that I'd know good handling) and high speed
    stability and climbing and all the other stuff.

    Hence I'm after opinions, either from aus.bicycle readers or from
    internet reviews I could be pointed to, about whether the bike is any
    good or not. In time, I'll get used to the handling of this bike and
    might upgrade to an even better one in a few years.

  14. Travis said:
    Bleve said:

    They've been around for a few years (remember a lifetime warranty isn't
    much use if the company no longer exists!), but I've never ridden one.
    What does your backside say about it? Testride ... testride ...

    Part of my problem with a testride, apart from the fact that nobody has
    bikes in my size, is that I'm used to riding a cheap bike, a Repco
    Superlight. Which for the record is made entirely out of depleted
    uranium (including the tires) and as a consequence weighs a bit more
    than any of the bikes I'm now looking at. Anything I ride will feel
    terrific, hence I wouldn't know how to appreciate the difference
    between a good bike and a great bike, especially not if I'm just going
    to take it for a lap around the carpark where I won't really be able to
    test out the handling (not that I'd know good handling) and high speed
    stability and climbing and all the other stuff.

    You'll be suprised at what you can tell about a bike from a 15 minute
    testride, even with an [censored] used to sitting on a bench seat 🙂 And if
    you *can't* tell the difference, then get the cheaper one, or the one
    with the nicest colours or something else that sways your fancy. But
    .... TESTRIDE the damn things! If the LBS won't let you take it for a
    good 15 minute or so testride, walk out of the shop and don't go back,
    they're not letting you decide what you like.

    You'll hopefulyl notice that I keep suggesting you testride bikes,
    rather than take anyone's (*especially* people who work in bike shops!)
    word on it. That includes me (I work in a bike shop too 🙂 ). I have
    the advantage of 3,000km of separation and thus you can be reasomably
    secure in my not trying to sell you something, but even with that in
    mind, take everything I write *exccpt* the bit about testrides, with a
    large grain of salt.

  15. Travis said:
    Bleve said:

    That's understandable, but still, I'd strongly suggest that you never
    buy a roady (or any expensive bike) without a testride. If the LBS is
    going to carry these bikes, then they should be prepared to take the
    risk on them. That's why you pay the LBS a premium on what you could
    get the same bike from online, for example. As long as you're upfront
    about it with the shop then they should be ok with it. In WA you may be
    a little limited with your shopping around choices, but still, it's
    their problem, not yours.

    What Perth bike shops have the best range of road bikes?

    I dunno Travis, I'm in Melbourne 🙂

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Its a typical mid-priced bike, aluminium frame and carbon forks,
    Shimano 105 10sp crank and gears. The MASI was on special though as a
    new brand they wanted to promote, it cost about $700 less than the Trek
    1400 which was supposedly "equivalent".

    So it's about $1300? That means the frame amd fork is almost free.

    $1,399 actually.

    Its this model: http://www.masibikes.com/cycles/nuova_strada.php

    Quoted message said:

    Ie:it's very cheaply made.

    Is that a given, even if we're comparing an undiscounted Trek at full
    RRP against a new brand which supposedly is being sold at a very
    advantageous price as an introductory special?

    The groupset, if it's full 105 (and it probably isn't, it probably has
    a 105 rear mech and the rest is other stuff) is quite expensive, even
    to manufacturers, and so are wheels and other bits & pieces. For a
    bike to retail at $1400, and the LBS to make a couple of hundred out of
    it (at least, or it's not worth having in the shop), you can do the
    sums. The frame will have cost almost nothing to make, which means it's
    churned out of some huge factory in Taiwan or China (not that there's a
    problem with that) in a hurry.

    Quoted message said:

    Unless its some tightly guarded secret, what sort of markup is there
    between wholesale and RRP on bikes like this?

    Depends on the LBS, but usually at least 3-4 hundred unless the shop is
    trying to dump stuff in a hurry. The markup tends to be bigger on more
    expensive bikes for obvious reasons. Oddly, there is a very *small*
    markup on high end helmets, a lot less than you'd think anyway. LBS's
    get a pretty steep price from Shimano for stuff too, but the markup on
    stuff like tyres, tubes etc is pretty steep, but yuo have to sell a
    -lot- of tyres to pay the rent on the shop.

    Here's a tip on negociating a deal with an LBS. They're usually
    reluctant to move much on the price of a bike itself (maybe 10%
    discount off RRP in most cases) but will usually , if pushed, throw in
    a lot of other stuff with it. By pushing, I mean being indecisive, not
    being a pain in the [censored]! Eg: free seatbags, bottle cages etc, big
    discounts on entry-level helmets and so on. That's because the bits
    are pretty cheap, and the markup big, so giving you a $55 helmet (RRP)
    only costs the shop maybe $20 and gives you a better feeling of having
    gotten a good/special deal, wheras if they lop $50 off the bike price,
    it costs them $50 and you won't remember that in a month.

    "think like a bike shop, grasshopper" 🙂

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    That's not necesarily a problem, but you should be aware of it.
    They're probably carrying this brand to catch the "I want a
    105/Ultegra/D-A bike and don't care about the frame" buyers. There's a
    lot of them around. IMO, that's completely the wrong way to buy a
    bike, but a lot of people buy on groupset. Giant are particularly good
    at this end of the market at the moment (anyone remember Shogun? 🙂 ),
    but stocking Giant sucks as a LBS, because everyone just buys them on
    price and there's always an LBS somewhere trying to dump them, so
    flogging them off cheap. We're doing the cheap but good groupset thing
    by carrying Inexa bikes. We were doing Raceline (apollo), but they got
    too expensive for their quality level, as much as a Trek, but no Trek
    .... Like Giant, the low end Inexa's are pretty awful (vague handling,
    odd behaviour on descents etc), but the top end ones are ok, and
    they're cheap. The MASI's are probably the same sort of deal.

    Which Giants are worth getting?

    My opinion? None of 'em. But, lots of people here are quite happy with
    theirs (including some people I coach, so I have to be careful 🙂 ) The
    high end Giants are very good bikes, but for the same money you can get
    a superb bike.Actually, that's not strictly speaking true, the entry
    level Giants are, for the price, bloody good bikes. But, they *are*
    cheap and a lot of compromises get made to make a bike that cheap.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    What wheels does it have? What other corners have they cut?

    According to the MASI site...

    Hubset / Wheelset Alex DA22 Aero 32h Rims; Formula 32h cassette hubs
    w/ alloy QR; stainless spokes radial front/ X3 rear

    Ok, they're reasonable wheels, nothing fancy, but not Shimano R500's or
    anything really awful!

    Quoted message said:

    Tires Vittoria Zaffiro 23c wire bead

    They're ok.

    I'd not base any bike purchasing decision on the tyres or seat that it
    ships with, both are trivially easy to replace and both will wear out
    (the tyres in particular) reasonably soon.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    The LBS by the way was a Bike Force. In WA at least Bike force are the
    exclusive distributors of Trek, and now they do MASI as well.

    Another bike I looked at today which I really liked the look of (partly
    the lines, and partly because it was a bright yellow colour that I
    really liked) was a Merida Road 904-20. (This was in another shop, not
    a bike force). It also was very competitively priced and cost a lot
    less than the "equivalent" Trek.

    Any opinions on Merida?

    They've been around for a few years (remember a lifetime warranty isn't
    much use if the company no longer exists!), but I've never ridden one.
    What does your backside say about it? Testride ... testride ...

    And this is the Merida model:
    http://www.merida.com/s0_global/main_control.php?group0=bikes&group1=roadrace&bikeId=63

    Testride it ...

    And tootle on down to Ideal and testride their stuff too. Testride,
    testride, testride ...
    Even take a Shogun for a testride, and if you can, a Huffy, if K-mart
    will let you 🙂 (I'm only half serious here 🙂 ) Sounds like Ideal
    don't like Trek much (Steve's reference to lance wannabes duly noted).
    Don't take their word for it, test ride one and see if you can tell the
    difference. You're looking to spend serious money (>$1000) so you owe
    it to yourself to find out for yourself what feels good under your bum.

  16. In aus.bicycle on 28 Feb 2006 13:21:35 -0800

    Bleve said:


    You'll hopefulyl notice that I keep suggesting you testride bikes,
    rather than take anyone's (*especially* people who work in bike shops!)
    word on it. That includes me (I work in a bike shop too 🙂 ). I have

    Size is a [censored] though.

    It is probably easier for someone to tell the difference between two
    too-small bikes than two too-large ones.

    When I went hunting uprights I found most of the ones on offer were
    too big. Meaning too difficult.

    Had the same problem with bents, but on a bent you can't reach the
    pedals if it's too big...

    Zebee

  17. Just a couple of things on the issue, and this is strictly my opinion, so take it as you may.

    My mate bought a Masi from Bike Force, South Perth a couple of months ago and is happy with it, but he reckons it is no where near as good as his old bike which was a Klein Quantum. He was dazzled by getting Durace over his old Ultegra, though now would have bought a Durace groupset and put it on his old frame. I assume you want your frame to last longer than your groupset so ignore the groupset.

    Also, at around 190cm, i would recommend that if the masi is alloy, maybe have a good long think about it. From my experience (7 alloy frames and 195cm) Top end alloy stuff, no worries, mid range, framesnaptown.

  18. byron27 said:

    Just a couple of things on the issue, and this is strictly my opinion,
    so take it as you may.

    My mate bought a Masi from Bike Force, South Perth a couple of months
    ago and is happy with it, but he reckons it is no where near as good as
    his old bike which was a Klein Quantum. He was dazzled by getting Durace
    over his old Ultegra, though now would have bought a Durace groupset and
    put it on his old frame. I assume you want your frame to last longer
    than your groupset so ignore the groupset.

    Also, at around 190cm, i would recommend that if the masi is alloy,
    maybe have a good long think about it. From my experience (7 alloy
    frames and 195cm) Top end alloy stuff, no worries, mid range,
    framesnaptown.

    Thanks for that advice, I guess this is one area where I would want to
    be cautious about buying a bike without a lifetime warranty.

    Another bike which I've had suggested to me by a LBS was the Avanti
    Carbonio. He offered me a 10sp version for under $2K and its a full
    carbon fibre frame with 105 groupset.

    I am however concerned that carbon fibre is inherently expensive so a
    new CF bike this cheap must have many cut corners.

    Any opinions on Avanti?

  19. byron27 said:

    Just a couple of things on the issue, and this is strictly my opinion,
    so take it as you may.

    My mate bought a Masi from Bike Force, South Perth a couple of months
    ago and is happy with it, but he reckons it is no where near as good as
    his old bike which was a Klein Quantum. He was dazzled by getting Durace
    over his old Ultegra, though now would have bought a Durace groupset and
    put it on his old frame. I assume you want your frame to last longer
    than your groupset so ignore the groupset.

    Also, at around 190cm, i would recommend that if the masi is alloy,
    maybe have a good long think about it. From my experience (7 alloy
    frames and 195cm) Top end alloy stuff, no worries, mid range,
    framesnaptown.

    Here's a data point. I'm only 183cm, but am 92kg (fat, lazy
    sprinter!), 56,000km on a Trek 1400, no frame damage. This includes a
    lot of high-torque frame twisting training and racing. One of my
    riders has destroyed a GT frame (88 or so kg, strong sprinter, same
    sort of training I do on mine), snapped it at the seatpost/BB junction
    after maybe 20,000km? Maybe that's a frame design issue, or maybe I've
    been lucky and he hasn't.

    Also, CF bikes aren't *necessarily* more expensive these days,
    depending on how they're made. A lot of the cost of CF is the moulds,
    but these days you can get tubes etc, or get CF made in the same
    generic Taiwanese factory (Hello, Cannondale Synapse, 'ello Ernst
    Colnago, anyone home? 🙂 ) for not that much. Again, TESTRIDE!!!!

  20. "Travis" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    What Perth bike shops have the best range of road bikes?

    Given that price seems to be a driver for you, you might even consider
    secondhand from a reputable source. Anyway, as a start I'd try the
    whitepages for:

    Ideal Cycles, Hilton
    Glen Parker Cycles, Nedlands
    The Bicycle Entrepreneur, Nedlands, Belmont
    Bike Force, Subiaco, Morley
    Fleet cycles, Fremantle and Perth
    Elite racing cycles, Northbridge
    Riders Choice (?), Leederville

    You can try www.quokka.com.au and there are often good deals there.

    Also, below as per my reply to one of your(?) previous posts a couple of
    weeks back. Of course it's now out of date so check their website for
    current deals:
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    As for local s/h, Glen Parker's website is showing the following that might
    fit the bill, and be a lot safer than buying sight unseen off ebay:

    Cinelli Unica, 54cm CTT, Columbus Brain Steel Tubing with Carbon Forks,
    Shimano Ultegra 9 spd Groupset, Mavic Cosmic Elite Wheels Classic, Reliable
    package for $1950

    Colner Paris V-02, 52cm CTC, Aluminium Frame with Carbon Forks, Campagnolo
    Daytona/Veloce 10 spd, Campagnolo Vento Wheels In Top Condition and Only
    $1250

    Look KG361, 54cm CTT, Carbon Fibre Frame and Fork, Campagnolo Centaur 9 spd,
    Campagnolo Vento Wheels New $5000+, Now $2400

    Look KG386, 57cm CTC, Full Carbon Frame and Fork, Full Shimano Ultegra 9
    spd, Vuelta XRP Lite Wheels Less than Half Price at $2400

    Merida Pro Issue, Large Compact, 7005 Aluminium Frame, Carbon Forks, 9 spd
    Shimano Dura Ace, Shimano 500 Wheels Great Buying at $1200

    Opera Leonardo, 55cm CTC, Full Carbon Frame and Fork, Full Campagnolo Chorus
    10 spd including Carbon Cranks, Campagnolo Proton Wheels, ITM Bars and Stem
    Near New and Now Only $5000

    Ridley Boreas, Small Compact, Columbus Zonal Aluminium Frame with Carbon
    Seat Stays and Forks, Full Campagnolo Record 10 spd Groupset, Brand New
    Campagnolo Vento Wheels Less than Half Price, Only $2950
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    Cheers
    David M

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