Bike store NOR for road bikes.
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Bike store NOR for road bikes.
Postby Drenelin » Sun Oct 14, 2012 10:27 pm
I finish my life as a uni bum soon and will finally be earning an income! I'm looking for my first road bike that will be used most of the time to commute a 30-50km round trip plus the odd weekend ride. I've never bought a road bike before (currently have slicks on a hardtail MTB) and am finding it hard to narrow things down. I think from what I've read an alloy frame makes sense in terms of durability and my weight - around the 100kg mark at 6'2". Budget is around the 2 grand mark but will pay more if consensus suggests it to be a wise move!
In summary: First road bike, commuter, I weigh 100kgs at 6'2", budget of around 2k
1) good bike store for a new road rider - closer to the hillarys area the better.
2) carbon vs alloy given it will be a commuter + rack + my weight of 100kg.
3) any particular marques and models that I should steer away from/gravitate towards
Thanks, and apologies if this has been asked 1000 times before (I saw similar threads in the search, but not quite what I was after)
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Re: Bike store NOR for road bikes.
Postby orbeas » Sun Oct 14, 2012 10:33 pm
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Postby Magnum9 » Sun Oct 14, 2012 10:35 pm
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Re: Bike store NOR for road bikes.
Postby moosterbounce » Mon Oct 15, 2012 12:47 am
I'd put bike force Joondalup first based on some recent service we received, but it's been a while (year or two) since I've been to the woodvale store so can't comment on their staff.
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Postby Marty Moose » Mon Oct 15, 2012 10:11 am
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Postby Red Rider » Mon Oct 15, 2012 8:40 pm
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Re: Bike store NOR for road bikes.
Postby R12RT » Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:16 pm
+1 for Malaga Cycles.Magnum9 wrote:Malaga Cycles, good range and will setup a number of bikes for you to ride and compare
Jason gives good customer service. Although is parts and servicing charges cab be on the expensive side.
The Saturday morning group rides are good too.
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Postby Mrfenejeans » Tue Oct 16, 2012 12:35 am
+1R12RT wrote:+1 for Malaga Cycles.Magnum9 wrote:Malaga Cycles, good range and will setup a number of bikes for you to ride and compare
Jason gives good customer service. Although is parts and servicing charges cab be on the expensive side.
The Saturday morning group rides are good too.
Although they do only sell Felt and Cube, i think
Bought my first road bike from them, bought my second from another shop but always take it there for servicing, even straight after the other shops complimentary first service.
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Postby MarkG » Tue Oct 16, 2012 11:19 am
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Postby Mrfenejeans » Tue Oct 16, 2012 11:27 am
I think their website may need updating.MarkG wrote:http://www.malagacycles.com.au/
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Postby Magnum9 » Tue Oct 16, 2012 2:15 pm
Felt, Cube, Giant, Scott, AvantiMrfenejeans wrote:+1R12RT wrote:+1 for Malaga Cycles.Magnum9 wrote:Malaga Cycles, good range and will setup a number of bikes for you to ride and compare
Jason gives good customer service. Although is parts and servicing charges cab be on the expensive side.
The Saturday morning group rides are good too.
Although they do only sell Felt and Cube, i think
Bought my first road bike from them, bought my second from another shop but always take it there for servicing, even straight after the other shops complimentary first service.
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Postby wellington_street » Tue Oct 16, 2012 7:05 pm
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Postby MarkG » Wed Oct 17, 2012 5:52 pm
Mostly they do Bianchi, BMC and EMC.
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Postby moosterbounce » Wed Oct 17, 2012 11:38 pm
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Postby _mike_ » Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:09 am
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Postby Thoglette » Sun Oct 21, 2012 11:58 am
Given your budget and stated purpose (medium distance commuting) I strongly suggest that you short list your possible bikes; then find local stockist. Most stores mostly have race bikes or variations on what you already have.2) carbon vs alloy given it will be a commuter + rack + my weight of 100kg.
3) any particular marques and models that I should steer away from/gravitate toward
For your budget you should be able to get a CroMo framed bike- a much, much better choice for a long distance loaded commuter.
The Surly longhaul trucker is the glamour child in this space but Raleigh,
Fuji, Gemini and many others have solutions in this space.
If you can't fit mudguards and 25mm (or preferably 35mm) tyres it's not going to be much fun to commute on.
Check places likeBikes for the rest of us for leads.
Finally RUN from anyone trying to convince you that the incorrectly sided only bike they have on the floor "will do".
"People are worthy of respect, ideas are not." Peter Ellerton, UQ
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Postby GraemeL » Sun Oct 21, 2012 3:39 pm
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Postby Drenelin » Sun Oct 21, 2012 4:29 pm
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Postby Marty Moose » Sun Oct 21, 2012 6:14 pm
Cyclemania are also out closer to Perth too Charles st north Perth. They are my fav but not really NOR so to speak.GraemeL wrote:If you want to venture a bit closer to Perth, check out the guys from Riders Choice, they are at the bottom end of Oxford St Leederville. I have dealt with them for quite some time now and find them to be excellent.
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