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Originally Posted by Ch28
I tried my friend's Bianchi 54 cm today, and it was rubbing up against my crotch. I'm guessing I'd be a 52 or 53 cm.
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$300-500 doesn't get you anything really if you are looking for new in store. You get a lot more options once you are willing to jump up to the $500-1000 range. In terms of sizing, many brands size up differently. Sometimes 54cm can refer to top tube length, sometimes it can refer to seat tube length; it seems like there is no consistent standard of measurement when it comes to road bikes. So do your research with various brands' geometry charts and figure out from there what you need if you can't try on the bikes for size in person first. My bike is a 54cm, which is a 560mm top tube and a 500mm seat tube in my case. I'm 5'8" and wear 30" inseam pants usually.
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Originally Posted by lowside67
At the end of the day with the price reduced to $1119 for the 2011 model and the 20% off coupon, my bike ended up being $897 + HST for a brand new bike with mostly 105 components and at my current level of riding, this is exactly what I need.
Down the road I might buy a nice set of wheels that could go on the next bike but for now I am stoked! Sorry for the long post but the guys in this thread were very helpful to me and ended up getting me a team assist coupon so the least I can do is pass on my experience and hope that some of that might be useful to you!
Mark
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That's a really good deal for your Jamis, even at $1119+tax it is a good price. My build with a second hand frame ended up costing about the same as your bike brand new. The only value I gained was being able to pick and choose the parts that I wanted, which especially when it comes to the wheels was very important to me.
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Originally Posted by azncreationz
^ pics please!
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