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ODogg

2004-07-07 8:25 AM

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743

Olney, MD

Subject: Good morning!

New to the forum/triathlons. From the Washington, DC area and am considering an olympic triathlon in late Sept. I'm looking for a decent road bike that won't break the bank. Any suggestions?

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kelpeng

2004-07-07 10:15 AM

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2346

Dayton, Minnesota

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Subject: RE: Good morning!

I'm not much on road bike advice so I'll leave that to those more knowledgeable, but welcome to the site!

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Ron

2004-07-07 12:14 PM

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Subject: RE: Good morning!

welcome...i would first try your local bike shop...see if they have any closeouts or know of people looking to get rid of something decent.

good luck for september.

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ODogg

2004-07-07 12:50 PM

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743

Olney, MD

Subject: RE: Good morning!

Thanks! Went by one about an hour ago. They have a few 2003's left...

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Machiavelo

2004-07-07 1:07 PM

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4902

Ottawa, Ontario

Subject: Good morning!

Any specific bike is hard to recommend, not knowing how much is "not breaking the bank". A good starter bikes like the Cervelo One (1300AMD), the Felt S32 (1100 to 1200), or the Quintana Roo Kilo (1400 or so). However, these are tri specific bikes and you might want a road bike if you do not already have one for training.

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ODogg

2004-07-07 1:42 PM

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743

Olney, MD

Subject: RE: Good morning!

I'm looking to spend around a grand give or take a couple hundred. I am VERY new to this so can you explain the difference between tri specific and road?

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COgirl

2004-07-07 8:55 PM

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