Re: Buying a bicycle
Dean,
You need to have more information in the OP. $500 could be enough but it also may not be anywhere close to enough.
First off, if you are competing in triathlons then you're a fool to have a mountain bike. There is also a difference between a road bike and a triathlon bike. If you are just doing a triathlon just for grins then it really doesn't matter but I would invest in my bike either way b/c it benefits you in so many ways.
The prices on bikes vary so much that it is tough. For instance just a Kuota (triathlon bike) frameset can get up to 3K.
Just go to a trusted bike shop, it is easy for me b/c Richardson Bike Mart is right down the rode and they are a noted biking authority (see Lance Armstrong) and get fitted. I don't know where you are and some people may not be anywhere near a bike shop. Anyway, they will measure everything. But my advice is that I would invest some money even if I just bought a Trek roadster.
As far as triathlons go you will be spending all your money on cycling. People don't realize how expensive cycling is b/c of how much stuff you have to have.
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