Hey everyone hope you guys are doing well, I am new to Triathlons. I have actually been training and planning to do a sprint as my first race on June 4. and I want to progressively climb up to more difficult ones like an Olympic, 70.3, and maybe a full Ironman. I actually have family members who are Ironman finishers and they are helping me figure out training and all these processes.
I guess my question really comes from where is the best places to find a bike for beginners on a budget, I am looking for something around the 400-600 dollar range and I heard that I need a least Shimano 105 set, I read that Sora, Tibura is also good but tbh I don’t know how they compare. I have been using the Bicycle Blue book to try to make sure I’m not overpaying or buying something wrong and I was recommended to use pinkbike. Overall just looking for advice on what’s the best for beginners within my price range and just what that all means. Tried looking for guides or youtube videos none of them really helped or answered my questions.
Frame size 56-57cm
P.S. some of the bikes I was looking at were the old Fuji Pro track 2003-5, Trek Alpha 2.1 (open-minded) fully expecting to have to buy used.
Also, any tips and recommendations on what is good to know for starters are welcome! Thank you for all your help!
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