I want to buy a road bike to get to work. The commute is 15km each way mostly in bike lanes and bike paths. My budget is 2k prefer to spend less if possible as I need some money to buy all the accessories. Shoes, Lycra, Helmet, Pedals, Gloves?, Bag, Tubes, Pumps. Any advice would be appreciated, as I have no idea what I should be looking for?
My neighbour has one of these; not exactly sure if it's this exact model but similar;
https://www.99bikes.com.au/merida21-scultura-rim-300-silk-bl…
Thanks for your assistance.
Have you considered an electric bike? You can get a fairly decent one for that budget and would help significantly on such a daily commute.
Most accessories can be picked up from Decathlon. Suggest pop in over weekend if one around and have a look. They have almost everything at reasonable prices.