First post ever. Thanks for all the ozbargainers' contribution. Quite a reasonable beginner's bike. Was $199, now down to $119.40. Though shipping is $49, yet got free collect in store.
Target Cyclops 700C Alloy Road Bike Now $119.40 (Was $199) + $49 Shipping or Collect in Store
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Surely that's a good thing? It gives you a chance to get your hand off it.
A lot of older road bike were like this, it makes it easy to change the gears.
yes even professional tour de france bikes from the 70-80's were like this before they figured out how to put the shifters under the brakes; im not sure if you mean its easier to change the gears vs the the new type because its not.
Obviously though those shifters are expensive; for a new bike you'd be looking at $500+ with this feature.A lot of new riders wont know how to ride with one hand at first.
You don't have to pay $500 to get the shifters on the brakes. I got the Diamondback road bike from BigW about a year ago for $199 (from memory), and it has them. I'm quite happy with that purchase.
I also see that Cell have the Apache for $299 that has the brake shifters.
I tried to buy a second hand road bike, but they all had the shifters on the down tube or the stem, or were $500+.
Thanks for the info and link, very helpful.
Would buy this but the description talks about sizing correctly but no option to choose a size. Did anyone buy one from last post and can tell me? I am 179cm tall.
You'd be a size 66 (their sizing is really odd but anyway). Here's the measurement:
http://shop.target.com.au/medias/sys_master/marketing/pdfs/B…
Maybe you supply the size in a comment field at checkout?
Yes i saw that. No there is no option though i checked the post from last time though someone who bought it last time says he is 178cm and it fits him good.
http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/89668willow2013 on 10/01/2013 - 20:22
Height is great for me 178cm's tall, weight is ridiculously light like i could lift it above my head.also
BhanuL on 12/02/2013 - 12:02
Man this bike is good, except that the front handlebar is not adjustable, so your in a aggressive posture when you are riding with fingers on the brakes (i am 5 11, but I didn't experience much discomfort, but i have been doing spin for over an year 4 times a week so the posture was not foreign)
Looking at the sizing chart, they are talking about wheel sizes for different size people.Given it makes no mention of frame sizing i can only assume that there is only one size frame available in the ( 700c) wheel size.
So for this bike, one size fits all……
It looks like a pretty small framed road bike. I am 172cm's and ride a bike about this size.
Specification list for price looks good, it s a cheapy budget bike of course, but a lot better than others i have seen.
I'd say reasonably good value for money based on the photo.
If you want a road bike, and have next to no money this looks ok.
As for the downtube shifters, this was the way of the world for about 40 years. Takes no time to get used to.
However if you are not confident on a bike, i would probably suggest a mountain bike as you have a wider handlebar grip which would give you better balance, and gear levels at your hand positions (in most cases).
So for this bike, one size fits all……
No, check the sizing here:
http://shop.target.com.au/medias/sys_master/marketing/pdfs/B…
Guy who bought it last time says he is 178cm and it fits him good.
http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/89668willow2013 on 10/01/2013 - 20:22
Height is great for me 178cm's tall, weight is ridiculously light like i could lift it above my head.also
BhanuL on 12/02/2013 - 12:02
Man this bike is good, except that the front handlebar is not adjustable, so your in a aggressive posture when you are riding with fingers on the brakes (i am 5 11, but I didn't experience much discomfort, but i have been doing spin for over an year 4 times a week so the posture was not foreign)
Ok - convinced me. Bought one 'click and collect' so under $120 for a relatively light bike is a pretty decent deal. My current bike has a couple of broken bits, the brakes need replacing…. Basically, would cost close to this to fix the old one. Sad really. I'm an 'old timer' so used to the shifters not being on the 'bars.
For the guys who quoted me etc. I bought this bike, rode it for about 3 weeks, fell in love with cycling and bought a Azzurri Forza Pro Di2 from Cycling Express for $2250.00 on sale there(which is overkill admittedly). I cycle on average a 150-250 km a week now regularly.
Positives:
Has a lot of gears, is light like most road bikes in comparison to MTB's,parts are fairly straightforward. It is dirt cheap at this price especially.Negatives:
The gearing is finicky compared to a Shimano Tiagra+ bike(which are all $750+ bikes), it shifts fairly poorly, the damn shifters are on the stem as opposed to the handlebars(so to shift you have to move one hand away from the bar). Standing and putting massive power on the wrong gear might make the chain pop out.
Not very adjustable, but infact for a new rider this might be good training in some ways, because you get used to the aggressive posture.
Not the easiest bike to assemble if you're not a mechanically minded, but not impossible.Overall for the cost, its a lot better than getting a cheap mtb if your fitness minded. The posture is better for utilizing more muscles. Good learning bike and for this cost you don't have to worry too much if you don't take up cycling or your kid etc.
If you ride much - install Mr Tuffy's tire liner to stop getting punctures all the time. And learn to change a tire instead of going to the bikeshop, its easy and takes 5 min after a few goes.
I still got it for a friend who comes in and feels like going for a ride.
Good luck!
Can you carry the box on a tram? or is it bike length.
Can you adjust the bike so it is less "aggressive". That position really hurts my neck.
No cant carry on a tram, its too big, you need to put it on a trolley standing it upwards to take away from the store even.
You might be able to, but I don't know of a way to do it easily. Maybe if you remove the handlebar tape you can move the brakes upwards, but I didn't try that to be honest. You can't lift the handlebar height, or rotate the bar upwards(ie towards you).
Mind you, when I look at the picture, my bike the gears aren't so low, you ride with the hands over the hoods and use the brakes comfortably. The picture on the site looks like almost you can only use the drops!
ya looks like you wouldn't be able to use the hoods at all, would that suggest there is some not so obvious way to rotate the bars?
so I just received mine which I ordered 3 weeks ago for $149.25 collect. It took them as long as shipping should take to just dispatch it.
Ya the hoods are uncomfortably angled making control difficult and restricting regular vision. I managed to pry the seemingly machine screwed hood clamp screw after a few minutes of very strenuous hard pulling. I thought I was going to strip the hex screw. They did put grease in there but it was almost all on top of the screw rather than on the thread. Now angled upwards and hoods almost straight it's relatively comfortable. As mentioned by others grease lacking in many places and non existant in some too.
Now my problem is I can't get the front shifter to work properly. I don't know if it's supposed to click into place but it doesn't. I've tried adjusting the derailleur but if it pops into the next gear, when the shifter is released it will just reset and won't go back or will push the chain back to smallest gear. First time assembling a bike here, any tips appreciated. The 1800 number in the manual doesn't seem to work. I'll have a bike shop see if it's broken or whether its just not adjusted properly.
For your gears, have you tried some of the things here?
http://sheldonbrown.com/derailer-adjustment.htmlTube shifters usually don't click into place. Bar shifters move up and down the cassette each time you move the shifter, but tube shifters don't work like that. Ideally you need to tune the tube shifter so that as you move it, it moves the derailleur across the cassette. When you're riding, you need to listen for or feel the gear change: if you move the shifter too far, it'll move to the next gear instead.
Hmm sounds like you need to tune it, like what Cotahanalman has posted and like below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkzvfCaIbyQ
Sounds like the front gear is not staying shifted
looks like Infy below has had some good luck with it:)
i know this is over a month old now but i only got my bike over the last week. the front shift doesn't click into place, you have to just get used to having the correct placement. As for the looseness, the pivot point has a twist device that can be tightened, so when you move up/down, it stays in place rather than going back to first.
What's aggressive for you may not be aggressive for someone else - it depends on your body dimensions (the same, incidentally, for your neck pain). You need to go to a Target store and sit on a few. Can you tell us your height? This will help, but really avoiding neck pain depends on having a bike that suits you. Both of my bikes are set up just for me, to the centimetre in most cases. One has very aggressive geometry, but it's very comfortable for me to ride because it fits my body. You don't need to go that far, but a proper frame size will go a long way towards a comfortable ride.
God damnit I'm on laybuy atm with this bike at the previous 150$ price… is there any way I can get it to this price?
Cant you cancel it completely, ie get a refund am sure. Then get the new one, or go talk to them.
i put this on laybay at 119, from what i read you can cancel and get a refund of what you've paid, you just forfeit the service fee (ie. 2.50)
Keep in mind that to change gears you'll have to take the appropriate hand off the handlebars and onto the downtube.