Bargain Cervelo RS?

[HardWorkers]

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to do this so, if not, I apologise and mods please remove.

This is NOT mine but has just come up for sale on a website that I run. It's a heads up for anyone on here looking for a decent bike. Sadly I can't afford it as they don't come much better than this:

Brand new, unridden Cervelo RS with full Dura-Ace and 3T kit. £3,600 - about £1,400 under what it would cost from a shop. For sale due to injury.

See the advert here.

[itsnotarace]

Lets see, all parts are brand new from the web

Frameset including forks and seatpost - £1295 (5339.co.uk)
Dura Ace groupset - £1080 (merlin)
DA wheels - £550

Total to build brand new = £2925

Leaving bars, stem, saddle, tyres to buy which would be way less than £675

Not cheap sorry

[HardWorkers]

Fair enough, just giving people a heads up. I think it is cheap if someone is planning to buy fully built from a bike shop, which is what I'm comparing it against.

Sure, anyone can buy the individual parts and build it themselves but most people don't want to do that.

[itsnotarace]

Most LBS will do a full build for around £100

[HardWorkers]

I'm sure they will, but they won't supply the components at the same prices as you could find by shopping around on the internet. You'd be paying their RRP for the components or spending your own time sourcing them, getting them shipped, storing them and transporting them to the LBS.

I see what you are saying but, as I said, a lot of people won't do it that way. They will go into a bike shop and pay £1800 for the frameset, £1500 for the groupset, £700 for the wheelset and another £1000 for sundries and the build.

Against that it looks cheap to me. Obviously not to you, and fair enough but as I say, I'm just bringing it to people's attention. If people think it's not cheap they won't buy it. I think it is cheap but can't afford it.

Edited by HardWorkers on Tuesday 10th May 14:05

[itsnotarace]

I don't think I can recall a time when I've heard of a bike shop turning down "mechanic time" where a customer supplies some (or all) of the parts themselves.

Likewise I have never heard of a local garage do the same with car parts (main dealers excluded - but even they will use customer supplied OEM parts supplied for servicing ) .....

[HardWorkers]

I didn't suggest they would.

[dubbs]

£5k from a shop? Are you sure?

My R3 was built to my spec for less than that using SRAM gear.



Edited to add: Thanks for posting anyway don't let the stick put you off posting up any other potential bargains if they comes up!!

Edited by dubbs on Wednesday 11th May 12:33

[dubbs]

Oops... I meant S3 LOL!!!!! Don't even know my own bike!!

[HardWorkers]

It's on eBay now with no reserve!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-Cervelo-RS-2010-2011-58c...

[anonymous-user]

Shall we have a cheek "guess the winning bid" competition... I'll start with £2155

[itsnotarace]

It's easily worth 3k if the buyer gets to transfer the frame warranty into their name. Without that, I'd say pablo's guess is about right as it would be a big risk.

[RRS_Staffs]

The warranty issue would give me stress on a s/h carbon bike

I have looked at a few and none had the potential to transfer it to my name despite what the vendors said

So I bought a new one - but not a Cervelo though!
Although the bike I did buy came to my attention after Cervelo settled a court case for copying

(And at a lot less cost too than a s/h fancy make)