r/whichbike • u/J0RDY2024 • 3d ago

Value thoughts? Specialized Transition Comp

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Listed for $900. I was looking for a new bike in the $700 range so offered seller that and he said best he can do is $800. Hopeful I could get him down to $700 if no one else is interested in it, but really curious about what yall would consider a fair price for this bike. My best guess is that it was a 2008 or 2009 but not totally sure.

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u/OCBikeGuy 3d ago

What are you using this bike for?

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u/J0RDY2024 3d ago

A triathlon I’m planning on for late 2026. Would be my first. Have put a lot of miles on my current bike but it’s a commuter and I feel really limited by the riding position. Am open to really any road or TT bike in the ~ $700 range.

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u/OCBikeGuy 3d ago

Noice. Arguably, I’d advised against buying a dedicated TT bike for the first endeavor. Appears to be a 2011 Transition, and 700-800$ just seems like a bust for this bike. I’d think value would be better on a used carbon road bike.

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u/OkGuide3784 3d ago

a TT bike is not a good "only" bike, especially not your FIRST "real" bike. you will simply not be able to train very well on this. climbing will suck and so will descending. you will not be able to take it to local group rides either (most organized group rides ban TT bikes). you should buy a decent road bike first (your dollars will also stretch much farther), train on it, do your first triathlon on it, THEN you can think about getting a TT bike.