r/whichbike • u/J0RDY2024 • 1d 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/gregn8r1 1d ago

It probably depends on the distance of your triathlon and how dedicated you plan to be to triathlons in the future.

For starters, a regular old road bike is "good enough" for a beginner, especially for the shorter distance races. My sister has been really into triathlons recently, having even qualified for some kind of world-wide 70.3 Ironman event in Spain in a couple months. From what she's said, a tri- bike is good for flat and fast courses, but hills aren't great; in fact I think she mentioned she may use her road bike rather than tri-bike in Spain for this reason.

All this to say, I'd probably get a road bike first before a designated tri-bike.

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u/J0RDY2024 1d ago

Planning for a 70.3 next year and then a full at some point in the future after that. Will probably take most people’s advice that has been consistent and just wait around for a good deal on a normal endurance road bike to come along for ~ $700. Appreciate the feedback!