LF for budget meal bikes and parts? Meron bang budget meal bikes?

Wheels of Happiness

Rizal Philippines
February 4, 2018

Budget Meal Bikes at BikeHaus at Ka Muning
This post often see posts of fellow bikers advertising LF for budget meal bikes. Some may mean superbikes that cost only 4 numbers. Supebikes cost 6 numbers

There are budget meal bikes like Trinx, XiX whether MTB or road bike. But a budget meal budget gets you the bike that could be less than satisfactory to you:   heavy, sluggish, 7 or 8 speed only. Would you like a budget RB that weighs 10 kg.  or MTB that weighs 15 kgs.Equipped with unknown groupset., wheelset, or frameset.  It may have difficult unresolvable issues later on.  Or may not have resale value at all later on.

My first bike, a prescription bike to cure my rheumatism. set me back by P2,500.00 only at a local bikeshop definitely a budget meal  In two weeks time:  the RD got broken, the right crank fell off, the BB was busted. I had to upgrade everything

No doubt about it,  We all make tawad. We negotiate. We want to get the best bang for our hard earned bucks.   But...

It is expensive and it costs money to be in biking;  pero once in a while investment. The bikers who advertise or post at FB who put on sale prices are passionate people:  they invested a great deal of time and money building preparing for their bike project.  And are awed by some newbies wanting to have a bike the easy way.  Yes sometimes you may encounter generous bikers  who give away their bikes for free.  Swetihan lang yon. Most of the time you will find difficulty in haggling for a beautiful,  lovely bike that you want for a budget meal price.

But most prices are very reasonable and the owners throw away a lot of value (nagpalugi na) give away na nga mga price...

                     e.g A Pinarello Dogma with Ultegra gs, carbon wheelset (50 mm rim height) sells only for                            P100k.   The wheelset alone  would be about P60k,, the GS 30k, and the frame  about 100K
                    and all for only P100k

                    Somebody in Davao is selling a Cannondale full cf frame with ultegra GS and carbon wheels
                     for only P70K.  compute if  di ka panalo.

                   Somebody in Laguna with KTM carbon bike durace set up, fulcrum wheels is selling for only
                   P50k

                   Somebody is selling Mosso 710 with 105 11 speed 5800 group set,, RS 11 wheels for only
                   P30,000.    and so on.

                   And kaya maraming nagsasabi wala nang LP (last price)

If I were you, I will save money, and go buy out a bike that you like.  Not a budget bike

If you scrimp, you also scrimp on your enjoyment and safety