How To Save Money When You Buy A Bike
Published on December 16th 2016
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Here's our bike buyer's guide – seven ways to save a bit of cash when you buy your next bike. It's win/win: cycling more is a great way to save money, too! Subscribe to GCN: http://gcn.eu/SubscribeToGCN Get exclusive GCN gear in the GCN shop! http://gcn.eu/2hDujed 1. Buy a second hand bike There are lots of ways to buy a second hand road bike. But, what we'd recommend is buying a bike from a local cycling club or cycling forum website. This way, you're likely to be buying from someone who knows what they're talking about and who is known to the local cycling community. 2. Build a bike This is a great way to save money on your bike purchase and get the road bike of your dreams. Hit thumbs up if you build your own bikes! 3. Buy last year's model Many local bike shops or online stores have last year's model for sale – and cheap. The build on these bikes is often similar to this year's. It's a great way to get a little more bang for your buck. 4. Buy an (ex) pro cycling bike Our partners Canyon sell ex-Movistar and ex-Katusha road bikes. Yep, pro bikes have a hard life, but they are well looked after and have top of the range components, like SRAM Red eTap. 5. Government schemes In certain countries around the world, you can save money on your bike by signing up to a government scheme. 6. Police Auctions Now, I hadn't heard of this, but, sometimes the police auction off unclaimed goods. Give a good bike a good home! 7. Local bike shops DO NOT neglect your local bike shop. A good local bike shop is to be treasured and is a fantastic local business – one that keeps bikes and cyclists of all types out on the road. Watch more on GCN... How to upgrade your bike without spending any cash 📹 http://gcn.eu/2hsl9TZ 11 cycling hacks 📹 http://gcn.eu/2h94aTB Buy NEW GCN cycling kit, casual wear and accessories in the GCN Shop: http://gcn.eu/_TheGCNShop Photos: © Bettiniphoto / http://www.bettiniphoto.net/ & ©Tim De Waele / http://www.tdwsport.com Additional Photo Credit: By BWSATX Via Flickr Creative Commons CC BY 2.0 [https://flic.kr/p/HHwT63] About GCN: The Global Cycling Network puts you in the centre of the action: from the iconic climbs of Alpe D’Huez and Mont Ventoux to the cobbles of Flanders, everywhere there is road or pavé, world-class racing and pro riders, we will be there bringing you action, analysis and unparalleled access every week, every month, and every year. We show you how to be a better cyclist with our bike maintenance videos, tips for improving your cycling, cycling top tens, and not forgetting the weekly GCN Show. Join us on YouTube’s biggest and best cycling channel to get closer to the action and improve your riding! Welcome to the Global Cycling Network | Inside cycling Thanks to our sponsors: Alta Badia: http://gcn.eu/AltaBadia_ // Maratona Dles Dolomites: http://gcn.eu/MaratonaDlesDolomites_ Santini cycling kit: http://gcn.eu/1SFf8PV KASK helmets: http://gcn.eu/1FrbcHK fi’zi:k shoes and saddles: http://gcn.eu/1tsXI7S and http://gcn.eu/1KxBGd5 Topeak tools: http://gcn.eu/1Lc4HAj Canyon bikes: http://gcn.eu/1Oge4gz Science in Sport: http://gcn.eu/1GrXo6n Ass Savers: http://gcn.eu/1XlTmkm Orbea bikes: http://gcn.eu/1oks6GH Trek Bicycles: http://gcn.eu/1RUwyGf Vision wheels: http://gcn.eu/1qHTlMu Zipp wheels: http://gcn.eu/1OcMUv5 Powertap: http://gcn.eu/1XlfT2p power2max: http://gcn.eu/1sdoPva Rotor: http://gcn.eu/1q3vtCo Reynolds: http://gcn.eu/1JjCDVL YouTube Channel - http://gcn.eu/gcnYT Facebook - http://gcn.eu/gcnFb Google+ - http://gcn.eu/gcnGPlus Twitter - http://gcn.eu/gcnTW GCN newsletter - http://gcn.eu/gcnnewsletter Leave us a comment below!