Ive been biking for a while now and want to buy my own. So ive decided to look for a bike that will fit me and my biking style and trail. I'll be buying a giant revel 29er with stock set with mechanical (non-hydraulics) disk breaks for 25-27k depending on how much will they discount me, since they said they'll give me a discount when the bike comes. Since they'll be ordering the specific bike for me from manila (I'm in quezon province by the way) I thought the price was just fair. Then they said the bike will be in their shop on monday.
I've searched for the same bike and its prize in manila and one bike shop sells it for 18k and said they can ship it to my front door for 1k (more or less) making it 19-20k in total. What I know about shipping is it may take weeks, even months, and I'm already signed up for a fun ride this DEC 14. So waiting for it to be shipped is not much of an option.
Please tell me, is buying a giant revel 1 29er for 27k from my local shop a good buy or is it a rip-off? If it is, what do you think I should do?
Thanks in advance
I've searched for the same bike and its prize in manila and one bike shop sells it for 18k and said they can ship it to my front door for 1k (more or less) making it 19-20k in total. What I know about shipping is it may take weeks, even months, and I'm already signed up for a fun ride this DEC 14. So waiting for it to be shipped is not much of an option.
Please tell me, is buying a giant revel 1 29er for 27k from my local shop a good buy or is it a rip-off? If it is, what do you think I should do?
Thanks in advance