Look at meinier. Is frame are cheap but quality seems pretty good from reviews her and my experience. They do pre built bike and you can probably try to negotiate some

Something like that:
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mLvVLqD

Seraph has some good options for fully built bike. But be aware that even fully built bike probably need dissembling, lubricating in all the good places…

You can downgrade to ltwoo gr9 and to aluminum wheels to get in budget.

To make the most of the coupon you may have to ask him to split the order into 2-3 so you maximize discount. It’s a bit of a pity though because with 1500$ you can definitely built the same bike or better. Maybe ask around independent bike shops locally if they could put it together for you. May just cost you 150-200$


Another option, our resident media influencer, Patrick, was complaining he had plenty of craps no one wants to buy, maybe you can work out some good deal on closet parts sell out…

How can I get in touch with Patrick

Looking for recommendation for road/gravel bike.

I’m a university student looking to get into the sport.

Main purpose is to get around a small city, i am shying away from building from scratch since I don’t have tools and i’m afraid that the parts I will order won’t fit.

Budget is around $1500CAD