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thx1138 World Chat Champion
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Posted: 21:30 - 16 Mar 2017 Post subject: Can I get a really decent racing/training bike for < £1k? |
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Took my hybrid mountain bike here today
https://www.flammerouge.cc/
for a full service, and sort out the derailleurs - which is just a dark art to me, after I mangled them on a bridleway crash recently, stuck in a single gear ever since.
Anyway, asked them about decent entry level road going bikes, and the bike they showed me was really, really nice, so light but ever so much money £1000 in fact
I've got into exercise generally, joined a running club. Want to get into cycling, looking for something I can ride for 2 or 3 hours straight at a decent pace on the road, join in group ride outs too. |
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Posted: 14:02 - 17 Mar 2017 Post subject: |
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Have a look at the Planet-X Pro carbon
Depending on your size, you could get one with Shimano Ultegra components (not brakes & chainset) for £799 (only small & large frames in that option)
https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/EBPXSLP6800V2/planet-x-pro-carbon-shimano-ultegra-6800-mix-road-bike
Other configurations available.
I bought one for the Mrs and its almost as light as my Canyon Endurace CF which cost a fair bit more. ____________________ Test Passed 10/05/2011 Current bike: XJ6-N |
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If you want a serious road bike for not stupid amounts of money, take a look at the Bianchi Via Nirone 7 Veloce.
Great specced bike at a steal of a price for the money.
They stopped production of them, but you can find pristine used ones at half the retail price. But make sure it is the Veloce, with the carbon rear stays.
Either that or something like this, which is superb for the £350:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252821270671
They ride beautifully. |
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You can ignore Wull. He doesn't know anything about cycling. Can't even do 12k miles in a year.
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i got a specialized allez sport for about £500, and that has seen me just fine for a number of sportives and commuting 25 miles each way to work (in the summer) for the last 2 years - it still looks fantastic.
no need to spend more than that unless you are going to get very very serious imho.
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A pal ordered one and it kept on getting delayed, so he cancelled and bought a bike off eBay. |
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M.C wrote: |
A pal ordered one and it kept on getting delayed, so he cancelled and bought a bike off eBay. |
Ribble are cheap, BUT I'd say talk to your local bike shop. With your first proper road bike, and first time riding clipped in I would say I bike fit is very worth while.
My experience is that I bought a Ribble and some shoes. Slammed the cleats on and got knee issues. Not too bad, but I knew it was there. Bought a Cincelli from an LBS and got a bike fit, I've been riding it loads and had zero problems.
If you want to know who I used then PM me, he's not that far from you, but has wound down his retail presence recently. If not, have a chat with Transition Cycles, I've been in there a handful of times and they seem to be "OK". Again I personally have a little bit of experience with Tri-Sports in Letchworth and they're a good bunch of lads.
To be fair if £1k is your budget you'd easily be able to get an alloy frame, Ultegra mechnical and ok wheels for that money. You could spend more on wheels if you went with a 105 groupset. At that kind of money I wouldn't bother looking at Campag, but that's my opinion. (I also think their grouspets peak at Chorus in terms of cost/benefit, but just IMHO).
EDIT- Didn't know about those lads in B-town, I'll check them out. ____________________ My Flickr |
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Well £1k is my aspirational budget, waiting to hear about this job I applied for.
Anyway, I just cycled Bedford to Stewartby and back home via Wooton
https://www.strava.com/activities/951402202 |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 7 years, 54 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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