Scotland : Ayrshire & Arran CC Arran Cycle - Sat 6th July 2013

[Louch]

its a c&p from fb ya f'n'b

 

[MikeW-71]

Battaglin looks great value with 105 at that discount. Defy 2 is £800 with Tiagra. Defy 3 also a good call, 9 speed Sora with the Tiagra style shifters. Might not be too much longer before end-of-season discounts start appearing on the big brands. I bought my Defy in October and got a couple of hundred quid off

 

[mr messy]

http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/claud-butler-vicenza-gents-road-bike-id77205.htm cheapest tiagra i've found and happens to be latest version of mine!
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=104651 plus other Ridleys.....
http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/giant-defy-3-compact-road-bike-black-id73801.html

 

[Louch]

if the 2300 is any worse than the sora, id avoid it. glaciers move faster than my boardmans gear changes.

 

[Harry_Palmer79]

Lots to think about... thanks for all the suggestions!

 

[mr messy]

Battaglin looks great value with 105 at that discount. Defy 2 is £800 with Tiagra. Defy 3 also a good call, 9 speed Sora with the Tiagra style shifters. Might not be too much longer before end-of-season discounts start appearing on the big brands. I bought my Defy in October and got a couple of hundred quid off

Battaglin does look great value....pity the order date is after Perth run

 

[Louch]

also worth checking if any sites/ shops do a British cycling discount. if they do, sign up through quidco, get it for 21 quid, and say its 10% off 500, that saves you 28 quid, plus you then have 3rd party insurance for the year, n case you have any accidents .

 

[Deleted member 20519]

if the 2300 is any worse than the sora, id avoid it. glaciers move faster than my boardmans gear changes.

The Triban 3 has 2300

 

[Deleted member 20519]

Battaglin does look great value....pity the order date is after Perth run

The Large is in stock

 

[mr messy]

The Large is in stock

Doubt you'll find anything even close on price, even comes with Fulcrum 7's!!!!

 

[MikeW-71]

Sounds good. Stock wheels on my Defy are not what you'd call lightweight. The front by itself is nearly 1KG. Tough though.

 

[Deleted member 20519]

What about this? http://www.wiggle.co.uk/moser-bikes-speed-sora-2013/

Carbon forks, Sora (paddle) groupset, Fulcrum Racing 7 wheels, FSA chainset, nice value for £480!

 

[Harry_Palmer79]

That Moser does look good value... annoyingly the 58cm is out of stock until the end of the month, but I guess I could be patient and ride the SS for a couple of weeks!

 

[Deleted member 20519]

@Rasmus You up for a cycle to Decathlon at some point? Going to get the bike serviced

 

[Harry_Palmer79]

http://www.merlincycles.com/bike-shop/bikes/road-bikes/merlin-road-bikes/merlin-maven-road-bike.html

There is another thread on the Moser elsewhere on the forum and they suggested this as an alternative... The only real difference seems to be the wheels (Alex DC19 rather than Fulcrum Racing 7). The reviews I could find for the wheels online seem to be fairly positive, though it might be worth holding off for a couple of weeks for the Moser for the sake of a difference of £10!