Felt z95 vs Pinnacle Dolomite 3 vs Giant Defy 3 ?

[shoogiesco]

Hi
im looking to buy mt first road bike soon using cyclr to work scheme, i have been doing a lot of research online over the last few weeks and have narrowed my choice to 3 bikes. i would love to know peoples opinions on my choices cheers

choice 1 is felt z95 from wiggle £520, tiagra groupset and tiagra brakes, some great reviews
choice 2 is pinnacle dolomite 3 from evans £500 sora groupset tektro brakes
choice 3 is giant defy 3 from lbs £550 sora groupset tektro brakes

any opinions will be appreciated

 

[13 rider]

There really are no bad bikes in your price range it will come down to personal preference .As a giant owner I'd vote for the defy . Can you test ride them ? You should feel which one is the one ,Im sure someone will be along in a bit with other ideas . good luck with the hunting

 

[Crandoggler]

Triuk are doing massive deals on giants from last(this) year. Might be worth a look.

 

[shoogiesco]

planning on testing the two at lbs and evans this weekend but cant test bike from wiggle unless i order then return, how big is the difference between tiagra and sora groupsets

 

[Crandoggler]

You'll probably not know the difference. I'd go for the felt if was me.

 

[13 rider]

As above as longer there set up correctly you probably could not tell the difference

 

[PeteXXX]

Don't forget that the place you buy from has to be in the Cycle to work scheme

 

[Mrs M]

Test the bikes and go with what feels right.
I have a Felt ladies road bike with Sora and I love it
Had a Giant years ago and that was a great bike also. (Mountain)
The Sora shifts ok but the Tiagra is, I believe, a notch above.
No experience of Pinnacle.
Hope you find the right one.

 

[vickster]

Don't forget that the place you buy from has to be in the Cycle to work scheme

And accept the vouchers from whichever scheme your employer uses

FWIW I'd go for Tiagra over Sora, smoother, lighter, compatible with 10 speed 105 or Ultegra shifters when the upgrade bug bites

However, as buying for commuting, you'll want to check out mudguard and potentially pannier rack compatibility

 

[Drago]

I got an older Pinnacle Dolomite 105. I prefer my Felt, but the Dolly is still a decent machine.

 

[shoogiesco]

im angling towards the felt tbh but will hold off till i try out the others this weekend