Wafer
Veteran
- Location
- Somerset/Devon border
Ah the battle of the brands has heated up 
On a different track, if I was looking to spend £1000-1500 on a road bike I'd be looking for something aluminium framed, carbon fork, disc brakes either trp cable or whatever hydraulics, and tiagra/105 gears. If I could find something I liked along those lines at the lower end of the range I'd probably look at adding some wheels too as bikes around that price don't usually get a great set. For the right bike (I'm thinking a steel alternative for example) the above could be flexible
Would look at 'racier' bikes as well as those called sportive/endurance, cyclocross/cx or descriptions like all road, adventure, gravel bike.
Others would have different priorities, you can get full carbon for that price, you might not want/be fussed about disc brakes etc...
Oh and fit/feel will trump specs anyway several people say it and I'm learning it too!
Everyone has brands they like and don't. I've bought cannondale and Genesis and would happily buy either again (equilibrium disc looks sooooooo nice) and don't generally like the look of giants even though they are perfectly good bikes.
On a different track, if I was looking to spend £1000-1500 on a road bike I'd be looking for something aluminium framed, carbon fork, disc brakes either trp cable or whatever hydraulics, and tiagra/105 gears. If I could find something I liked along those lines at the lower end of the range I'd probably look at adding some wheels too as bikes around that price don't usually get a great set. For the right bike (I'm thinking a steel alternative for example) the above could be flexible
Would look at 'racier' bikes as well as those called sportive/endurance, cyclocross/cx or descriptions like all road, adventure, gravel bike.
Others would have different priorities, you can get full carbon for that price, you might not want/be fussed about disc brakes etc...
Oh and fit/feel will trump specs anyway
several people say it and I'm learning it too! Everyone has brands they like and don't. I've bought cannondale and Genesis and would happily buy either again (equilibrium disc looks sooooooo nice) and don't generally like the look of giants even though they are perfectly good bikes.
