new road bike
- Thread starter daddybear
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Banjo
Fuelled with Jelly Babies
- Location
- South Wales
Welcome to the forums daddybear.
More information needed before anyone could offer any advice. Such as what will you be using it for ,commuting, fitness riding ,racing, sportives ,audax rides all have slightly different requirements.
Also how experienced and fit you are and wether you live somewhere fairly flat or mountainous will be factors as well.
Your next problem is you will be spoiled for choice,lots of nice bikes out there for a grand.
More information needed before anyone could offer any advice. Such as what will you be using it for ,commuting, fitness riding ,racing, sportives ,audax rides all have slightly different requirements.
Also how experienced and fit you are and wether you live somewhere fairly flat or mountainous will be factors as well.
Your next problem is you will be spoiled for choice,lots of nice bikes out there for a grand.
addictfreak
Guru
- Location
- Boldon, Tyne and Wear
So many to choose from, but heres a few to start:
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/focus-cayo-105-ltd-2011/
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/...Product_List_Zone_1-_-Blank&iozone=PLPz1#dtab
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/trek/21-compact-2011-road-bike-ec023946
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/scott/speedster-s30-double-2011-road-bike-ec025501
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/specialized/allez-comp-2010-road-bike-ec019406
The list is endless and we all have our favourites. I would say make yourself a short list, then go along to a few LBS's and try a them out.
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/focus-cayo-105-ltd-2011/
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/...Product_List_Zone_1-_-Blank&iozone=PLPz1#dtab
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/trek/21-compact-2011-road-bike-ec023946
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/scott/speedster-s30-double-2011-road-bike-ec025501
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/specialized/allez-comp-2010-road-bike-ec019406
The list is endless and we all have our favourites. I would say make yourself a short list, then go along to a few LBS's and try a them out.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
Whatever you eventually decide, get last year's model and save a few hundred quid.
Banjo
Fuelled with Jelly Babies
- Location
- South Wales
Rather than focus on one make I would see what your local bike shop sells . You can buy any bike online but often there are teething problems that the shop will sort out for you.
Personally I like Cannondales and Scotts , for £1000 you will probably be looking at an aluminium frame with carbonfiber forks and a decent groupset ie Shimano 105 or similar.There are some full carbon bikes at that price but not many.
If you plan to fit a rack to hold any panniers etc make sure the bike is equipped with fixing points for it, not all road bikes are.
Spend some money on a decent lock if you intend leaving it anywhere even for 5 minutes.
Have a look in Tredz bike shop website. Huge choice of bikes to look at and compare. My link and another nice bike My link
The really vital thing is to make sure it is the right size for you. Tredz has an online guide to sizing .
Personally I like Cannondales and Scotts , for £1000 you will probably be looking at an aluminium frame with carbonfiber forks and a decent groupset ie Shimano 105 or similar.There are some full carbon bikes at that price but not many.
If you plan to fit a rack to hold any panniers etc make sure the bike is equipped with fixing points for it, not all road bikes are.
Spend some money on a decent lock if you intend leaving it anywhere even for 5 minutes.
Have a look in Tredz bike shop website. Huge choice of bikes to look at and compare. My link and another nice bike My link
The really vital thing is to make sure it is the right size for you. Tredz has an online guide to sizing .
