Opinions on Carrera TDF road bike

[Biker Joe]

I'm very happy with my Vanquish. Putting on some decent tires made a big difference over the stock ones.
The TDF is also very good but the Vanqish has better specs and weighs 10.4 kg.

I changed the colour scheme from green to red.

 

[Cycleops]

Just shows how much interest there is in these bikes, enough to revive a two year old thread! Halfords can't be all that bad then.

 

[Onthedrops]

I looked carefully at the TDF and made several visits to my local Halfords.

Went down with a a view to buying one. Entered the store and was astounded to find the price had increased to £500 almost overnight. There was no way I was going to pay that for a TDF so left, feeling a little cheated.
Looking further into buying a bike I stumbled upon the Triban 3 in a cycling magazine review. The review stated that the T3 was the best road bike they had ever tested in the price range (£299) They also stated that the T3 was as well specced as bikes twice the price.

A trip to Decathlon followed, got my correct size sorted with a ride round the store for good measure. The bike was then checked over to ensure it was safe to ride. (Take note Halfords)
Then the deed was done. I was a Triban 3 owner.

The above scenario happened just over a year ago. Glad to state that I am still a happy T3 owner.

Nothing against TDF's personally. Nice looking bikes. It's just Halfords who constantly mess with the prices.

 

[Cycleops]

It's not just Halfords that use this price manipulation, all the major supermarkets do it too. They must think we all mugs.