Road bikes under £250

[Alex Austrums]

I am looking for my first ever road bike and would like to know which bikes I should get and which I should stay well away from! My friend who I would be riding with has a 'giant defy 4' so if I could have one around that standard I would love that! I am willing to buy off all places such as eBay or amazon or off people on here!

 

[Alex Austrums]

I'm 6"3 ft so if you could help me with sizes as well please!

 

[Havoc6]

Ok I'm sure there will be bikes out there second hand or new at £250 but for a mire 50 beer tokens more you can have a triban 3 or a Carrera TDF

Triban 3 at www.decathlon.co.uk

TDF www.halfords.co.uk

 

[ColinJ]

I'm 6"3 ft so if you could help me with sizes as well please!

Probably about a 60 cm frame. Most of us at 6' 0"/6' 1" ride 58 cms. If you bought a 58 cm frame, you would probably need a long handlebar stem and seatpost.

 

[Radchenister]

Friday night wind up?

 

[Alex Austrums]

If you had to choose one of the TDF and the triban 3 which would it be?

 

[Alex Austrums]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MENS-2013...27057?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&var=&hash=item53fb3c6dd1 is this a very good bike as it has been recommended on another website like this

 

[Sandra6]

As you are tall I would avoid the carrera tdf as it is a very compact frame - the large is really comparable to a medium from anywhere else.
I don't know much about the triban, but many on here rate them highly.

 

[bigup]

Used Triban 3 at that price. Or new at £299 (better red frame model hard to find) or new white model plenty in stock.

 

[Pieface]

I'm really enjoying my Triban 3 (Red) and find it comfortable to ride, but did need a lot of fiddling to sort out little problems due to bad set up

 

[Nigelnaturist]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MENS-2013...27057?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&var=&hash=item53fb3c6dd1 is this a very good bike as it has been recommended on another website like this

I ride a Viking Torino (2007-8) I would however not bother with the above.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

This is a better option, though quite highly geared, and the brakes don't look to great. It has however proper brake/shifters and quick release wheels, the other components are pretty low end, but you cant expect much for £229.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VIKING-RO...14629?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&var=&hash=item92b6856a16

 

[JKility]

Hiya OP

Check out the Carrera Zelos, I believe thats 249.99 at the moment, you've also got the Carrera TDF which was at 249.99 but I believe has gone back up to 349.99

 

[Alex Austrums]

Which of the triban 3's is better the red or white? Sorry for all these novice questions!

 

[SWSteve]

Red has a carbon fork, white has a fork made of granite.

And red looks better