So i have been tempted by a carbon road bike

[RoubaixCube]

thanks, Will have a look at them later when i finish my shift

 

[broady]

Other options?
Planet X pro carbon with ultegra was under a grand.
Focus mares ax Di2 is also under a grand if you prefer Di2 over carbon

If you do go halfords, see if a flash 10% sale comes up too.

 

[alecstilleyedye]

Why oh why would you buy a bike from a shop with limited understanding of bikes. Look around. 2 mins on the Internet proved their are better deals out there. A carbon ultegra on Ribble for £1200. I am sure there are more. Use google - look around.

indeed. use ribble's bike builder and you'll can get full ultegra, not just the mechs and shifters. you can build to your budget and make compromises where you want, not where the shop wants to. i fully recommend the r872, and i'd wager that a better bike could be built for the price of the tifosi in the op…

edit: just tried and could build a fully ultegra equipped r872 with decent wheels and deda finishing kit for under £1300…

 

[vickster]

indeed. use ribble's bike builder and you'll can get full ultegra, not just the mechs and shifters. you can build to your budget and make compromises where you want, not where the shop wants to. i fully recommend the r872, and i'd wager that a better bike could be built for the price of the tifosi in the op…

edit: just tried and could build a fully ultegra equipped r872 with decent wheels and deda finishing kit for under £1300…

It's not clear whether Ribble offers IFC, one of the OP's requirements

 

[simon.r]

Tredz do 0% finance. Also worth considering a 0% credit card: 2 years + available nowadays.

 

[vickster]

Tredz do 0% finance.

If they actually have stock

He also said he wants to buy from a shop and lives in London

 

[alecstilleyedye]

It's not clear whether Ribble offers IFC, one of the OP's requirements

they did last year…

 

[vickster]

they did last year…

Couldn't see any mention on their website?

 

[alecstilleyedye]

if you go through the build journey it mentions w12 personal finance as a payment option. it's a new version of the site and the finance option looks to have been overlooked in terms of flagging it as an option.

previously both interest-free over a year and standard hp over three years were offered…

 

[vickster]

if you go through the build journey it mentions w12 personal finance as a payment option. it's a new version of the site and the finance option looks to have been overlooked in terms of flagging it as an option.

previously both interest-free over a year and standard hp over three years were offered…

Yes it mentions finance here but no details, other than a 10% deposit
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/making-payments/

 

[RoubaixCube]

Still on shift here. But thanks for all the suggestions so far

 

[Ste pt1]

this nearly tempted me

http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/ribble-sportive-racing/

 

[alecstilleyedye]

this nearly tempted me

http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/ribble-sportive-racing/

i'm not surprised

 

[Ste pt1]

I didn't really want to go over £1000 on my budget but with the bike build I wanted it hit £1300

 

[RoubaixCube]

I didn't really want to go over £1000 on my budget but with the bike build I wanted it hit £1300

More doesnt always mean better ;p