After some advice before I get a T3 and guess this is the best place to ask.
Im looking at a T3 or T5 as my first road bike to commute on. I understand that I will need to get a new set of wheels for the T3, does this count for the T5 aswell?
It has been said the wheels are the same on both bikes (needs confirmation); some members have issues with the wheels and some don't. You will likely need to learn how to trim them (you can learn how on YouTube), it appears the consensus is to keep an eye on them in terms of hub tightness and grease them up ASAP, as they may come from the factory in need of some TLC (again, learn how on YouTube) ... I personally will be looking to get say a 1000 - 2000 miles out of mine before upgrading.
Secondly, the T5 comes with Soras and carbon seat stays, will this make a big difference when riding?
Not really IMO.
Thridly, the T5 has clipless already and as this is something i want would I be better off with the T5 or can I fit clipless to the T3 for a fair price?
£200 difference on the bike prices perhaps shouldn't come down to pedals? You can read about the pedal topic in many threads on here and elsewhere, be mindful there is a difference between MTB style (MounTainBike) and road style pedals / shoes - both can be used, the debates re' practicalities / price / quality / stability / comfort / ease of walking in etc. will likely rage for another few millennia. A recent thread re' budget options here ... http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/cheapest-clipless-shoe-pedal-combo.122383/#post-2272316 '
Last but not least, am I stupid to try ride a road bike with clipless for the first time together? Should I be riding a road bike with normal pedals to start with?
If you're going to jump on and off your bike a lot on a trip, or stop and start every 50 yards, or wear civvies to ride in, then clip-less make less sense; if not, then personally I can't see why everyone wouldn't use them ... but equally, they're not essential to get going with IMO.
Many Thanks,
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and I only have 1bottle cage and its a chrome elite one. these two gems have 2 cages? I wonder if I need another one on mine??
- I found myself wondering what happened to my youth this week when out on my first really cold ride for at least a decade and it was only 15 miles (he says underplaying what was to me a good distance) - tendons in legs were aching, numb hands and feet at times, my back got cold, had to stop after the first minute to get the Buff sorted and positioned up over my head etc.; think some of it it was down to not quite getting the kit right, which is stupid as I've got loads of ski kit under layers I could have used; it was hard going for a while and took the enthusiasm out of it slightly but I gradually got into a rhythm after perhaps 25 minutes. I was starting straight out into a harsh N.N.Easterly on the A38 which didn't help at all but it wasn't so bad once I looped off into the back lanes and it all began to feel a lot better ... even fast at times ... I did a segment near me with real zeal and got back to home quick afterwards pushing hard all the way; then checked my GPS on the phone, only to find it'd given up as it was too cold for the battery 
