which road bike

[turbopercy]

I know that i want a road bike so there is a start
i have been pished into the direction ofa decathlon btwin as they seem to offer good standard parts for a decent price
Having access to quite a few bike shops seen as i work all over the northwest what would you recommend to go for
i am 6ft tall and 16 stone not exactly fat but by no means am i a racing snake

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

What's your budget as that will help?

 

[turbopercy]

Ah thats very true realistically upto about 500 but thats just for the bike other things i have a friend who stocks alot of equipment
not going to name him or his company as i think this will be against forum rules dont want to rock the boat on the first day

 

[vickster]

Look at the felt f95 currently £400 on wiggle

 

[turbopercy]

I have been looking at second hand road bikes on ebay and alike
what are the problems i am likely to encounter and is therei any anything to steer well clear of

 

[vickster]

That it's nicked or crashed...especially the former

Don't pay with paypal, only cash

If you find something, post a link...someone will comment

you could see if @biggs682 has something retro for you

 

[biggs682]

thanks @vickster

@turbopercy i have a nice retro Raleigh Clubman amongst others that would fit the bill , if of any interest let me know

 

[turbopercy]

Sorry not really interested in retro but thanks for the offer

 

[turbopercy]

Well i inadvertently bought a claud butler off ebay this week only covered about 200miles as the chap i bought it off was more of an mtb fan
Probably not the done thing but i havebt looked at it yet goinng to collect on wednesday but taking cash with me he has kindly thrown in a pair of shoes to go with the pedals the original pedals two spare tyres as he swapped the originals for blue tyres as the frame is white mainky with bkue and red detail and a heart rate monitor
not too bad really for 200 quid and first time road bike i thought

 

[Easytigers]

Good luck with it...post a pic if you get the chance :-)

 

[Triban5riderGD]

18.3 Stone, and just bought a new Triban5 from decathlon. So far so good, no problems, but its early days. Have a look at Triban 3 riders club thread on this site.
I think they are good value for money many people swear by them. They seem to have a cult following. You would have to pay a lot more to get the same spec.

 

[turbopercy]

 

[turbopercy]

There she is my new claud butler two spare tyres spare inner tube heart rate monitor original pedals and pedals with the cleated mounts for the shoes and the shoes which are chain
£240 the lot

 

[turbopercy]

Now the task of finding a helmet
i have tried on a kask k50 very nice but a touch on the dear side
friend stocks arina helmets but not tried one yet
any suggestions for other decent make
i will be wearing a helmet whether those that think they dont save lives or not i know for a fact they do after my father in law has been knocked off three times and only for the fact he was wearing a helmet he didnt die the last time
sorry if that sounds arsey but i am all for the safety side as i know alot of people who have had near misses

 

[vickster]

Specialized helmets meet the higher safety standards, have a look at those, pretty much for sale everywhere

The echelon is a popular road helmet at around £50.

Having hit my head on the road last Sunday, I ned to now replace my nearly new £60 helmet even though there's no great damage. So personally, I wouldn't spend a fortune

You don't need to justify wearing a helmet, it's your choice