With this 1000 quid.....

gtvlusso
gtvlusso Posts: 5,112
edited February 2008 in Commuting chat
Hi All,

Well, I finally did it. I have a 1000 quid letter of collection from cycle to work.......what do I buy? I already run an Ambrosio flat bar for commuting (pretty light and quick!) and fancy a good road bike: Looking at PLanet X Carbon SL or a Boardman Team, maybe even a PBK Team......Want a summer commuter and racer.

Any thoughts or prior knowledge a help!

Cheers

G

Comments

  • Eat My Dust
    Eat My Dust Posts: 3,965
    I've done nearly 3000 miles on my Focus Cayo and absolutely love it. After owning a few other makes of bike, I think I will stick to Focus in the future, they're such good value for money.
    SNAPS
  • andrewc3142
    andrewc3142 Posts: 906
    If you want it primarily for commuting with a bit of racing thrown in and are prepared to consider other than carbon, I'd suggest having a look at the Condor Acciaio. Very, very happy with mine and it's about the price you suggest (Condor does the scheme, although my employer doesn't :cry: )
  • mailmannz
    mailmannz Posts: 173
    Aye??? You got a £1000 collection letter from work YET you dont know what you are going to buy?

    Sounds like a waste of money as you now HAVE to spend that much regardless of what you want. Would have made more sense to find a bike you wanted, then get the letter and only pay for what you need?

    Mailman
  • gtvlusso
    gtvlusso Posts: 5,112
    Hi Mailman,

    I did, but planet X won't deal with Halfords at the moment.....kinda stuffed.
  • mailmannz
    mailmannz Posts: 173
    Oh, bugger! :)

    Why wont planet x deal with halfords? They afraid the Halfords staff will tarnish their image or something? If so, arrogant buggers!

    Mailman
  • DavidTQ
    DavidTQ Posts: 943
    mailmannz wrote:
    Oh, bugger! :)

    Why wont planet x deal with halfords? They afraid the Halfords staff will tarnish their image or something? If so, arrogant buggers!

    Mailman

    From what Ive read it appears halfords werent making a penny out of the planet x bikes, planet x realised this and offered halfords a better deal, halfords ignored the offer, then months later demanded a good will payment to make up for the fact that they hadnt been making any money on the bikes. Planet X refused to make the good will payment as the deal the offered earlier had been ignored, and halfords said they wouldnt sell their bikes anymore.

    At least thats as far as I understand it.
  • gtvlusso
    gtvlusso Posts: 5,112
    Thats exactly it Davidtq.

    I am a bit stuffed - looking at Ribble, Boardman Team Road (and some bits!). Any thoughts on a road/race bike?
  • Rykard
    Rykard Posts: 582
    Planet X do their own Bike to work, can you not use their scheme?
    Cheers
    Rich

    A Vision of a Champion is someone who is bent over, drenched with sweat, at the point of exhaustion, when no one else is watching.
  • gtvlusso
    gtvlusso Posts: 5,112
    Sadly not! I have to use Halfords.....have asked a few questions about this!

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