First Road Bike

Phil Heighton

I am new to this game and need some advice regarding which bikes to look for and which to avoid.I am about 5"10 and I've got about £400-£500 to spend.

Mog Uk

Try search, this question comes up all the time.......

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Parkey

Usually the consensus seems to be Specialized Allez or Giant SCR 2/3.

moorehen

You could do worse than this:

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12575186

but then I am rather biased at the moment!!!

Seriously though I got my via nirone for £525 then 10% back in accessories so was able to get a nice pair of Specialized comp road shoes plus cleats plus the bike for £560 all in.

Might be worth a look if you fancy an italian head turner!!

feel

what sort of cycling do you envisage doing ?

CrookedCucumber

I was pleased to see that this month's Cycling Plus has a review article about £400 bikes

Rich-Ti

Personally, if I were in your situation I'd stretch and go for this as it is seriously awesome value for money:

Planet X SL Clubman

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JC.152

Its the wrong time of year really but Focus ( http://www.wiggle.co.uk) do really good offers with better kit than bikes like the Specilized or Giant especially the end of the season