trek, ridley or bianchi???

karl101

hey all, im a complete beginer to road biking, looking for some thing around £500 to get me going and to cycle to the gym on.
ive limited my choices down to three and would like some advice on which one you would recommend to get. the three bikes are as follows.....

1.Bianchi Via Nirone Sora Black 2008

2.Trek 1.2 triple road bike 2008.

3. Ridley EOS road bike 2008.

any one????? cheers

babyshambles

trek.

captain_oakley

Ridley.


'Patriot Dames'

Arch Stanton

Bianchi

Ste_S

None of the above. Giant SCR2

Doobz

Raleigh Banana

Just kidding.. I reckon go for the trek mate..

moorehen

Bianchi but I would say that - I've got that exact model and I love it

If you want any specific advice on the Bianchi feel free to ask.

Jez mon

Ridley

jpembroke

LOL! Welcome to the forum.

babyshambles

ha ha...... silly question. you have to try each. They are all OK bikes for the price, think about it. one may have a better this but a worse that..... depends how you feeel.

trek

babyshambles

ha ha...... silly question. you have to try each. They are all OK bikes for the price, think about it. one may have a better this but a worse that..... depends how you feeel.

trek

Lagavulin

You can buy a Ridley for £500? :shock:

victor ludorum

On first instinct I'd plump for the Bianchi, it's just a beautiful looking bike. I have 2 Bianchis and like them very much. Plus, Italians really seem to like the fact that you ride an Italian bike. Never once have I ever had Belgian or American women start conversations with me because I'm riding a Ridley or a Trek ...

Component wise, there doesn't seem to be a great deal to choose between them -
Neither the Sora and Tiagra are going to set the world on fire (but then, I'm a Campagnolo snob... ) and nothing leaps out from the rest of the kit list which appears stunningly better or worse than the others.

But ultimately, it comes down to what suits you. You have to go and test ride them so that you kind find the one that is right for you. If you don't, and something isn't right you aren't going to enjoy riding it as much, and that is the point isn't it?

Campy King

Ridley. Which one for £500????

borisvanhalen

as victor ludorum said, go and try them all

if buying without trying dont settle for just one size as most manufacturers idea of a specific size will differ from brand to brand

i bought a frame online because it was a size 49 only to find that it was totally different to the bianchi size 49 that i was replacing... 8) 8)

karl101

Campy King wrote:

Ridley. Which one for £500????

Ridley EOS, being sold in hargreaves cycles for 550, been reduced from 750. got the tiagra rather then the sora, which was the only thing pulling me more towards that one.

karl101

Cheers guys, all been a great help and yet i still cant make up my mind. its only some thing for a couple of months whilst i get to grips with the whole cycling world, ill get my big boy bike soon lol. any one know of a good online cycling accesory dealer for lycras, jersys etc. at good prices.
cheers all

jpembroke

hang on, no one has recommended the Specialized Allez. What's wrong with us?

giant_man

None of them. Giant for sure.