Choices, choices ... why did you make yours?

cock_sportif

OK - Having just sprung a 'personal best' spend on my new bike, I was wondering what people consider most important when buying. I'm assuming there's lots of things that have an influence, but which wa most important for you?

Come clean!

(I was definitely a dribbler, by the way )

keef66

Budget about £800, groupset 105 or similar, relaxed geometry = hundreds of bikes to choose from.

Then I decided I wanted to be able to fit proper mudguards = much shorter shortlist

Racelight Tk won in the end

BUICK

I wanted a fairly traditional racer, but with the benefit of modern advances on a budget of approximately 2k. Luckily I have a good bike builder practically on my doorstep! Unluckily, I haven't got it yet... should be by this weekend though fingers crossed

synchronicity

"The moment I saw it in the shop I immediately started dribbling ..."

That'd be me. :oops:

whyamihere

I built it myself...

redddraggon

whyamihere wrote:

I built it myself...

Same here, but it sort of goes into the best spec for the budget.

azzurribike

I'm doomed to bike envy! ...... or was.... yep I'm cured! Unfortunate thing is my wifes shop is directly over the road from LBS.

SOOOOO!!!!! Day after day I see great bikes and gear. No wait thats a good thing. Cause I just bought my new Cervelo R3 after watching price go down and down as LBS wanted to move some stock of top end bikes ready for new season.

Seriously value for money and quality are what is important. Got Both big time!


If I told you the price you would all kill me

Lagavulin

Another dribbler here. :oops:

DavidBelcher

Hmm - not sure. Probably a combination of things led to me getting me riding my Look KG241;

(a) Thought the design looked cool - lugged frame but with a high-tech twist
(b) I knew I could get a S/H one for silly money
(c) Was really keen to get a carbon bike
(d) A change from the endless ranks of Specialized/Giant/Trek machines on the roads these days
(e) Some bloke from the Wirral rode one in his last pro season

David

Mister W

I went into the bike shop (Epic Cycles) with a budget and Chris suggested a few bikes I could try. But when I saw the baby it was love at first sight and we've been together ever since

feersumendjinn

Self build but the frame & components were all bought because
a) The moment I saw it in the shop I immediately started dribbling ..
b) Mag/ online review .
Had a few disappointments but now i have a bike that's perfect for me

salsarider79

I wanted a singlespeed. Two weeks later a langster came up at £85. Sold.
It's had about £200 of upgrades now, including the wheels I built myself.

jimmythecuckoo

Ultimately it came down to budget and what I could get with the money I had.

wastelander

Well - combination of salesman and dribbling...how often do you get 30% off a Ti/Carbon frame with a full carbon fork

hambones

Got 50% off and 3-years interest free credit from an online sale. Never test rode it but the fit is perfect and it's a great all-rounder bike - Scott CR1 Pro

JC.152

no ones admitted that they bought one to look like one of the pros when a lot probably do like the people that say that they hate 11 speed campag until the pros all use it and they buy it