new bike £600 pounds to spend

mr distance
mr distance Posts: 12
edited January 2009 in Road beginners
HAY PEOPLE.

Having my bike stolen a month ago. I am finally buying my new bike this sunday.

I have broken down to a few bikes, just a note to say I will be taken part in london-paris year plus a few sprotives.

so what bike do you thnik. my last was a giant series 4.
my budget is 500 -600

my choices are
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/tre ... e-ec016472
http://www.cyclesurgery.com/1027467/Spe ... ez-27.html
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/sco ... e-ec016351
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/bia ... e-ec016954

my fav is the allez 27.

any help would be usefull thanks

Comments

  • The Spiderman
    The Spiderman Posts: 5,625
    They all look good and each has a good reputation,but it is a sign of the recent price increases when you see that most of the bikes at this price point ,have only Sora components.This years Allez has a fantastic looking frame,though.
    I have tried Sora equipped bikes,and though they are perfectly functional I am not a fan of the thumb operated shifters,and of the slow front mech performance.If you can I`d see if you could get a bike with Tiagra shifters.
    Before you buy have a look at:http://www.ashcycles.com/power/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=830
    I`d also look at the Boardman bikes in Halfords which are very well specced even in basic form..They have very good reviews and start at £600.
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  • ukracer
    ukracer Posts: 421
    Have you thought about a Raleigh?
    I really like the look of them but i know not an exotic name.
    Rutland cycles are selling the Airlite U6 COMP carbon fork and rear for £500 Buy now on ebay in 56cm and 58cm
    Its RRP is £750 so i think its a good deal
    Got tiagra instead of sora
    http://s233299868.e-shop.info/shop/arti ... -2008.html
    Heres a link but not to ebay ad
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/Focus ... 360032370/

    Focus variado 2008 still available in S and M sizes. Just over £600 for a decent 105 equipped bike
  • edhornby
    edhornby Posts: 1,780
    Ribble do good bikes in this pricepoint, they have a bike builder on the website that will give you a well specced machine for this kind of cash and you're buying british.
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  • JC.152
    JC.152 Posts: 645
    you might be better leaving it a fortnight to janueary sales but the variado is definately worth lookin at cos mine went down to £500 for the shimano105 bike
  • 6288
    6288 Posts: 131
    you can source a cannondale with tiagra for around £600 ...

    eg. http://www.bikebike.co.uk/products.php? ... 1s247p2042 or http://www.tredz.co.uk/ProductList.asp? ... Cannondale

    the frame will stand component upgrades in the future (but not required immediately as not the absolute basic) ... which is far cheaper than having to buy a whole new bike one ro two years dwon the line if you really get into it ...

    there are similar deals to be had on other quality frames if you look around ... from my gf's experience don't buy a trek tho ... the alu. ones are a horrible ride (she had 2 trek bikes, a £500 one and a £1300 one and hated both, esp. the £1300 one) ...
  • schlepcycling
    schlepcycling Posts: 1,614
    How a Be One from Chain Reaction ->http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=25459 for £499 reduced from £799 mostly 105 with the exception of the chainset and all sizes available.
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  • STEFANOS4784
    STEFANOS4784 Posts: 4,109
    +1 on that be-one seems a bit of a bargain :)
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  • paul_or
    paul_or Posts: 156
    I posted on here recently about my eventual choice, an Orbea Aqua Fleche with Tiagra front and 105 rear mech. This can be had in 09 spec (totally different bike to the 08 ) for a very reasonable £550, giving you £50 to spend on beer at Christmas!

    http://www.bikeradar.com/road/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12590106

    I looked at the Specialized Allez and also the Cube Ariel, but went for the unusual choice and am really pleased with it. It uses a frameset also employed on far more pricey models.

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  • marusches
    marusches Posts: 129
    dave hinde does good spec for this price range too
  • alfablue
    alfablue Posts: 8,497
    marusches wrote:
    dave hinde does good spec for this price range too
    If you deal with Dave Hinde you are making a deal with the devil - see this (bike specs not as advertised - he is still misdescribing the weight of the bikes here), and this (absolutely scandalous treatment of customers), and this (an ASA adjudication against Dave Hinde - and there should probably be more).

    Use them at your own, probably considerable risk :evil:
  • adeyboy
    adeyboy Posts: 113
    With regard to the Trek 1.2 - if you could stretch to the 1.5 you'd be getting the same frame which is used all the way up to the 1.9 at c £1200. The 1.2 is a different frame.

    There is always a slightly better bike for slightly more money I know, but the difference between 1.2 and 1.5 seems greater in terms of spec than price... if you're with me!!

    I love mine!
  • gkerr4
    gkerr4 Posts: 3,408
    Of the list I'd go for the allez, but this is only because I am a big specialized fan and like the geometry of the allez.

    I'd agree that a good bike could be put together at ribble for £600 - look at the spec of redraggons winter bike - it was under £600 IIRC

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