Ive got £1000 to £1500 to buy a time trial bike.

warrior4life
warrior4life Posts: 925
edited February 2009 in Workshop
Which one should i get?
whats best?
I would prefer carbon...
Help me please! :D

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  • CondorWill
    CondorWill Posts: 26
    Condor Ultima...
    but then again i'm biased having 4 condors!
    Save up more for a TT bike, especially if you want a decent groupset and aero wheels.
    I'd say you need at least 2000, just save more!
    Will
  • warrior4life
    warrior4life Posts: 925
    i cant afford £2000, £1500 is the limit, i shall check out condors
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    Planet X without a doubt
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  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    Ok, you don't get proper "aero" wheels

    http://www.planet-x-warehouse.co.uk/aca ... TOCKS.html

    But I reckon it's the best you'll do for under £1500....

    £1600, and you could get some 50mm P-X wheels too..
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  • chriskempton
    chriskempton Posts: 1,245
    redddraggon wrote:
    Planet X without a doubt

    +1 this is a no brainer
  • Mog Uk
    Mog Uk Posts: 964
    +2

    I'm biased because I own one, but it really is a lot of bike for the money, if the frame was good enough for Cadel Evans it's good enough for me.....
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  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    Mog Uk wrote:
    if the frame was good enough for Cadel Evans it's good enough for me.....

    I reckon if he'd used a more aero frame and more aero wheels, he would have gained enough time in TTs to win the 2007 TdF..............but you never know.....
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  • Mog Uk
    Mog Uk Posts: 964
    lol, yeah ok :?

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/depechetraff/1038512787/

    I think he should off just peddled faster......
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  • jordan_217
    jordan_217 Posts: 2,580
    Just bought a 2007 Specialized Transition Comp from Evans for £900. I'm more than impressed with it. You can also get the 2007 Expert version for £1200.

    A lot of bike for the money :)
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  • rjsmith
    rjsmith Posts: 1,924
    You could get a superb TT bike second hand for that kind of money. Because TT bikes don't get a hammering quite like some road bikes do they can be in vgc even after a few years. Try looking at the timetrialling forum classifieds for something.

    You really should save £500 of your money for some aero wheels and look to spend the rest on the bike.
  • akcc05
    akcc05 Posts: 336
    redddraggon wrote:
    Mog Uk wrote:
    if the frame was good enough for Cadel Evans it's good enough for me.....

    I reckon if he'd used a more aero frame and more aero wheels, he would have gained enough time in TTs to win the 2007 TdF..............but you never know.....

    Didn't he have this crazy Ridley super aero bike in the 08 Tour TT? But he never caught Sastre...

    I really wish he had won the 08 Tour, just because it would be cool to have the first winner from down under. Sastre is ok though because he hasn't won it before. I don't really like watching dominations...

    Sorry for the hijack

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