First Road Bike (suitable for a heavy rider 105kg) £1000 is

rjbonnell

Hi all,

I have been reading "what bike" threads with interest over the last week or so, and have finally got around to writing my own.

I am looking to buy my first road bike, but being on the heavy side have no idea of what bikes would be suitable (I dont want to break it).

I cycle mostly with the family at the moment, but want to commute to work 2 or 3 times a week (25 mile round trip), and do more road cycling over longer distance for fitness & to lose weight (maybe joining a club, and doing some friendly competitions).

My company has agreed to to the cycle to work scheme (Cycle Scheme), so I have about £1000 to spend (a little extra too if the bike shop allows).

Can anyone offer any advice on which bikes may be suitable? What do other "heavier" riders ride?

Frame material must be an important decision? I see lots of people asking about carbon, but is this worth considering if your a heavy rider?

I see that even alluminum frames have carbon forks and sometimes carbon seat & chain stays, would they be strong enough.

As I am new tho the road riding scene any help is much appreciated.

I had considered a Boardman bike when I started looking, but now my company is doing Cycle Scheme I cant get a bike from Halfords.

I have also looked at Bianchi, Cannondale & Condor.

Cheers

Richard

STEFANOS4784

Which bike shop/s do you have the oppertunity to but from?

spursn17

The Ribble Sportive looks good value for a grand.

rjbonnell

The cycle to work scheme we will be on is www.cyclescheme.co.uk

I think this gives us access to 1,000 Local Bike Shops?

Cheers

STEFANOS4784

Crikey, quite a few to choose from. I'd get me ar$e down to a few shops and see what the staff have got to say and see what you like the look of etc
Then come back with your findings to double check your not getting fleeced or whatever

rjbonnell

Bump

ianlash

Come on ladies and gentlemen - do us "heavier" riders need to be worried about carbon frames/forks/seat posts etc or can we just chioose whatever we want?

pete600

No you don't need to worry i was around 105kg when i got my Bianchi C2C
Only done about 600 miles but it's been fine. Even after hitting quit a few pot holes at 30 mph
Even the wheels have stayed true (mavic)


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Mister W

No, you don't have to worry. Anything you can get on your budget will be fine. My personal preference is to not use a carbon seat post as a couple of friends have had posts snap but lots of people use them without any trouble.

The most important thing is to make sure the bike fits properly and having a choice of shops means you can find one that does a proper fit, rather than just sitting you on the bike and saying "that looks about right". I've had a look at the list of shops and my favourite shop, Epic Cycles, is on there. Epic get loads of recommendations on here so it is worth going to see them.