Mid-range sportive bike?

GoLance
GoLance Posts: 28
edited April 2009 in Road buying advice
I've had my Giant for nearly 3 years now and this summer it's time for an upgrade. My budget is roughly in the region of £500-£800 and the bike can either be secondhand or new. I've looked at the Trek 1.5 but it's in a horrid shade of green I can't live with, and the Trek 1.7 and 1.9 are out of my price range. Of course I'm not just after Treks, but I do like them. Wondered if you can get second hand Madones for this price? Any suggestions for a new bike?
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  • zedders
    zedders Posts: 509
    No offence ment, but for that sum of money aren't you still looking at an ''entry'' level bike if you go new? Would it be any better than what you already have? I'm of the opinion that a new ''mid'' range sportive is going to cost 800-900 upwards, if your genuniely looking to upgrade better than you already have, with something better than Sora etc - such as the 1.5 you mention? And Yes it is a horrid green!
    Am not saying Sora is rubbish, I have Sora on my Bianchi c2c. But t is entry level not mid range such as something with 105 etc. Second hand might be the way forward, but I've heard good and bad stories! All the best.
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  • nferrar
    nferrar Posts: 2,511
    Yeah I'd look for a second-hand 2008 Spesh Roubaix Elite or something. Or maybe get a new frame and transfer the bits over from your Giant (with a couple of upgrades thrown in)
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    For a couple of hundred more you could get an Orbea Onix with some decent kit on it from Epic.. I'm racing that frame at the moment and can't speak highly enough of it.
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  • FSR_XC
    FSR_XC Posts: 2,258
    Entry level Ribble Sportive could be a good buy for not a lot more than your budget.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    To be honest, new that is entry level, I'd defo be trawling the classifieds/ex demo bikes for something at that price...
  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    +1 on the s/hand route, at that money

    or buy a frame for that money and transfer bits across and upgrade parts over time
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  • GoLance
    GoLance Posts: 28
    Well thanks people, if it's second hand I'll have to look hard becasue I need a 58 or 60cm frame size, and all the Treks, Specialized, Bianchi, etc second hand bikes I've seen in calssifieds are all small! But I guess if I keep looking, I might be lucky.
    Also can I ask how Ribble bikes are cheaper in comparison to, say, Trek or Specialized? Is it because, like Wiggle's bikes Kiron, they 'cut out the middleman'?
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