Upgrade advice required....
bristolpete
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Funny one this. About 16 months ago I bought a Merida 901 as a commute bike. Not ideal for commuting, but I told the shop I wanted a fast bike for to and from work.
I ended up getting the 07 colours for less than £500.00 - very pleased. Ridden it to death really doing about 20 miles a day in and out and started doing sunday rides around 60 miles. However, here is the rub. It has rekindled my love of cycling and about 9 weeks ago I dropped a couple of K on a Lapierre Mountain bike which is amazing. It has, in perspective made my Merida look poor and I am thinking about a decent road bike to replace the Merida I have a max. budget of 1500 at a really big push, so any advice would be welcome. Naturally, I have looked at the Boardman Carbon, but the lack of stock looks like an ongoing problem.
Any one got any pointers? I am not looking for an out and out speed machine, just a decent comfy road ride as I am mixing up the bike choice dependent on the weather..
Thanks,
Pete.
I ended up getting the 07 colours for less than £500.00 - very pleased. Ridden it to death really doing about 20 miles a day in and out and started doing sunday rides around 60 miles. However, here is the rub. It has rekindled my love of cycling and about 9 weeks ago I dropped a couple of K on a Lapierre Mountain bike which is amazing. It has, in perspective made my Merida look poor and I am thinking about a decent road bike to replace the Merida I have a max. budget of 1500 at a really big push, so any advice would be welcome. Naturally, I have looked at the Boardman Carbon, but the lack of stock looks like an ongoing problem.
Any one got any pointers? I am not looking for an out and out speed machine, just a decent comfy road ride as I am mixing up the bike choice dependent on the weather..
Thanks,
Pete.
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Am going for the Ribble Sportive myself. Ya should get it pimped a bit and have change from your £1500
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