Bike for my Wife

mclarent
mclarent Posts: 784
edited July 2009 in Road buying advice
Hey - can anyone recommend a good road bike for my wife for under £450? Thanks!
"And the Lord said unto Cain, 'where is Abel thy brother?' And he said, 'I know not: I dropped him on the climb up to the motorway bridge'."
- eccolafilosofiadelpedale

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  • dizzydane
    dizzydane Posts: 322
    Myself and a few other woman in my club all started on Giants that ranged between £350 and £500. It's been 3 years and they've become our winter training bikes. Good value for money.
  • mclarent
    mclarent Posts: 784
    Thanks for the advice - you're talking about the Avail range I guess? Cheapest I could find in that was the Avail 3 at around £500, with a Sora set-up.
    "And the Lord said unto Cain, 'where is Abel thy brother?' And he said, 'I know not: I dropped him on the climb up to the motorway bridge'."
    - eccolafilosofiadelpedale
  • dizzydane
    dizzydane Posts: 322
    They were models from the SCR and OCR range both Tiagra setup.

    I don’t know much about the 09 cheaper models and have seen the prices have gone up. Specialized also make reliable entry level bikes that retail for about £500. Depending on when you need the bike, I’d wait another month or two for the sales to start and you'll get a good bike at a decent price.
  • mclarent
    mclarent Posts: 784
    thanks, good advice. No problems with "male" geom then? Obvious answer is get it fitted, but would like to know from experience as well(!)
    "And the Lord said unto Cain, 'where is Abel thy brother?' And he said, 'I know not: I dropped him on the climb up to the motorway bridge'."
    - eccolafilosofiadelpedale
  • caw35slr
    caw35slr Posts: 439
    mclarent, I'm in the same position. I am currently awaiting the sales season to start. I've narrowed it down to the majors Giant Avail, Spesh Dolce or Trek 1.x but I'm not fixed on anything in particular, I'll see what deals crop up in the coming weeks.

    I'd love to build a frameset up but I don't see too many women-specific framesets knocking about.

    I'll update this thread when I see decent deals, may I ask you to do the same?
  • mclarent
    mclarent Posts: 784
    No worries - depends on what your price range is, but here's a couple of starters from Evans...

    http://www.evanscycles.com/products/trek/21-pilot-wsd-2006-road-bike-ec019624

    http://www.evanscycles.com/products/kona/lisa-2008-womens-road-bike-ec000804
    "And the Lord said unto Cain, 'where is Abel thy brother?' And he said, 'I know not: I dropped him on the climb up to the motorway bridge'."
    - eccolafilosofiadelpedale
  • k2rider
    k2rider Posts: 575
    re- post title, seems like a fair swap can she iron and cook? :lol:
    who cares?
  • Wappygixer
    Wappygixer Posts: 1,396
    My cyclo cross was £800 but I'd be happy with £350 and ya wife :lol:
  • mclarent
    mclarent Posts: 784
    "take my mother-in-law..." :wink:
    "And the Lord said unto Cain, 'where is Abel thy brother?' And he said, 'I know not: I dropped him on the climb up to the motorway bridge'."
    - eccolafilosofiadelpedale

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