Fast 1K road bike (Boardman/Planet X/ Ribble alt?)

skinnygav
skinnygav Posts: 50
edited May 2010 in Road buying advice
Hi all,

sure this has been asked 100 times but I have 1k to spend. I'm currently looking at the usual suspects (planet x, boardman, ribble) but does anyone have either a viable alternative or a preference between the three already mentioned?

Thanks

Skinny

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  • Evil Laugh
    Evil Laugh Posts: 1,412
    Caad9
  • skinnygav
    skinnygav Posts: 50
    what makes you recommend the Caad9 Evil Laugh?
  • TimoH
    TimoH Posts: 120
    skinnygav wrote:
    what makes you recommend the Caad9 Evil Laugh?

    That's the tradition on this forum. Whenever PX and Boardman are mentioned, Caad9 must be mentioned. :lol:

    I have PX SL Pro Carbon myself. It is as good a bike as e.g. the Bikeradar reviews say. A heavy / strong guy may want a bit more surefooted front than what's available in the default configuration. A fork upgrade to e.g. Easton EC70 addresses that issue 100%. Put some additional money to upgraded wheels and you've got a bike that's very close to a high end bike without wasting a fortune.

    For most of the riders, neither the forks nor the wheel upgrade is necessary.
  • Evil Laugh
    Evil Laugh Posts: 1,412
    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Focus ... 360045298/
  • syncro
    syncro Posts: 120
    Evil Laugh wrote:
    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Focus_Cayo_105_2010_Ltd_Edition/5360045298/

    I've been looking at one of these myself.
    Is it a lesser spec than the 'normal' Cayo 105 2010? It's quite a bit cheaper and it looks better imo.
    On the subject of which, anyone got any good photo's of one? I've only seen pics on Wiggle's site.
    I'd love to know how the likes of Ribble, Focus etc. manage to sell their bikes so cheap. Compared like for like they are always a good few hundred pounds cheaper than an equivalent model from one of the mainstream brands with no apparent down sides. Well I've never seen a bad review anyway.
  • Ricey77
    Ricey77 Posts: 92
    Evil Laugh wrote:
    Caad9

    what he said :D
  • skinnygav
    skinnygav Posts: 50
    syncro,

    the 'proper' 2010 model has BB30 bottom bracket, i think that special edition is just a 2009 with a different paintjob.

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