Getting a TT bike and this has caught my eye!

Matt the Tester
Matt the Tester Posts: 1,261
edited July 2010 in Road beginners
what do you guys think :) good first TT bike for the price im paying??

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... oduct-_-Na

sorry if it's not a lazy link. let me know what you think :)
Coveryourcar.co.uk RT Tester
north west of england.

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  • Matt the Tester
    Matt the Tester Posts: 1,261
    anyone ? plenty of you viewing but none of you commenting! :P
    Coveryourcar.co.uk RT Tester
    north west of england.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    None of us have tried one?
  • Matt the Tester
    Matt the Tester Posts: 1,261
    look at the specs please :)
    Coveryourcar.co.uk RT Tester
    north west of england.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Looks OK. You could get a much better specced Quintana Roo on sale for similar though...
  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    It's not bad, but have you searched everywhere to try to better it?
    Start with a budget, finish with a mortgage!
  • racingcondor
    racingcondor Posts: 1,434
    Bit of a mish mash of parts, I try to avoid Truvative and Tektro parts personally, they're usually a money saver. I second Nap D's Quintana Roo suggestion.

    For a grand though there aren't many TT bikes out there, 1,400 gets you a Planet X or Quintana Roo that isn't in the sales (and, I'm sure some others). Second hand might be the best option if you're not limited to 1k by the cycle to work scheme.
  • Matt the Tester
    Matt the Tester Posts: 1,261
    thanks for your opinion's guys could you give me the link for the Quintana Roo ad ill have a look at that instead..

    i was going to get Planet X £1.399 bike but if i order it and buy it online will they send me it already made or will i have to make it myself?.. i dont really want to make up a TT bike lol.
    Coveryourcar.co.uk RT Tester
    north west of england.
  • DubaiNeil
    DubaiNeil Posts: 246
    steady rider wrote:
    thanks for your opinion's guys could you give me the link for the Quintana Roo ad ill have a look at that instead

    http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Quintana+Roo
  • Matt the Tester
    Matt the Tester Posts: 1,261
    now thay nice!

    if i bought that would they make it for me and deliver it?

    ive had a look at the sizes but they don't sell a 56" or could i ust ask them to make one to that size?
    Coveryourcar.co.uk RT Tester
    north west of england.
  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    If your road bike is 56cm, you wont want a TT frame at 56cm... I doubt, anyway...
    Start with a budget, finish with a mortgage!
  • Matt the Tester
    Matt the Tester Posts: 1,261
    no my road bike size is a 58" :) i have been advised to go a size down.
    Coveryourcar.co.uk RT Tester
    north west of england.
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    steady rider wrote:
    no my road bike size is a 58" :) i have been advised to go a size down.

    I doubt very much your road bike is a 58"
    I like bikes...

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    I ride a 58cm road bike.

    I have an XL QR...
  • Matt the Tester
    Matt the Tester Posts: 1,261
    why do you doubt that? lol.

    i am 6ft 1.

    srry yah i meant 58CM :P
    Coveryourcar.co.uk RT Tester
    north west of england.
  • masterchef
    masterchef Posts: 202
    @ red dragon, his bike is a 58;) im his bro lol
    best bike: raleigh avanti U6 carbon comp
    10m tt pb:23:42.
    25m tt pb: 1h 2min( only done 2)
  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    masterchef wrote:
    @ red dragon, his bike is a 58;) im his bro lol

    BIG difference between 58" (INCHES) and 58cm (centimetres)

    Ok... bro! :wink:
    Start with a budget, finish with a mortgage!
  • masterchef
    masterchef Posts: 202
    lol:P
    best bike: raleigh avanti U6 carbon comp
    10m tt pb:23:42.
    25m tt pb: 1h 2min( only done 2)
  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    NapoleonD wrote:
    Looks OK. You could get a much better specced Quintana Roo on sale for similar though...

    +1 Well specced bikes!
    Ben

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  • Matt the Tester
    Matt the Tester Posts: 1,261
    Ben6899 wrote:
    NapoleonD wrote:
    Looks OK. You could get a much better specced Quintana Roo on sale for similar though...

    +1 Well specced bikes!
    yes i agree, but sadly it doesnt look like they are available!
    Coveryourcar.co.uk RT Tester
    north west of england.
  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    Try Wiggle.
    Ben

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  • Matt the Tester
    Matt the Tester Posts: 1,261
    same again they just dont have them in stock mate! bugger...
    Coveryourcar.co.uk RT Tester
    north west of england.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Just checked, I ride a 58 road bike and my Quintana Roo is a Large...
  • sub55
    sub55 Posts: 1,025
    i`ve never seen one so cannot comment but if you look at the spek it says
    "Frame Material: Carbon "
    "Frame-: Aluminium "
    so be careful
    constantly reavalueating the situation and altering the perceived parameters accordingly
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    sub55 wrote:
    i`ve never seen one so cannot comment but if you look at the spek it says
    "Frame Material: Carbon "
    "Frame-: Aluminium "
    so be careful

    Are you referring to the Carrera or the QR?
  • sub55
    sub55 Posts: 1,025
    carrera
    constantly reavalueating the situation and altering the perceived parameters accordingly
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    There is always this too!

    http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/bikebuild ... TTC&bike=1
  • Matt the Tester
    Matt the Tester Posts: 1,261
    now that is very nice! i noticed the price but is that on Finance only?? if i could get that for that price i will.
    Coveryourcar.co.uk RT Tester
    north west of england.

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