Which road bike??

04whitea12

I have a budget of £550, ideally less if possible for a decent entry-level road bike.

I've shortlisted the Specialized Secteur base model, with Shimano 2300s and an aluminium fork. Would that make much of a differance over a carbon fork?

Also considering the Specialized Allez 24 - similar to the above but with a carbon fork. Supposedly the Secteur is better for longer distance stuff, which I occasionally do. Would I be able to stick pannier rack to the Allez or would I not, for some reason?

Anything like the above, needs to be a triple chainset as I need the versatility!

Any ideas/opinions/experiences of anything?


Cheers!

smeev

04whitea12 wrote:

I have a budget of £550, ideally less if possible for a decent entry-level road bike.

I've shortlisted the Specialized Secteur base model, with Shimano 2300s and an aluminium fork. Would that make much of a differance over a carbon fork?

Also considering the Specialized Allez 24 - similar to the above but with a carbon fork. Supposedly the Secteur is better for longer distance stuff, which I occasionally do. Would I be able to stick pannier rack to the Allez or would I not, for some reason?

Anything like the above, needs to be a triple chainset as I need the versatility!

Any ideas/opinions/experiences of anything?



Hi,


I have had a spesh allez double for 9months now & i has never missed a beat. i can totally reconmend them.

















Cheers!

bikerboyharry

have you concidered the Giant Defy 3 or 3.5?
when i asked about it, all i heard were good reviews
gives a good ride, and has a carbon fork, and has a tripple if needed.
sorry i cant give a more advanced review, as it is my first road bike, and i am only young!

bikerboyharry

sparkman

I have the Defy 3 £600 The 3.5 is within your budget. Tried all sorts within the price range but for me, Giants Defy was the winner by far

Rich Hcp

Go for the Allez

Super Domestique

I pick up my Allez (16) later today so will sound a bit biased I guess but I did compare the Secteur also as one of my friends has an Elite version.

The Secteur was slightly heavier and a tad more comfort aimed thanks to sllightly wider tyres, gel tape, etc. Also the headtube is, iirc, 10mm taller, etc.

The Secteur does have a carbon fork though, click for spec here:
http://www.specializedconceptstore.co.u ... %20SECTEUR

keef66

Evans have the Scott Speedster S50 reduced to £525 at the moment. That ticks all your boxes.

Or get on ebay; there are some bargains to be had!

masterchef

i have a trek 1.1, amazing bike for the price i bought it for £390, u might beable to get it for £450 and still have enough for pedals and shoes:)

fastbatard

04whitea12 wrote:

I have a budget of £550, ideally less if possible for a decent entry-level road bike.

I've shortlisted the Specialized Secteur base model, with Shimano 2300s and an aluminium fork. Would that make much of a differance over a carbon fork?

Also considering the Specialized Allez 24 - similar to the above but with a carbon fork. Supposedly the Secteur is better for longer distance stuff, which I occasionally do. Would I be able to stick pannier rack to the Allez or would I not, for some reason?

Anything like the above, needs to be a triple chainset as I need the versatility!

Any ideas/opinions/experiences of anything?

Cheers!

I just picked up an Allez and I was surprised to find that it appears to have fixings on the frame for a pannier rack.