Bikes4Work dilema

Tomatpots
Tomatpots Posts: 11
edited November 2010 in Road beginners
Hi

I am eligible to apply for a voucher now, but now face a bit of a dilema.All year I have been told that I could only buy a bike from Halfords so had decided on the Boardman £700 roadbike. Today I am informed that my employer now uses the scheme in this link
http://www.cyclescheme.co.uk/0a2c4f
Could somebody please point me in the right direction as to which road bikes are the best in the £700-£1000 price range. I intend to use the bike both for work and for 50+ mile lesiure rides. Ideally I would like somthing simil;ar to the Boardman as I was warming to it.

Thanks in advance for any advice and help

Comments

  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Not sure the cyclescheme is that good a deal if you're restricted on the bikes you want.

    Seems that you dont really save much money at all - with the end of period valuation payment ? If you can get a 0% interest credit card or shop offering the same - I'd go with that and buy the bike I wanted ?
  • JKHinton
    JKHinton Posts: 70
    I would get the Boardman Comp road bike at £699 its a great bike and forget about the CTWS. not much point in bothering with it if you can not get the bike you like.
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    You can get any bike you like (aside from Halfords stuff!) on Cyclescheme.

    The stuff about not saving much money anymore isn't really true either. Benefits have been reduced but you'll struggle to get anywhere near the same deal outside the scheme.

    Ribble and Planet X are good places to start if you want huge value for money.
    Faster than a tent.......

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