My first road bike, need some advice

chris_bass

Hi

after a post on the commuting section i have decided that when my mountain bike needs replacing (i'm thinking quite soon) i will replace it with a road bike.

i commute about 25 miles a day (sometimes 30ish if i'm feeling energetic) 5 days a week so i am willing to spend up to £1000 to get a reasonably decent bike as i will be spending a lot of time in the saddle!

i tried out a giant defy 1 today and a trek 2.1 and they seemed to feel pretty good, think i was a large in the giant and a 58 in the Trek, just to give an idea of sizing.

what would people recommend?

nochekmate

If you are knowledgeable enough and can trust your eye, I'm always happy to buy a pre-loved bike and part with my cash on collection (if possible).

For £1K secondhand you can get some pretty serious bikes that in terms of spec would tower above the bikes that you've mentioned.

Supergoose

2nd the second hand route if you know what your looking for. If you decide on new, the Boardman range get consistently positive reviews. A couple of clubmates have them and are very happy with them but not with the supplier. :?

chris_bass

I dont think i'd know what to look out for in a second hand model and I am probably going to go down the cycle to work scheme route so think it will have to be a new one.

chris_bass

ok, i think i may have been getting slightly ahead of myself and the guy in the bike shop may have influenced me a bit too!!

i have revised my budget down a bit to about £750, so looking at:

Spec Allez sport
Spec Secteur sport
Giant Defy 2
Trek 1.2

the local shop near me supplies them all so the after care would be good and handy.

anyone have any of these or any feedback?