best, fast bike under £500
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rob777
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Hi there,
I'm new to roadbiking and wanted to tap into your expertise.
Am looking for a road bike for under £500, but, it must have 11 teeth on the smallest rear cog. All the bikes I've seen do far have twelve teeth and I wanted to go that bit faster so am looking for 11 teeth.
Any help on selecting a bike is much appreciated.
Thank you for your help.
Rob[/quote]
I'm new to roadbiking and wanted to tap into your expertise.
Am looking for a road bike for under £500, but, it must have 11 teeth on the smallest rear cog. All the bikes I've seen do far have twelve teeth and I wanted to go that bit faster so am looking for 11 teeth.
Any help on selecting a bike is much appreciated.
Thank you for your help.
Rob[/quote]
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Buy used, change the cassette.0
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If not having an 11 sprocket actually holds you up in any but the most extreme situations, do call Team Sky - I reckon they'd love to hear from you.0
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Change the large ring to 53. Better than reducing the number of teeth on the cassette.Say... That's a nice bike..
Trax T700 with Lew Racing Pro VT-1 ;-)0 -
I think we've been over the gearing issue so many times before.
While riding today I actually found myself in top chain ring and the 12 tooth on the cassette. I was peddling between 39 and 42 mph at the time.
Do you really need to go faster?
As for a 'fast bike', they are as fast as you ride them. Used will get you some of the best value, otherwise look at retailers / online shops, selling off 2010 models. Most often the biggest difference is the colour.
You really can't beat having a few test rides to see what suits / fits you.Stumpjumper FSR 09/10 Pro Carbon, Genesis Vapour CX20 ('17)Carbon, Rose Xeon CW3000 '14, Raleigh R50
http://www.visiontrack.com0 -
Learn to pedal faster and why not call Bob Stapleton at HTC to see if he's looking for a replacement for Cavendish?
One part of this post is serious advice..Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..0 -
11t sprocket.... quite possibly the last thing i'd base my decision on when buying a bike.
Buy any bike and then buy a cassette with an 11t sprocket. If you're that much of a machine then you'll need the spare sprockets.
The best fast bike is the bike that fits you best.0 -
What size frame are you after?0